At a fraction of the cost of new windows. In a Texas summer, your windows are the single biggest source of unwanted heat. Solar screens stop most of it before it ever touches the glass.
Solar window screens are exterior-mounted, woven mesh screens engineered to absorb and dissipate solar radiation before it reaches the glass. They look similar to standard insect screens but use a much denser, UV-stable mesh, typically 80% or 90% block rated, in colors that match your trim.
Once light passes the glass, it becomes trapped heat. Block it before it enters.
No off-the-shelf sizes. Every screen built to your window's exact dimensions.
90% for west-facing aggressive sun. 80% for east/south. We recommend per window.
UV-stable mesh holds up through Texas summers. Frames last indefinitely.
North Texas summers turn south- and west-facing windows into heat batteries. Solar gain through unscreened windows can be 30–40% of total summer cooling load in a typical home. That's the difference between a $200 summer electric bill and a $450 one.
What we typically measure on a properly-screened North Texas home.
Every window measured individually for a custom fit. No off-the-shelf sizes.
Choose block rating (80% or 90%) and frame color to match your trim.
Screens built to your exact dimensions. Typical turnaround 1–2 weeks.
Most homes installed in a few hours. We mount, verify fit, walk-through with you.
Solar screens are one of the highest-ROI upgrades we install. They're often the first thing we recommend after the audit because the payback is so fast, but the right windows to screen depends on your home's orientation and shading.
Small fraction of the cost of replacing windows.
Most homes recoup the install in 2–4 summers.
Mount in standard screen tracks. Remove seasonally if you want passive winter gain.
From outside, looks like a refined tinted exterior treatment.
Not as much as people expect. An 80%-block screen still passes meaningful daylight and you can see out clearly during the day. From outside, they look like a clean, dark-tinted exterior treatment.
Yes. They mount in standard window-screen tracks and remove the same way. Some homeowners take winter ones off the south-facing windows for passive solar gain.
The mesh is UV-stable and typically lasts 10–15 years before fade or fray starts. The frames last indefinitely.
90% block is preferred for west-facing windows and homes with serious cooling-cost problems. 80% block is fine for east/south and gives slightly more daylight. We recommend per window.
Most homes pay back the install in 2–4 summers and save every year after.
