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Installation Q&A's

Question : Can I self install my outdoor roller shades and save on the installation?

& Answer :  Absolutely, You can get my DIY patio roller shade pricing from this very JoshHobbs.com website.  And, you can also get the pricing and order your DIY exterior patio roller shade(s) from my HobbsScreens.com website for Self Install.  The following video explains how to measure and install my patio roller shades.

Patio Roller Shades - INSTALLATION Q&A's
Self install DIY patio roller shades
Keeping bugs out

Question : Will your outdoor patio screens keep the flying insects out of the patio?

& Answer :  No, my roller shades are strictly for the purpose of providing temporary shade.  What you are looking for are called ZipperTrack patio roller shade systems.  With a zippertrack motorized patio roller shade system, the sides of the fabric have a zipper glued (heat welded) to them.  Then this zipper slides between a channel (track) on either side of the roller shade, so when the shade is down it is sealed on all sides of the shade.  Zippertrack systems are VERY NICE, everything about them is top-notch, it's just that they come at a sticker price that most people are shocked by.   Alternatively, an excellent way to also handle bug protection is to build a screened-in back patio enclosure. If you screen in your back patio with insect bug screen fabric and then hang my patio outdoor sun shades on the inside of the back patio enclosure, you will get the best of all worlds. You will get bug protection full time, and then when you need patio sun protection, you roll down my solar patio shades to get shade from the sun.

For all patio openings of a house

Question : Is there an advantage to putting the exterior roller shades on all of the openings of my back patio?  Will it look odd if I only put the patio sun shades on just some of my patio openings?

& Answer :  It will not look odd to just put the exterior roller shades on the openings you need them for.  It's fine to just shade the patio openings you want them for.  The advantage to putting the outside shades on all of the openings is that doing so makes the patio feel closed off to the outside.  It's a crazy cool feeling when you drop the exterior blinds for all of the openings within your patio.  It's like you have created this entire new private shade with great outward visibility room for your home. It's hard to appreciate without seeing it all first hand, but overwhelmingly impressive when you do experience it first hand. Right now, when you walk out to your back patio, you are outside of the home. You are now part of the backyard. It's sunny, people can see you, and it is all wide open.  When you drop these solar shades for all the openings, it's like you just created your own private shaded and comfortable outdoor room.  It's a MASSIVE transformation.  The other benefit is pricing. When you install all the shades at one time, you benefit from the quantity discounted patio roller shade pricing structure. So, the savings are then significant.

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining what it is like covering all of your patio openings with roller shades versus just some.    

What height to choose

Question : I see that the Height (length) options for your patio roll shades are 85" and 99", which length should I go with?  How long should my sun shades for the patio be?  Do I need my retractable patio screens to go all the way to the ground? 

& Answer :  Patio roller shades do not need to drop all the way to the ground.  You only want the outdoor solar shades to drop as far as you need them to provide shade protection from the sun.  The 85" patio roll shade is ideal for a patio with a ceiling height of around 8', while the 99" drop outdoor patio shades are for taller patio heights at approximately 10'.  A full 85" length roll shade will be installed, but we will install a ball stop on the roller shade so that it drops to the desired length, then stops.  We install these ball stops on-site when we install the roller shade.  My preference is to have at least 24" from the bottom of the patio roller shade to the floor.  This 24" will allow air to move under the outdoor sun shades.  You want the air to flow under the patio roller shade not to make it stagnant within your patio area.  The following pictures can give you a good idea of how far to drop the outdoor porch blinds. 

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining what height would be best for your Austin Texas outdoor retractable patio solar shade project.

Installing around handrail my patio roller shades

Question : Can my back patio sun shades drop behind my metal hand railing?  In front of my handrail?  To the top of my handrail?  How does it work when I have a handrail?

& Answer :  If you have a handrail, I can drop the back patio sun shades in front or behind your metal handrail.  When I do this, I will add rubber bumpers to the solar patio shades so that when they blow around from the wind, the aluminum bottom rail does not clank when this bottom rail taps against the metal handrail. I like to use the handrail to stop the roll shade from moving too much when being blown by the breezes, as the handrail will act as a stop.  Here are some pictures for you to see to get an idea.  Of course, I will make a recommendation of how to address all this once I see the patio after you have started your order for my outdoor patio shades.

& my Video Answer :  My video answer showing how I handle handrails when I install my outdoor patio blinds.

roller shades over walkway opening of handrail

Question : I have a stairwell opening within my handrail; how should I install the roller shades for that?  Should I leave space for a walkthrough?  Should I close off the walkthrough opening?

& Answer :  I personally do not think so. I am not a fan of leaving an opening there to access the stairs. You can easily enough move the outdoor patio screen out of your way to access the stairs when you need to; it is not a big deal to do. And, leaving that area as an unshaded opening allows more sun to get into the patio. Something we are trying to eliminate. Plus, I do not think it looks all that great when the entire area is not covered. You be the judge. There are plenty of pictures here for you to see both ways.

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining options for installing outdoor shades around a stairwell opening.

Bumpers for manual austin tx roller shades

Question : When you drop the patio solar shades past the handrail, how do you keep them from clanking against the metal or wood railing?

& Answer :  I use these Made in USA rubber bumpers.  I'll install them anywhere I feel they are required, as many as I think are needed.  I do this when I am onsite installing the solar shades, so I know exactly where to put them. 

Operating Q&A's

Question : Can I leave the outdoor roller shade screen in the down position all the time?  Do I need to roll the outdoor patio blinds up when I am not using them?  Can I use them to shade my patio's windows?

& Answer :  You absolutely need to roll the outdoor patio shades up when you are not on the patio. Make it a practice never to leave them down unattended.  The patio shades are for temporary patio shade to roll down when you are on the patio and need them, then right back up when you are done with the patio.  Or, up if it gets windy.  The sun shades are not for shading windows located under the patio, where they would need to be left down unattended.  These manual solar shades are for temporary sun shade while you are on the patio and need the shade, not as a permanent sun shade solution.  The wind is very powerful, and you don't want all of that solar shade fabric to act as a powerful sail in the wind, as doing so will put A LOT of pulling stress on your tie-downs and where the fabric adheres to the roll tube.  But, most notably, on the gears of the clutch.  You do not want to strip the clutch from wind damage; watch the Video Answer within this Q&A that discusses this.  Our patio sun shades can absolutely withstand wind. Don't get me wrong, as all our outdoor patio shades are built very well and very sturdy, but the wind is EXTREMELY powerful when you take into consideration the large area of fabric exposed when the outdoor shades are in the down position.  Do not use the shades when it is windy; use good judgment, and always make a practice of rolling your Austin outdoor shades up when you are NOT on the patio using them. If your patio shade does get damaged from the wind, I am available for a service call to fix it. 

& my Video Answer :  My video answer that explains when to use the roller shades and when not to.  This is a very informative video to watch.

Do not leave down
Patio Roller Shades - Operating Q&A's
Rolling up the outdoor roller shade

Question : How do you roll the retractable patio screens up and down?  Is it hard to roll the patio sun screens up and down?  

& Answer :  I use two Made in USA Rollease Exterior manual pull chain clutches to roll the exterior sun shades up and down. These are the two heaviest duty pull chain clutches on the market for exterior use that I am aware of.  They are made in the USA.  And I also use a Made in the USA since 1938 stainless steel pull chain that's an exact measurement bead match for these clutches to avoid any possible slippage. The roll up sun shades rolls up and down easily.  The larger 16' outdoor patio screens are a little heavy, but you can still easily roll them up with minimal effort.  

& my Video Answer :  My video answer showing how to operate my patio sun shades.  How you roll up and down the outdoor shades.

Tie downs, how are the patio roller shades anchored

Question : What keeps the patio blinds from blowing around in the wind?  Is there a way to tie the exterior blinds down to keep them from blowing around in the wind?

& Answer :  Yes, the clutch mechanism on my outdoor roller shades will not allow themselves to be reversed pulled (unwound) on their own, so no additional fabric will ever be let off the roll unless done so by pulling on the chain by hand. The bottom of our patio sun shades tie-down using ball bungee cords and hooks screwed into the wall.

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining how I tie down my roll up patio shades to not blow around.

Question : What holds the outdoor roll up blinds up there?  How do the outdoor sun shades mount?  What do the mounting brackets look like?  Are these mounting brackets heavy duty and strong? 

& Answer :   Regardless of the size of the outdoor solar shade, I only use the industry's one and only heavy-duty mounting bracket. There are MANY different mounting brackets out there, but I only use the Rollease, Made in USA, their most robust galvanized steel exterior mounting bracket they have. It's the strongest mounting bracket on the market I have ever seen and that I know of. You can not bend them. They are made out of galvanized metal. I use this one and only very strong mounting bracket for all of my exterior roller shades installations regardless of how small (narrow) the exterior solar shade may be. Here are some pictures showing what the Rollease mounting brackets look like.

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining what holds up my outdoor sun shades.  How my outdoor roll up blinds mount.

Brackets for the patio roller shades
Materials Q&A's

Question : Can people see in to my patio at night (evening) when my Roller Shades are down?  Will I get evening privacy with my new roll up patio shades? 

& Answer :  Your eyes work by reflected light.  If it is dark outside, therefore, making the fabric dark and there are lights on inside your patio, yes you will be able to see through the shade fabric.  The following pictures may be useful toward helping you out with this.

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining what kind of privacy to expect from the patio blinds at night. 

Evening privacy for outdoor solar shades
Patio Roller Shades - Materials Q&A's

Question : Can I use your porch shades as privacy screens? How about using your outdoor shades for porches as a means of blinds for my patio?  Will your porch sun shades give me privacy from my neighbors during the day?

& Answer :  Absolutely, the fabric is a very dense 97%, so you will get plenty of daytime privacy.  You will get this daytime privacy as long as the porch shades are being used under a darker area with a solid covering roof.  If the light is shining in from an uncovered pergola roof, then you can see through the fabric from the outside looking in during the day.  Your eyes work by reflected light, so during the day if there is a major light source like the sun shining through a partially covered pergola roof, that light reflection is what your eyes will pick up.  If you have a covered patio and it is during the day, your eyes will pick up the light stricken fabric of the patio screens and will not pick up (see) anything past the fabric, under your patio as it is darker under there.   Here are some pictures of my patio sun shades for you to get a feel for what I am explaining here.

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining what kind of daytime privacy to expect from my outdoor shades.  Can people see in during the day?

Privacy, what kind of privacy to expect.
Fabric density, amount of shade

Question : I see that you use a 97% sun shades for patio fabric, what exactly does that mean?

& Answer :  Some vendors refer to this as 3%, which means the openness is 3%.  I refer to my fabric as sun shade fabric, just like I do with my solar screen fabrics as 97% shade fabric.  Meaning, you get 97% shade out of the fabric.  The woven area is made up of 97% fabric, leaving an openness (the holes) as 3%.

Matching fabric

Question : I see that you have a 90% solar shade fabric for your solar window screens, can you make the retractable patio screens out of the same 90% solar shade fabric?  What would the difference be between the 90% and the 97% solar shade fabrics? 

& Answer :  Certainly, I can for sure make your new patio roller shades out of the 90% fabric, however, that extra 7% may seem trivial, but in fact it is a 70% improvement from 90% to 97%.  Meaning when you go from 90% shade to 97% shade, that's a 70% increase of shade.  I have built and installed many 90% patio roller shades and I can say with 100% certainty that the shade difference is SIGNIFICANT.  For a patio roller shade you want the most amount of shade you can get.  The one thing you do not want when sitting on the patio is to feel the warmth from the sun's rays, you want that shade fabric blocking the heat from the sun as much as possible.

Seeing through my patio roller shades

Question : Will I be able to see through your dense 97% solar shade fabric?  Should I instead get you to make my roller shades out of your 90% fabric so I can see through the fabric better?  I want to be able to see my yard, can I do that with these roller shades down?

& Answer :  You can see through the 97% fabric exceptionally well. Your eyes work off of reflected light.  You can see through the 97% fabric exceptionally well during the day. You can not see through the 97% or 90% at night at all, but can very well during the day.  Within the following set of pictures, I have included pictures showing looking through all of my 97% fabric colors as well as the 90% fabrics for you to use as a comparison. 

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining looking out my outdoor porch shades. Showing you how well you can actually see through them.

Cleaning the outdoor shades

Question : Is there a way to clean your Austin outdoor roller shades?

& Answer :  Yes, the fabric for our porch shades is very heavy duty.  For a gentle mild cleaning, when the fabric is not all that dirty, you can clean the roll shade fabric while in the down position by hand using a cloth and mild cleaner like simple green.  Or you can hire one of our window washers that can do it for you professionally, maybe even while you are getting your windows washed to get a better price.  When I clean the roll shades, I take them down and open them in the full open position and I scrub them with simple green, then I use a pressure washer for a final clean.  Our outdoor patio shades can be by all means cleaned while installed in the down position, just be smart about it and not apply too much pressure resulting in pulling on the clutch while cleaning them. 

Pricing Q&A's
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Patio Roller Shades - PRICING Q&A's
Shipping my patio roller shades

Question : Can I purchase and install the patio roller screens or commercial roller shades to self install?  Do you ship them?  If I want to save on the patio shade screen installation cost, do you have DIY instructions?

& Answer :  While we do not ship our roller shades, we do have a pickup facility located in Austin TX at 183/Burnet Rd in North Austin that is available for 24/7 pickups.  To order any of my roll shade screens as a DIY or Contractor, go to our HobbsScreens.com website and under our Roller Shade Screens section you will see our roller shade screens listed as Exterior Patio Roll Shade Screens and Interior Commercial Grade Roll Shade Screens.  

 

To see how EASY it is to install our Outdoor Roll Up Shades or Interior Interior Office Window Shades, please watch the following video that explains how to measure and how to install Roll-Up Shades.

Installation area for my line of patio roller shades

Question : What is your Austin TX Outdoor Patio blinds services installation area ? 

& Answer :  Our Austin Texas service area includes the following surrounding areas - Pflugerville, Round Rock, Hutto, Georgetown, Leander, Cedar Park, Lakeway, Bee Caves, Kyle, Buda and Manor.  If you would like our installation service for Dripping Springs, Briarcliff, Spicewood, Lago Vista, Jonestown, Pointe Venture, Liberty Hill or Taylor please take a look at our service area map, to see what the additional cost would be to service your area.

Warranty Q&A's

Question : What is the Warranty for your installed Austin TX outdoor roller shades for patios? 

& Answer :  We on-site warrant our roll up patio shades and installation for 90 Days (3 Months).  We do not warrant personal damage or neglect resulting in wind damage from leaving the roll up patio shades down during a wind storm that causes damage to it.  Remember, our very sturdy Austin outdoor patio shades are meant to be temporarily rolled down when you need them and then back up when you do not, they are a means of temporary shade and are volatile to wind.  Personal damage that I have seen from people using our patio blinds usually results from the user pulling on the chain forcefully when the outdoor roller shade is still tied down, thus stripping the interior gears of the clutch.  Or forcefully pulling the wrong way on the chain thinking the roller shade is not moving so they need to pull harder and harder, also resulting in the stripping of the gears of the clutch.  This takes A LOT of force from the user, but never the less it still happens.  All of our outdoor porch roll up blinds have ball stops on the chain to keep them from being rolled too far down, they will stop once they have reached their down position and then stop when they reach the up position.  What I have also seen in form of personal damage is that the user will try to roll the outdoor sun shades up, but they will pull the wrong direction hard and forcefully thinking the shade is just stuck or something, thus stripping the gears inside the clutch.  I council with the customers for all of our outdoor patio shade installations to not ever try to force rolling the roller shades up or down.  If they are pulling on the chain and the shade is not moving, they are doing something wrong like pulling in the wrong direction, or are trying to pull the ball stop through the clutch, or the outdoor roll shade is still tied down (this is the most common).  The answer is to not forcefully pull, stop and evaluate what you are doing and make a correction.  These are all personal damage situations, not warranty from JoshHobbs.com, and when they occur, there is a repair cost to fix / repair the damage.  Our trip rates are $200 plus materials.  Additionally, while our outdoor solar shades are very durable, you do not want to leave them down when you are not outdoors on the patio using them.  The wind will push and push and push on the fabric of the solar shade, thus will pull and pull and pull on the gears within the clutch.  This will ultimately strip those clutch gears.  I say all this because I want you to get a product installed that will last and last, which these will, but they do require proper use to avoid non-warranty personal damage.  If you are looking for every day shade for your patio windows, something to provide you with constant shade, what you will need are our solar window screens. These will shade your windows constantly, then you can use our outdoor patio shades for temporary shade when you are outdoors on the patio. 

Patio Roller Shades - WARRANTY Q&A's

Question : When the warranty expires, do I have an option for replacement materials and parts?  Can I source replacement parts from you?  What is your service rate to repair a roller shade?  

& Answer :  Because I am the manufacturer of the roller shades, all parts can easily be sourced through me.  There are not really all that many parts that make up our roller shades and I readily have them at all times available for when you need them.  As far as an onsite repair, my flat rate trip charge is $200.  So the trip to drive to the home and fix your damaged roller shade runs $200 plus the cost of the replacement part.  The most common part that needs to be replaced is the clutch, and they run around $45 in cost.  

Repair after warranty
Patio Roller Shades - GENERAL Q&A's
Breathing, will you patio roller shades let air in very well

Question : Will air pass through the roll up patio shades very well?  

& Answer :  Not so well, which is a good reason to only drop the shade to a drop needed.  You want plenty of room under the shades for air movement, so the air can move under the roller shades to your patio area.  The fabric is a very dense 97% fabric, which is only 3% shy of a 100% fabric that makes up a sail on a boat.  That 97% fabric is AWESOME for providing shade, but because it is so dense air does not move all that well through it.  These pictures here illustrate installations that allow for a decent amount of airflow.   A good 24" from the ground allows for a good amount of airflow.

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining how well sun shades for the patio will let air pass through.  How well retractable patio screens breathe.

Motorized solar sun screen shades

Question : I see that your retractable patio shade screens are manually operated (roll up and down by chain), do you also do motorized roll shades that operate by a motor, by remote control?

& Answer :  In large commercial applications, yes, but for residential homes, no.  Currently, the only Austin porch shades installation service I offer for residential properties is for my manual roll down patio shades.  I can install my exterior patio shades for a fraction of what the motorized roll down shades run as an installed cost.  For example, I can install a manual 10' +/- roll down exterior sun shade with an accompanying solar window screen order for around $300, versus a 10' motorized, zipper-tracked, roll down patio shade for around $2500.  Granted, the zipper-track patio roll up sun shades system is very high-end, but for a fraction of the cost I can give you the same amount of shade.  A huge considerable factor to think about when considering manual verses motorized is maintenance (things that can go wrong / break).  With manual outdoor shades, once they are and installed they will work and work and work.  Whereby with a motorized porch shade, you have to contend with motor problems, and remote issues, losing the remote, the remote loosing it's programming and on and on.  And, you for sure wouldn't want a motorized exterior patio shade that operates off of batteries, even if they are the solar powered variety.  That's a whole another set of maintenance problems.  For me, the goal is simplicity and longevity.  You want your patio solar shades to be close to zero maintenance and last, which our manual outdoor roller shades fit that bill perfectly. 

Roller shades over windows.

Question : Can I cover my windows with outdoor roller shades instead of using your solar window screens?  Can you mount your roll up solar shades on the outside of my windows?

& Answer :  This is not a practice I recommend, as you do not want to mount anything that can blow around in the wind close or near your glass.  All of our Austin outdoor shades that roll up and down have a heavy aluminum bottom hem bar to weight them down and you don't want to worry about that blowing around and hitting, thus breaking, your window's glass.  So yes, while you can physically install them over windows, I don't offer this as an installation service.  If you would like to install outdoor roller shades over your window(s) yourself, you can purchase them to put on yourself as a DIY project through my HobbsScreens.com DIY Patio Shades website.

Can I get full privacy, replace my blinds?

Question : Can I use patio exterior solar shades for the inside of my Residential Windows instead of blinds?  Can I replace my blinds with your roll shade screens?  Can I use your retractable solar shades for Patio Privacy? 

& Answer :  You can, but roller shades will not give evening privacy.  To prove this point for a government project I did, there were multiple companies bidding the same job that ALL assured the purchaser that the densest available fabric out there, the 99% fabric, would provide evening privacy.  I assured the purchaser that these bidders were all incorrect.  So, to prove my point, I produced the following pictures.  As you can see, you can still see through this 99% fabric at night (right-picture).  If you have windows where you are not concerned about evening privacy and want to use a roller shade instead of blinds, then absolutely you can use a roller shade.

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining why I do not use my solar shades for residential interior installations.

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Patio vs Commercial roller shades

Question : What's the difference between the patio roll screens and your commercial grade roller shades for windows?

& Answer :  Our patio roll shade screens have tie downs and they have exterior grade stainless steel pull chains and heavy duty exterior grade Rollease clutches with up to a 56LB pull rating, whereby when we make commercial window coverings for interior use, as commercial shades for windows, they do not need nor have these exterior grade components, therefore the cost to you is less.  We can manufacture our Austin commercial window shades using either the plastic pull chains or stainless steel pull chains. The plastic pull chains work just fine for our commercial solar window shades, however for heavy use, heavy-handed use, we recommend using the stainless steel pull chains.

Same color as solar window screens

Question : I would like your Austin outdoor blinds for porch and patios to be the same color as the solar window screens you install for us, can you do this?  Can you make the patio sun shades out of the same solar shade fabric / color that you are making our solar window screens out of?

& Answer :  Absolutely, we can match the color of the solar window screens we put up for you.  We can make our solar window screens and our exterior sun shades for patios out of the same fabric, so they will be identical.  With that said, I recommend that you use the 97% shade fabric for the roller shades, as that difference in shading from the 90% we make our solar window screens out of to the 97% we make our outdoor patio blinds out of is a 70% increase in shade.  I very much recommend making your outdoor patio shades out of the 97% fabric versus the 90%.

Wind protection from patio sun screens.

Question : Can I use your outdoor roller shades to provide wind protection?  How durable are your retractable sun shades from wind? Can I leave the patio solar shades down if it is windy?  Will wind damage the patio shades?  How much wind can the patio blinds take?

& Answer :  My sun shades for decks and patio are for temporary shade purposes only, they are not to be used for wind protection.  Yes, the wind can not pass through them, so yes they will help with lite breezes, but they are not designed to provide wind protection.  When it is windy, the outdoor shades need to be taken up.  You never leave the solar shades down, especially not at night.  People ask all the time how much wind can the outdoor roller shades take, and I tell them that's a judgment call.  When you see the outdoor patio shades really flexing and moving, when you have strong gusts, the exterior sun shades need to be up.  They are tied down with the bungee tie-down system and the clutches are geared to not give, so the fabric will not get pulled off of the tube.  But with all that said, it's best to be smart and not allow strong winds to constantly beat on them.  Also, my roll up sun shades are hung very well, with the strongest mounting hardware manufactured for these types of outdoor sun shades, so they are not coming down, but you just don't need all that unnecessary pressure being put on the tie downs or the clutch.   And, keep in mind, the wind does not move through this fabric.  The fabric is 97% dense, which is 3% shy of a sail on a boat.  So, the fabric moves.  Check out the following pictures for examples. 

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining how my roll up patio shades are not for wind protection.  How wind impacts my patio screens.

For front home entrance

Question :  Can I use your roll up patio shades for the front of my home?  To shade my front door?  To provide sun shade for the front entrance of my home?

& Answer :  Not really because you don't want to leave the shades down unattended where they could get beaten up from the wind.  If you are needing the roller shade for a random occasion while you are sitting on the front patio, then yes they will be a good idea.  You just don't want these left down subjected to wind damage.    

sun screens & shades for porches

Question : I have an enclosed patio and am thinking of using your porch blinds for sun shade, is this a good idea?  Will your patio blinds benefit the enclosed patio I already have? 

& Answer :  My porch shades are a perfect fit for enclosed patio and porches.  Your enclosed patio gives you bug protection and my sun screens for porches will give you sun protection.  It's a perfect match.  I highly recommend for enclosed patios that are sun stricken to use my porch sun shades to provide sun shade.  Here are some pictures showing you what this looks like. 

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining using my outdoor sun shades for enclosed patios.  The benefits of using sun shades closed in patios.

I need wider than 16'

Question : I see that your widest outdoor sun shade option is 16' 192", but my opening is larger. Can I still use your outdoor solar shades?  

& Answer :  In this scenario, I could center the solar shade leaving a nominal 6" space on either side.  Or, I could install the outdoor roller shade flush to one side then use a longer bungee tie-down.  I am capable of making any size of bungee tie-downs on site.  So, whether it is 1' short or 2' short, I can make my bungee tie down long enough to still be able to tie the outdoor patio shade down.

& my Video Answer :  My video answer explaining how I address having an opening larger than 16'. 

side by side

Question : I have a 24' wide opening, can you install two of your 12' outdoor patio blinds next to each other to cover a 24' opening?

& Answer :  If there is a way to tie the meeting corners of the two patio blinds down, then the answer would be yes.  Say, if this span is over a handrail, and I can put my tie-down hooks on the handrail, then the answer would be yes.  I have to have someplace to tie the corners down.  Something to screw my hooks into. I can tie my roller blinds down to the concrete if they can drop that far. 

Question : Can we see your outdoor patio blinds first hand?  Do you have a showroom where we can see your outdoor manual solar shades?

& Answer :  I have my outdoor solar shades hanging within my pickup room at 183 and Burnet Rd.  I have an un-manned pickup room, something unique to me that I created and built.  Contact me and  I'll give you a personalized entrance code just for you and a map to the facility.  You can swing by 24/7 at any hour of any day.  Before you contact me, you'll need to provide me with pictures of your project so I know how to help you.  I need to see those pictures so I know what it is you have going on.  I may even make you a full Sales Video Presentation using your pictures that will go over in detail the entire project, all before you go to the facility. 

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