Solar Window Screens FAQ

Window tinting only provides shade from your glass inward into the home.Window tint (film) does nothing for the glass or window itself, and window film does not provide shade for the glass or window. Solar window screens, on the other hand, provide shade for your glass, windows, and the interior of your home.

The solar window screens fit on the outside of your window, between the window and the sun. Window tint is put on the inside pane of your glass, and that inside pane gets much hotter with window film versus not, so window film makes your glass get hotter than if you did not have it. A hot, warmed up window is the opposite of what we are trying to achieve here, which is cooler rooms and a more efficient home.

No. All five of our color selections offer the same amount of protection. The color strictly adds visual appeal.However, if you are looking to get more protection, you would want to use the 90 percent sun screen fabric.

Because of the even weave used to create your solar screen, you will be able to see through your windows exceptionally well while the screen still offers daytime privacy when looking inward. Looking through the 80 percent fabric is about the same as looking through your current insect screens, and looking through the 90 percent fabric is slightly a bit grainier, though you surprisingly can see through it to the outside of your home exceptionally well.

Yes, every solar screen is designed for you to be able to remove it for cleaning or other purposes. When you remove them from the likes of vinyl windows, you may want to label them so you know what windows the solar screen goes back up on.

Most definitely. In fact, our solar screens are woven much tighter than your average bug screen, making them even more effective. If you currently have insect screens, we will remove them and replace them with your new screens.

Some windows are not made to take new, full-sized solar screens, so the new solar screens have to be surface mounted.

This means sometimes at the bottom of your windows the window will have excessive caulk, silicone or mortar which is not allowing the new screen to sit flush up against the but metal window frame. Nevertheless, we make every attempt to make each and every one of our screens sit as best as we can for the best fit possible for those type of windows.

We will take care of disposing of your old screens for you, unless you have relatively new insect screens. In those cases, we suggest that you save them for future use in case you sell your home and the new owner wants them.

Yes, we can install solar screens on commercial buildings. However, if you are not the building owner, make sure you have proper permission before getting solar screens installed.

Also remember that we will not install any solar screens on third-floor windows.

If you need to clean your solar screens, you can do so using a detergent of any sort.

We suggest if you have a lighter color and really want to clean your solar screens to look new, you should either hire one of our recommended window washers, or take the solar screens down and scrub them very well and pressure wash them. Darker colors will hide dirt more effectively than the lighter options, so they only would need to be occasionally cleaned more mildly.

You don’t have to by any means, but we do recommend that you get your windows cleaned prior to us installing your solar screens.

Yes. The materials used to make your solar screens will let a breeze through so you can still enjoy the fresh air.

We do not suggest it; however, the decision will be up to you. You can choose from our five colors, but remember they should match your home’s exterior.

Our screens offer shade, not darkness.

Therefore, you will still get plenty of light, which will just be filtered to increase shade and cool your home.

When you think about our solar screens, don’t think about being inside a cave; that’s not at all what you get with our screens.

While one might think that by putting up 90 percent shade screens, the home will decrease in light by 90 percent, that’s not remotely the case.

Instead, with a 90 percent shade screen you are providing 90 percent shade for your glass from the sun’s rays. You are NOT eliminating 90 percent of the inbound light.

A comparison to that would be when it’s a cloudy day. That’s what I hear from people ALL the time. Most everyone is pleasantly shocked when I put the solar screens up at how much light still filters through. However, the screens do not make it really dark in the house. Light is very hard to eliminate, but shading from the sun’s harmful rays is not. Don’t get me wrong – yes, it will be darker, as we are providing shade, and that’s the goal – but it won’t make dungeon like dark in the home.