Residential window film: recession-resistant home services.

Whole-home residential window film typically costs $1,500 to $8,000 depending on home size, number of windows, and product selected. Heat-rejection film for a south-facing room costs significantly less than full-home safety or privacy retrofits.

Yes. High-performance solar films block up to 75% of solar heat gain. For south- and west-facing windows in hot-climate markets, the energy savings can offset the installation cost within 3–5 years.

It's the residential film service line of the Polar Tint franchise stack. Every Polar Tint shop runs residential film alongside five other service lines from a single bay — automotive tint, PPF, ceramic coating, commercial film, residential film, and wraps & print — so operators capture the full revenue stack instead of specializing in just one.

A meaningful national TAM. The Polar Tint multi-service model lets operators capture demand across all six service lines from one ticket, smoothing seasonal swings that single-service shops struggle with.

varies by job. Skilled Polar Tint installers run multiple jobs per bay per day. The exact pace depends on vehicle complexity, environmental conditions, and the technician's tenure. Speed comes with reps — Polar Tint training accelerates the curve significantly versus learning independently.

varies. Bundle pricing across multiple service lines (tint + ceramic, or PPF + ceramic + tint) lifts average ticket by 60-150% versus single-service ticket. The Polar Tint playbook is to lead with the customer's primary ask and stack adjacent services into the same ticket.

60-80% gross at franchise wholesale. The wholesale supplier relationship through Glacier Manufacturing is the structural margin advantage — independent residential film shops pay 100-1000%+ distributor markups, which eats into the same margin band Polar Tint operators capture cleanly.

Standard install kit. Polar Tint's FDD Item 7 budgets the full equipment package for all six service lines. The equipment list is part of the standardized opening kit — operators don't source piece-by-piece, which protects them from buying the wrong gear and overpaying.

Approximately covered in the Polar Tint operator training. Polar Tint's 2-week in-person operator training in Henderson, Nevada covers all six service lines plus business operations, marketing, and FDD compliance. The Vegas affiliate shops provide live hands-on bays during the program.

Broad — covered in the FDD. Frostbite Marketing's local-area campaigns target high-intent buyers in this segment from the day the shop opens, so new Residential Film operators don't have to build a marketing engine from scratch.

Franchisees source film, chemistry, and supplies directly through Glacier Manufacturing, our parent company. Pricing is just over manufacturing cost. Independent residential film shops typically pay 20-40% more sourcing from distributors — that cost-basis gap is the structural economic advantage of the franchise model.

There's no per-service-line franchise fee. The single $49,950 franchise fee covers all six service lines, plus the complete training program, opening kit, and brand standards. Total initial investment per FDD Item 7 is $136,588 to $259,950, all-in.

No. Polar Tint requires operators to offer the complete six-line service stack — that's how the unit economics work. Operators who push only one line see materially lower P&L performance. The stacking strategy (lead with the customer's primary ask, add adjacent services to the same ticket) is core to the model.

Submit the 60-second application at polartintfranchise.com/apply. Note your interest in Residential Film as a primary service line in the application comments. Polar Tint responds within one business day for qualified applicants. The development team can also walk you through how the Residential Film service line stacks into the broader Polar Tint revenue model.