How Much Does Sun Screen & Window Tint Installation Cost in Phoenix?

Most Phoenix sun screens run about $80–$180 per window installed, and heat-blocking window tint typically runs higher per opening. The price is driven by window size, screen mesh density (80% vs. 90%), and whether you’re getting a passive exterior screen or applied film. The smartest money isn’t in picking one product. It’s in matching the right fix to each window. We install sun screens, coordinate window film, and handle whole-home weatherization across the Valley as part of our handyman and installation services, ROC #365090. Here’s the honest pricing and the strategy behind it.

Which Windows Should Get Screens vs. Tint vs. Replacement?

When we quote a whole-house package, we triage rather than treating every window the same: hot, low-view windows get 90% density screens (the highest-ROI move), view windows get film, and feature windows get the premium options, with west and southwest glass first because the 3-to-6-PM summer sun hits those rooms hardest. That triage is how we keep your total spend down — you pay for the premium fix only where it earns its keep. The full per-window strategy, and the reasoning behind it, is in our beat-the-heat guide.

What’s the Difference Between Sun Screens, Tint, and the Other Heat Fixes?

The short version: exterior screens stop solar heat before it enters the glass, so they win for pure cooling; film manages heat at the pane and wins where you want to keep the view, cut glare, and stop UV fade. Beyond the windows, a whole-home package can include weatherstripping, attic sealing and ventilation, shade planting, and a mini-split for the one room that runs hot. The why-it-works physics and the full toolkit are covered in the guide; this page is about what each fix costs and how we deliver it.

What Drives the Price of Sun Screens and Window Tint?

For screens: window size, mesh density (90% costs more than 80% and rejects more heat but cuts more view), the mount type (surface-mount clips vs. a channel that seats in your existing screen track), and how many you do at once, since most shops carry a project minimum. For film: square footage, the film tier (ceramic and nano films outperform and outprice dyed or metalized film), and custom shapes like trapezoidal windows, which carry a cut-and-labor premium. When you compare film quotes, ask for the TSER, Total Solar Energy Rejected, not just a product name; a marketing number like “59%” is often visible-light transmission, not heat blocked. On a recent job the film that won was Solar Gard PureVue 35, a ceramic film that rejects up to 58% of total solar energy — $1,200 installed across roughly 120 square feet and 13 windows. Knowing the right spec to ask for is how you compare quotes apples-to-apples.

Why Hire a Licensed Contractor Instead of a Screen Guy or Handyman?

For screens and weatherstripping alone, you don’t strictly need a licensed contractor, those are small jobs. Where it matters is the bigger picture: a whole-home “beat the heat” plan often touches attic work, a mini-split, or new circuits, and those cross into licensed HVAC and electrical territory. Under Arizona’s A.R.S. §32-1121, an unlicensed handyman can only legally take work under $1,000 in combined labor and materials, and can’t do work that needs a permit. Norem is a licensed Class B general contractor, ROC #365090, so we self-perform the screens, weatherstripping, carpentry, and shade work and bring our own licensed HVAC and electrical partners for any mini-split, attic-fan wiring, or panel work, one accountable company for the whole plan.

How Do You Quote Sun Screen and Tint Jobs?

Fast, and usually without a site visit, because you can specify most of it yourself. Text us the window count, the opening sizes, the mesh density or film tier you want, and a few photos, and we’ll give you a real number the same day, then confirm before we install. Text us your window photos for a same-day read. (Want to shop it around first? Fair enough — the guide includes a copy-able request-for-quote template that gets any installer to give you a firm number without a site visit.)

Sun Screen & Window Tint FAQ

Do you charge to look at a screen or tint job? No. Text us your window sizes and photos and we’ll quote most screen jobs the same day, sight unseen, then confirm before install.

Can you do the whole package, screens, tint, and weatherstripping? Yes. We handle screens and weatherstripping in-house and coordinate window film, so one company can cover the whole plan, including the attic and HVAC pieces through our licensed partners.

How fast can you install? Screen jobs often go on within a day or two of a confirmed quote. Larger weatherization or HVAC work is scheduled after a walkthrough.

Which cities do you serve? We install sun screens and handle weatherization across the Phoenix metro: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, and Peoria.

Do I need to supply the window sizes? It helps and speeds up your quote, but we’ll confirm every measurement before we order or install, so a rough count and photos are enough to start.

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