Shah Alam, Selangor

House Window Tint

With the hot crazy weather in Malaysia, I was wondering if tinting the house window would help in reducing the UV and IR heat from entering the house, does anyone have any experience in this and any contact for a reliable tinting company?

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Permalink Reply by Eng Khon Luon on November 14, 2009 at 12:29pm: Yes! I had installed a tinting with High UV protection. It helps. Call Global tint Mr. Vincent Yap at 0122112504. Good quality from US film! trust me

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Permalink Reply by Wang on November 14, 2009 at 2:28pm: Thanks Allan!! Can you tell me roughly how much they charge? But I have put up my grille.....aiya..... bad planning, I didn't foresee the heat can come in thru windows, my house is an end lot.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by place on November 15, 2009 at 5:19pm: well besides tinting....u can also choose to go for colored/shaded glass... where ur original clear glass will be change to tinted glass...

can contact YKW Glass, SS15 subang at 03 5634 1267....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by squidhee on November 15, 2009 at 6:56pm: Wang, ur house is facing north is it? Is it really so hot? The master bedroom especially?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wang on November 15, 2009 at 7:15pm: squidhee, my house is facing South, and my house is end lot, my house exposed windows are facing east, and yes, it is quite hot in the morning when the sun shines thru the dining hall windows (total of 4 windows) and upstairs living hall windows (total of 3 big windows). Master bedroom is hot, because my house come with a balcony and I have covered it with windows that come with dark tint, but the tint is not solar resistance, so it is unable to block off the heat, that makes my master bedroom quite hot.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by squidhee on November 15, 2009 at 9:41pm: Ah.. that bad huh? too bad you got your grilles install. otherwise you could just go grab some DIY tints from Ace Hardware. They have different sizes which could fit well into the smaller windows.

Anyway, tinting will not last long.. maybe 5 years, they may become worn out (dun come cheap too) Why not do some simple awning. Or maybe you prefer the aluminium louvres, looks nice... around RM20 per sq ft. Or go the natural way, plant some huge palm trees since u have the land.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wang on November 15, 2009 at 11:35pm: Ahh, good idea. Thanks squidhee :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Teng on November 16, 2009 at 9:42am: wang, i tot if ur house facing north, ur house should facing afternoon or evening sun right?
Those house facing north one will facing morning sun in morning?
well, I had experince same thing too, never tot of install tinting at the beginning and feel quite hot after moved in. Initially, I decided to tint the firm outside the window and it will not last long according to vendor coz it should be stick inside not outside window. However, my contractor take down the grille of master bedroom, install the tinting and then fixed back the grille ... need more works for this. This is FYI ....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wang on November 16, 2009 at 11:01am: My house faces South, but evening sun or mornig sun depends of which part of the year, as our earth is not exactly straight up...ahhh...geography. Anyway, do you feel your house is cooler after installing the window tint?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Teng on November 16, 2009 at 11:25am: yupe, agreed .... end of the year the evening sun is at the almost left side of house now. Yes, significant difference before and after, the brand is master kool, said from US, but not sure how true la. UV rejection 99% and IR 75%.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wang on November 16, 2009 at 11:31am: Are you happy with Master Kool? How much did you pay for it psf mind sharing?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Teng on November 16, 2009 at 1:34pm: in terms of square ft price i am not sure, coz i quoted based on total. Master bedroom window and living hall sliding door cost rm700, back side of house not tinting. So far ok with it la, coz never compare those expensive one, but house quite cooling after tint compared to before, especially master bedroom. There are a lot of color to choose, and different color have different spec and price, depends on what spec we choose. My one is dark green.