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tinting interior windows of a house

Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:07 am
Posted by FlatTownProdigalSon
Lake Charles
Member since Dec 2007
879 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:07 am
Anyone have any experience doing this? I’ve got two big windows on the west side of my house that the wife doesn’t want blinds or shades on. It gets hot as hell in those areas in the afternoon. Thinking about getting them tinted . No pics of wife. Sorry everyone!
This post was edited on 8/2/23 at 3:58 pm
Posted by Cousincleetus
Frisco, TX
Member since Feb 2015
120 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:09 am to
How am i supposed to watch your family eat dinner if you tint your windows?
Posted by Slingscode
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2011
1852 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:09 am to
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No pics of wife. Sorry everyone!


I've got plenty.
Posted by Sp0728
Your head
Member since Aug 2018
1545 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:10 am to
I got her pics ….
Posted by Jwho77
cyperspace
Member since Sep 2003
76662 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:12 am to
Posted by AlumneyeJ93
Member since Apr 2022
627 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:13 am to
You can buy it at Lowes and do it yourself, pretty easy to apply.

I have put it on a couple of doors/windows on my house.
This post was edited on 8/2/23 at 11:15 am
Posted by football101
South LA
Member since Jun 2011
195 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:15 am to
I ordered the tint online and did all of my windows. It wasn't very difficult to do.
Posted by FlatTownProdigalSon
Lake Charles
Member since Dec 2007
879 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:27 am to
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I ordered the tint online and did all of my windows. It wasn't very difficult to do.


How dark should one go? I obviously don’t want to black out my windows, but I want the shite to work.
Posted by chryso
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
11860 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:34 am to
You better check the legal limit so you can still get a home inspection sticker.
Posted by Duffnshank
Member since Jan 2019
659 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:36 am to
I had the same issue I had someone come out and use the clear ceramic tint so it wouldn’t darken the windows. It works great.
Posted by football101
South LA
Member since Jun 2011
195 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:46 pm to
We did the one way mirror tint and I think it works well.
Posted by BR92
Member since Apr 2021
841 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:53 pm to
I watched a guy come out and do quite a few large and smaller windows for a rich relative of mine. The guy was quick and made it look easy enough. There is probably a getting started period before you really get the hang of it, but should be easy enough to do yourself.

It did help reduce heat and possibly being blinded depending on where you were seated at various times throughout a sunny day.
Posted by dfunklsu
Somewhere down in Texas
Member since Sep 2004
566 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:59 pm to
I researched tinting and ended up getting solar screens. Cheaper and not permanent.
Posted by Basura Blanco
Member since Dec 2011
8135 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 2:10 pm to
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I researched tinting and ended up getting solar screens


This is a better option and makes a huge difference on south/west facing windows. I did it years ago by building the screens myself with off the shelf materials at home depot. Take them down in the winter for solar warming.
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
12612 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 2:15 pm to
My front door has a window that sat right in the path of the summer afternoon sun and my TV.

I put a layer of Lumar 5% tint on it and it’s still on it till this day.

Eventually a the tulip poplar in the front yard got tall enough to block out that sun.
Posted by Deek
Moores Bridge, AL
Member since Sep 2013
727 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 2:34 pm to
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interior windows


the windows that are on the inside of your house?

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tinting
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tented


which is it??
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