I live in an apartment in N TX that has a west window that is 7'W X 6'T. It is actually a double window with four panes each. The heat has come early this year and the direct sun on that window makes the entire apartment hard to cool. I was going to have a dark tint applied to the window but the apartment owners forbid that. Is there a website that sells an effective heat barrier, like a pull down window shade that would reduce the direct sun heat? If so, please provide a website and ballpark cost if you know it. I'm not an engineer but it seems logical to me that a tint would be the best because it prevents some heat from ever getting into the apartment???
mike