Shading your car or roof in Makkah: material first, colour later
Makkah stays hot for much of the year, the sun is hard on fabric and steel, some high schemes near the mountains catch strong wind, and the little…
Makkah stays hot for much of the year, the sun is hard on fabric and steel, some high schemes near the mountains catch strong wind, and the little…
Firms quote better when you can answer these straight away.
For a shade: the length, width and height you want. For screening: how long the parapet or wall runs, and how much height to add on top. Photograph the spot from several angles.
A shade for one car is a different job from one for three. Think about the next car and visitors before fixing the size.
The afternoon sun from the west is the harshest on the car and yard. Tell the firm where you want shade in the afternoon.
A wall? A concrete floor? Soil? That decides the bases and bolts.
🏢 In a block of flats or a compound, ask the landlord or management before any roof screening or a shade over shared parking goes up.
They come up because the material or the fitting didn't suit Makkah's climate.
Makkah's sun is strong, and fabric without UV resistance loses colour and weakens fast. Ask for the material's specification and its guarantee.
Some firms say exposed high schemes such as Wali Al-Ahd, Ash-Sharai and An-Nawwariyah get strong wind. Bases and tensioning need to be stronger there.
Too shallow a slope, or the gutter forgotten. Rain is scarce here, yet one hard shower can pool on a nearly flat canopy.
Dark steel in the sun gets very hot. A light colour or heat-suited paint helps, especially where children play.
Steel without galvanising or oven-baked paint rusts at the joints. Ask about the steel and the paint before fitting.
Natural wood cracks in the heat. Some people choose composite wood (WPC) for pergolas and screens because it holds up better.
The difference is price, lifespan, and which copes with sun best.
PVC, HDPE, Lexan or iron.
Fabric, iron slats or woven iron, wood, plastic.
Wood, composite wood, fabric.
Where the wind hits, ask for concrete bases or anchor bolts set into concrete, not just fixing to the tiles.
Agree which side the runoff drops, well clear of doorways and parked cars.
If the yard takes water during flash floods, raise the bases a little and keep wiring off the ground.
Fitting crews coming from Jeddah or Taif need a permit to enter in the run-in to Hajj; for a date then, choose a firm whose workshop is in Makkah.
Have the answers written into the quote.
Square and running metres give very different totals, and some price pages don't say.
For example Korean PVC, its weight in grams, and its sun resistance.
Oven-baked or powder paint beats ordinary paint in the sun.
Some quotes cover only fabric and frame.
Frame, paint and fabric may each have a different guarantee.
A car shade usually takes a day; big screens two to three.
Not all mean bad faith, but each is worth one more question.
The bill could come out double what you expected.
Ask for the guarantee in writing with the material named.
The first strong wind can rip the shade off.
Water will pool and weigh the fabric down.
Per-metre prices published by two Makkah shade-and-screen firms for 2026, mostly including materials and fitting. One of them doesn't say whether its metre is square or running, so ask.
| Service | Rough price |
|---|---|
| PVC car shade | SAR 85 – 110 per m² |
| HDPE (mesh) car shade | SAR 70 – 90 per m² |
| Car shade in fabric / iron / Lexan | SAR 100 – 150 / 150 – 220 / 180 – 250 per metre |
| Fabric or polyethylene screen | SAR 55 – 75 per m²; another firm SAR 80 – 140 |
| Iron slat or woven screen | SAR 95 – 130 per m²; another firm SAR 130 – 200 |
| Timber screening / plastic screening | SAR 180 – 300 / 90 – 150 per metre |
| Yard screens / roof screens | SAR 100 – 180 / from SAR 120 per metre |
| WPC composite pergola or screen | SAR 150 – 220 per m² |
| Pool shade | SAR 150 – 300 per metre |
💡 Per-metre prices differ a lot between square and running metres. Ask each firm to write down the area they measured and the full amount.
🧾 If you have no shaded parking at all, a single-car PVC or HDPE shade is usually the cheapest way to full shade.
Sources: a Makkah shade-and-screen firm's website (2026 prices) and two pages from another Makkah firm dated 11 and 15 April 2026, opened 3 November 2026. Every figure is a firm's advertisement; no completed job with a paid price turned up. The final quote is a private matter with the firm, and Laqeeni has no share in it.
Material decides it: Makkah firms advertise PVC at SAR 85–110 per m², HDPE 70–90, fabric 100–150, iron 150–220 and Lexan 180–250 per metre.
PVC keeps rain off and gives full shade; HDPE is a mesh that lets air through and cuts heat but doesn't stop rain. Both are common in Makkah.
In a block or compound, ask the landlord or management first. For a standalone house, ask the firm about the usual height and municipal rules.
No. Pick a firm through Laqeeni and agree and pay them yourself.
Last updated: November 2026
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