For this Pflugerville TX solar screens installation, we installed a total of 24 solar screens. We put solar screens on all of the windows of this home. The homeowner chose to use our denser 90% solar screen fabric for the west-facing windows on the front. And our 80% solar screen fabric for the windows on the right and back side of the house.
Pflugerville TX solar sun screens were put on all the windows to include the windows under the covered patio.
We used our chocolate brown solar screen fabric. And we matched the white window framing with our white solar screen framing.
Installed cost $1309. Installation methods for this Pflugerville TX solar screens installation.
All of these windows that open up and down required us to install the sunscreens by using our metal turn clips. Our metal turn Clips turn to apply pressure to hold the outdoor solar screens up against the window.
For the windows that do not open, the solar screens for those windows get direct screwed.
An example of this would be the front sidelight window to the left of the front door.
That window to the left of the front door does not open, therefore we direct screwed that window shade screen to it.
For the windows that open, we use a center support bar. This center support bar sits concealed behind the fabric. Designed to hold the outer framing in position to keep the fabric tight. For direct screw solar window screens, we do not use support bars because we can stretch the screen fabric tight and screw the screen in to hold it in place.
The front side of this Pflugerville Texas solar window shade screens installation.
Sizes and install location.
Front 90%: (4)35×72, (1)10×70, (2)35×60, (2)47×60, (1)46×58
For this front side of the home, we used a total of 10 solar window screens. All in all, each of these sun control screens used our 90% solar window screen fabric. In conclusion, none of these windows received the 80% solar window screen fabric. Consequently, these windows on the front of this home now have a lot of shade.
At the present time, all of these windows got turn clips. With the exception of the one to the left of the front door. In the same fashion, screens for all opening windows install using metal turn clips. Installation note, presently as of 2019. Solar screens cover the full window. To demonstrate for this home, If the window opened up and down it got turn clips. For those windows, for instance, the solar screen attaches by turn clips. The turn clips for example install two on the left and two on the right sides.
For that window to the left of the front door, the shade screen fits on to the window with screws.
The right side of this solar protection screens installation.
Sizes and install location.
Right 80%: (1)48×48, (1)35×60
This side of the home is south-facing.
The right side of this home only gets two Pflugerville Texas solar screens. This right side only has two South facing windows. These two windows identically have the 80% solar shade fabric protecting them.
The second-floor Pflugerville Texas solar screen is an opening window. Therefore, this opening window received metal turn clips to hold the solar screen up against the window.
That first-floor window is a glass block window, the glass block window does not open. Shade screens screw on to non-opening glass block windows. I screw the shade screens to the outer edge of the glass block window.
Backside for this Solar Screens Pflugerville TX home.
Sizes and install location.
Back 80%: (12)35×60
The backside of this home faces East, therefore it gets Morning Sun. Being that it gets Morning Sun we used the 80% solar window screen fabric.
Liberty Hill, all window solar screen installation.
By and large, all the solar screens for the backside of this home have the same rough dimensions. They roughly are 35 by 60, but there are three different fractional heights that we ended up using.
I no longer install this way as of 2019
Note: presently as of 2019 I direct screw all my solar screens on to all windows.
Presently, windows for new homes are 99% vinyl and require being direct screwed. Today’s vinyl windows can not take turn clips.
Because these types of solar screens Pflugerville TX surface mount onto the windows using turn clips, heights can vary. Depending on if there are rainwater guards (aluminum window flashing) above the window or even wood trim that is in the way, a build height can vary. Some of these Heights use 3/4 as fractions. While other Heights will use 3/8 or even 5/16 as fractions.
For this solar screen Pflugerville Texas homeowner, they put solar screens on the Windows under the patio. They did this for the purpose of being consistent. Now, they did not put a solar screen on that back patio door. In spite of being under the back patio, that door did not need a solar screen. Sometimes people choose to not put solar screens under patios. We have a great post that discusses solar screens under patios what it looks like with them and without them.