Doing some survey for curtains. Wondering if it is easy to DIY the curtain part since I am looking to save some money.

Or is there any curtain place that offers affordable curtain option?

And I do see most curtain places offer 80% blackout curtain...Is this a norm? Or should I go for 100%?

This post has been edited by coolguy99: Sep 3 2020, 08:16 AM

Well, get the railing from local retail to avoid dent or bend, curtain wise, measure ur window/sliding door, go shopee/taobao (taobao cheaper but need to wait), give them ur measurement and wait for it to arrive.

Just done mine recently, total approx. 8m width of windows, got total of 15m width curtains (get approx. 1.8x - 2.0x width of your windows), roughly RM200 for the curtains.


Blackout %% depends on ur preference, but I would advise to go for 80%-90% will do as our body cycle will need some lights to 'wake up' in the morning.
For 100%, once in a while will be good, i.e. staying in hotel for a few nights only

Quoted by someone on the curtain rail.
102 inch for medium room.
66 inch for small room.
Both is double rail (Day and Night curtain)
RM220 include installation.
Worth it?

anyone has contact for ziptrak outdoor blind? Or an equivalent and cheaper one?

Google and found this.
outdoor blinds
Update me if you find anything else local that is affordable.

That's a good find - I didn't come across this during my search. Let me ping them and ask. Thanks.

Called them and they are affordable at RM35 per sf but requires a minimum of 50sf and they charge a RM500 installation fee. Unfortunately I only require 22 sf of coverage so I am trying to negotiate with them to include other type of curtains. If there's anyone looking for the same "ziptrak-like" outdoor blind but doesn't meet that 50sf minimum, I am more than happy to share it with you!

Hi all, anyone know how to select the size of blackout curtain for my sliding door 2800(w) x 2400(h)? i saw from online retailer, for my size, i will need to buy 2 x 2800(w) curtain?

Your house got sewing machine? If got then you can definitely DIY since fabric cost is actually very cheap. Plenty of our curtain in current house were DIY by my wife. But it wouldn’t be as straight as the one you buy from the shop because they have a sturdier sewing machine.

One of the cheaper option I know is to buy fabric from Tewah and ask them to sew for you at a fraction of the cost charged by curtain shop.