We also ordered from De Skylight 🙂. Let me know their work manship and service as mine will be installed in 4 months. Poly is noisy when it rains if not thick enough. It will change color too. Cheap one will crack after some time ...
Ya ... We just started buying things for the house. Wanted to be sensible but every time looking at things ended up with more expensive ones 😅

This post has been edited by blancpain4470: Apr 24 2019, 05:29 PM

Im satisfied with their work. I contacted randy from deskylight. Fast response. About 1 week after payment, job done. But there was something that im not satisfied with at first. Told him about it. He dont talk much. Just change new panel. Very quick.

- i dont like that they cut in the middle of that poly to let the salur air pass through it and just glue around it. Very thick glue. Told him about it. Then he changed it.

If i need awning for another home, surely will be with them again.

Thanks bro. Good to know. I read the reviews and they were supposedly one of the best around. My glass is 12.38mm vs 10.38 from others for around the same price. This will be more durable with extra 2mm thickness

Just done mine recently.

3mm thick solid clear polycarbonate awning for backyard.

3mm is not very thick. Prepare to listen to the rhythm of the falling rain when it is heavy 😊

Have had some rainy days last week. Surprisingly the rain noise is not as loud as the metal awning by next door. Being translucent seems to be doing very well in getting my clothes dried daily without worried of intermittent rain in between. That’s the purpose of the awning anyway.

Lol. You compare this to metal/zinc one of course it is not as bad but the metal ones are the worst. ACP which is thicker is actually quieter in the rain but it will make noise when heated up. But being opaque ACP has best shading.

In the end it all depends on your budget, personal preferences and trade offs. I just don't want to deal with leaks and poly will leak after some time. ACP lasts but it's ugly can opaque with little light through.

Any cheap and good roofer? Need to start renovation works in JB?

There are many brands of polycarbonate out there. Just do your homework and pick wisely.

If budget is not an issue by all means go for lexan double wall-proven product with good sound and heat resistant for those who are sensitive towards rain drop sound and not having the awning as drying yard lol.

Just a heads up, unless your windows and rooms are properly sound proofed, no point of having a super quiet awning while your neighbors are using typical metal awning . But that's just my 2 cent .

This post has been edited by kirakun: May 3 2019, 08:50 AM

Lol. Mine is semi D. Neighbors are reasonable far away and I see no awning from the nearest connected one. So I am safe.
Like I posted before I opted for the frosted glass 12.38mm thick. But haven't pasang pending the handover of the house key

This post has been edited by blancpain4470: May 3 2019, 10:48 AM

. Please feel free to share your review and cost after completion.

Am looking for awning. My house located in kota kemuning/bukit rimau. Any seller or contractor pls pm me.

I’ve Never Like Contractor.

They Aim is to Maximize Profit. Today, I spend Wisely By Selection Goods that Offer me the Best Benefits, even though they Cost a Little Bit More.

Examples, I purchased Dish Washer, Vacuum Robot & LCD TV + Paying Additional for Insurance.
This is From Harvey Norman
At the End, I Benefits from Long Term especially in the Event of Product Failure.
Furthermore, the Black & White Contract Stated Clearly what will be Insured, thus I can Sleep Better

As for Awning, I Analyzed it Long Before I purchase.
The First Ever Contractor Quote and Told me The Polycarbonate will Last 3 years.
He is Delusional for Sure. I would never Change My Polycarbonate Awning Every 3 years

Below is What I Learned, many the Hard Way

• Products – Analyze the Best Available in Malaysia. Never Let Contractor Recommend you. 99% of Contractor would Recommend the Lowest Cost Material they can Find which Never Ever Benefits You. Their Material Only Benefits Them
• Products – Choose Long Lasting. Replacement will Cost more than 70% of 1st Paid Work. There is Long Lasting Grades in the Market.
• Products – The Awning Material are only 30% ~ 35% of your Total Cost of your Investment. Select Wisely. Metal Structure + Workmanship are the Rest
• Products – Selection Benefits. Low Heat Built Up, Low U Value. If need Natural Light (Energy Saving), Get Glass or Polycarbonate. If No Light Require, Use Metal Deck, Concrete or Ajiya Awning. Never Select the Cheapest Solution

• Workmanship – Ask for Longer Workmanship. 2 Years or 3 Years. I was told Condominium Awning sometimes Requested for 5 years Workmanship
• Workmanship – Ask for Black & White Written Warranty from Both Contractor & Material Manufacturer. Contractor Written Warranty / Invoice can be use in Consumer Court if the Your Investment Failed. Read Properly.
• Workmanship – But Technology. Don’t Buy Awning. If I tell you My Awning Assembly with Double Sided Tape, Many would Not Believe. You will not Find 1 Screws to Assembly My Awning to the Structure. BTW, The Tape Prevent Water Leaks & Last Very Long. It made for Outdoor & Resistant to Acid Rain

• Metal – Get Bigger Metal Bar. Bigger & Stronger will allows you to Climb up for cleaning or Aircond Maintenance. Suggested 2 inch x 4 Inch Minimum Painted Metal


In The Coming Years, Services Industries Charges will Cost More. Invest Wisely or Save More Money to Invest in Good & Durable Product. Don’t Let Contractor Benefits more than you. You can Let them Earn Money but Not Allowing Easy Work.

This post has been edited by jerryng75: May 5 2019, 07:44 PM

Some are good points but some not everyone will agree with you. The guy looking for contractor without seemingly doing any research is looking for problem himself

Harvey Norman is generally more expensive. You can get the same products at other stores much cheaper. Whether you want extended warranty or not it is personal risk and preference. To me some products i would not necessary to have warranty for 10-15 years or even 5 years. One reason is technology changes so much nowadays and you get a better one of the old one died. Case in point TV.

I really like to know where did you get the information that material cost for awning is 30% of the total cost. In Malaysia the labor cost is still relatively low that most of the times labor is 20-30% of the total cost.

As per workmanship most of them are 1 year warranty. Some more be more but you pay for what you got. If the product is reliable you won't need that many trips to your house and paying for per trip service may be better than insisting more years. All they do is factor in the cost into the quote.

In the end I agree with the fact that choose good quality products. Some like awning you may want it to last a life time because it is a bitch to replace. But nowadays I won't cry over when things break after x years. You find better and more efficient replacement

This post has been edited by blancpain4470: May 5 2019, 06:19 PM

anyone here can tell if i plan to use those wooden trusses with corrugated s-shape zinc as awning (rustic style) estimated how much will it be? will it be much more cheaper than those industrial zinc? anyone have installer contact that make these wooden truss? thanks

Planning to have awning cover side of the house (corner). There is ditch outside the wall. If I make the awning 1ft across the wall which the rain water from awning will flow to the ditch instead of on the wall. If that allowable?

Technically your external wall is the boundary of your property aka house. Anything outside the wall either belong to council or others.

I do see lots of people in older housing areas doing it. Older houses used to have louvre window (end lot) but they upgrade to the modern window (push out) and put an awning on top that encroaches into the road space. However there is a lot of damaged awnings especially the ones on the ground floor.

By the way, what is next to the ditch? If there is a road next to the ditch and a truck drives by and hits it, I wonder whether the house owner will be liable for the damage of the truck....

That's what I'm being told by my main contractor. However, the contractor who does awning told me as long as it is less than 3ft outside the wall then is fine.

Of course, understand that what you and the main contractor said is true.

There is 0.5ft space from the wall to the ditch, then the ditch itself around 3ft, then beside the ditch is a small alley for one way traffic. So I don't think it will be hit by truck.

Have you heard about anyone build the awning across the wall get penalty or order to demolish it by authority?

It's good that the ditch is wide.
Not that I am aware of.