A motorized screen drops between your patio and the five o’clock sun, then rolls back into its housing when you want the yard again.
Even a 22-foot opening can be screened in under a minute, at the push of a button.
Openness factor
Every solar fabric carries an openness number: the share of the weave that is open. Lower numbers block more glare and UV and give more daytime privacy. Higher numbers keep the view clear. Slide the screen down and watch the neighbor’s upstairs windows.
Full view, full glare, and the neighbors see what you see.
The most open weave here. Sightlines stay clear and air still moves through, with the least glare control and privacy of the four.
Halfway between the open and the tight weaves. Glare and UV drop noticeably and you can still read the yard.
Tighter. More glare and UV blocked, more daytime privacy, and the view goes soft at the edges.
The tightest weave. The most glare control and daytime privacy; the yard reads as shapes and color.
Relative, for comparison only
One caveat: daytime privacy comes from sunlight reflecting off the weave. At night, with the patio lights on, any screen turns more see-through.
The 1, 3, 5 and 10% steps are the outdoor openness options Draper lists for its Mermet E Screen fabric. The picture is a simulation; fabric color, distance and light change what you see. At the consultation we walk you through fabric, color and openness in person.
See the fabrics in personMotorized control
Or press the remote, the wall switch, or the app on your phone. Motorized screens pair with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, so the patio can close up while you are still at the stove.
Draper and Universal both list Somfy motors with obstacle detection for their motorized screens, which stop the screen when the bottom bar meets something in its path.
Prefer something simpler? Manual operation is available too.
22′-0″Peter’s patio opening
I called four places, two called back and only Premier Shades & Screens could cover that span.
I face due west and when down you can still be outside in the dead of sunset…
We don’t subcontract. The people who measure your opening work for Premier, and so does the crew of two to four that installs it, usually in one visit. Before they leave, they show you how everything works.
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Products
Usually it’s one thing: the west sun, the mosquitoes, the neighbor’s upstairs window, or a patio nobody uses from December to February.
Glare and privacy
Shade for the porch you actually sit on.
For covered patios, pergolas, decks, balconies and gazebos. Draper fabrics cut glare and UV while air still circulates. Manual operation is the practical, lower-cost choice for smaller openings.
Ask about patio shades
Wide openings, bugs, wind
Twenty-two feet. One button.
Universal lists its MotionScreen for openings up to 22.5 feet wide. Down, a motorized screen keeps out insects, wind and blowing rain without taking the view. Remote, wall switch, phone, Alexa or Google Assistant.
Ask about motorized screens
West sun
For the sun that clears the fence at five.
Tightly woven solar fabric for west-facing patios, so the late glare stops ruining the game on the outdoor TV. Same Draper fabrics as our patio shades, so both can share one patio without clashing.
Ask about solar shades
Winter
A patio you can still use in January.
Clear vinyl keeps out the cold and the rain without losing the view. Ask about pairing it with insect mesh for a patio that works in every season.
Ask about clear vinyl
Mosquito season
For the evening after a June rain.
Fine mesh keeps the mosquitoes out and lets the air and the view through. Dinner stays outside.
Ask about insect screensReal installs
The rest of this page shows what a screened patio can look like. This section shows real ones: phone photos and video from Premier installs.
Process
Send the short form below or call (214) 845‑7676. A sentence about what bothers you out there is plenty.
To understand the space and set a time to come out. The consultation is free.
We measure every opening and walk you through fabric, color, openness and controls. You get the design, the price and the install schedule before you commit, with no pressure either way.
Our own crew installs, usually in a single visit, and shows you how everything works before leaving. Most jobs finish within four weeks of the signed design.
“I have used them now for two installations, and I could not be more satisfied with the results. They don’t cut corners – both situations were unusual / custom, and they did everything the right way. They don’t sub out their work – the entire crew is employed by the company, and they are all very professional.”
“Excellent job of putting a motorized patio screen on my patio to seal it from the winter weather and keep my plants safe. I will use them in the future for other projects.”
From our Google reviews.
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It depends on the opening: how wide it is, motorized or manual, the fabric and the track type. Manual is the lower-cost choice for smaller openings. The consultation is free, and at the visit you get an itemized quote, with the design and install schedule, before you commit. No pressure either way.
We guide you through the options, from fabric and color to openness and style. We look at your outdoor area, talk through your goals for shade and privacy, and recommend what fits both how it looks and how you use it.
Most projects are installed within four weeks of your final design approval. Our crew, usually two to four people, typically finishes in a single visit, and we keep you updated along the way.
Both are available. Manual shades are budget-friendly and simple to operate, and they make the most sense on smaller openings. Motorized shades run from a remote or a wall switch. We help you decide what fits your patio and budget.
A remote, a wall switch, a phone app, or your smart home through Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Manual operation is available too.
In the daytime, sunlight reflects off the woven fabric, so people outside see much less of the patio. At night it reverses, especially with your outdoor lights on, and the screen becomes more see-through. Tighter openness gives more daytime privacy.
We use fabrics and hardware made for Texas sun, wind and rain. No screen is a storm shutter, though: retract them fully before high wind and ice storms. In exposed spots we recommend the sturdiest options, and we show you how to care for them at install.
Every outdoor shade installation comes with our five-year warranty. We go over exactly what it covers, alongside the manufacturer’s coverage, at the consultation.
Before the first freeze, usually late November or early December, roll the screens down and brush off debris. Let the mesh dry fully before retracting. Vacuum the side tracks and use dry silicone spray, never petroleum lubricants.
Yes. Delivery is free anywhere in the DFW metroplex.
No. We work on homes only; our focus is residential outdoor shade.
Free in-home consultation
On that call we set a time to come out and measure. If you can, have a photo of the patio handy.
If it can’t wait, call (214) 845-7676. The office is open Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
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