Retractable Solar Screens

How much sun protection will a Durasol exterior solar screen provide?
Durasol utilizes the world’s finest open weave fabrics made from durable PVC coated fiberglass and polyester fibers. These fabrics can block up to 85% or more of the sun’s energy from entering your home. The sun’s energy and light impedance of a fabric is determined by color selection and weave pattern “openness” – the darker the fabric and tighter the weave – the more protection. We offer 4 different varieties of open weave fabrics to offer you a wide variety of styles and colors to best match your solar shading needs.

Will a solar screen reduce my view?
On the contrary, a Durasol solar screen will actually IMPROVE your outdoor vision by greatly reducing sun glare and UV rays – they work sort of like sunglasses for your windows! You will retain your view without the damaging effects of the sun.

Will exterior solar screens reduce my energy costs?
Yes, exterior mounted solar screens have the ability to lower your cooling costs by stopping the sun’s energy BEFORE it enters your home. Its the sun’s energy that causes inside temperatures to rise and increase your air conditioning use. Exterior mounted solar screens are so effective that they can actually lower inside temperatures by up to 25 degrees, reducing your cooling costs by up to 40%.

What will it look like when it’s the product in not in use?
Because of their fully retractable design, the fabric on a DuraShade Select-E/Elite-E is safely stored inside its protective casement – all you see will be the unit’s hardware. The DuraShade Classic-E offers several mounting options and an optional protective hood.

How will it look on my home?
Your retractable solar screens will harmoniously blend to your home’s exterior. We offer popular hardware colors as standard for our Exterior Solar Screens to match many of today’s exterior trim and colors. If you desire more color options, you may opt to have the hardware custom painted. We offer 1,000 of long-lasting hardware colors to choose from and custom painting only adds a week or less to your actual production time.

How will these units mount to my home?
First a shading expert will work with you to design a system that meets your unique needs. Next factory-trained professionals will mount the units on your home’s exterior, pre-drill installation holes and use only corrosion-resistant hardware to provide a long-lasting trouble-free installation that many dealers will guarantee in writing.

How long does it take for these products to be installed after an order is placed?
Durasol shading products are all custom made and produced in less than 2 weeks. Allowing for shipping time and the dealer’s present workload, your shading systems should be installed in four to six weeks. Your local dealer will provide more accurate lead times.

Does Durasol offer any other type of sun protection products?
Durasol offers a complete line of retractable and stationary awnings for decks, patios, terraces, windows, doorways, and more for residential and commercial applications!

My home’s exterior design is really unique; will these products work on my home?
Durasol understands that every home is not alike. Castle Blind Factory has several fabric tracking options and a hosts of special items to design a Durasol shading system just for you.

Will Durasol solar screen fabric have seams?
Durasol utilizes the widest roll goods available to produce the largest size units without seams. Due to fabric width limitations, a horizontal seam may be necessary. This seam, in most cases can be placed exactly where you desire it.

Retractable Solar Screens
Series-I | Series-E Select & Elite | Series-E Classic