The fabric decides the view.
How much of the yard you keep and how much sun you stop is a choice of weave, made per opening against the way it faces. These are the Phifer fabrics we specify most, with the full range below, and the samples are in the showroom.
Illustrative renders. Fabric names, openness and colors follow Phifer’s published SunTex and No-See-Ums ranges; color on screen is approximate. Samples are in the Blue Note A/V showroom in Farmers Branch.
Phifer SunTex 95 and 97
The fabric for motorized screens. A full basketweave of vinyl-coated polyester, thinner and lighter than the original SunTex so it rolls tightly into the housing. SunTex 97 is the closer weave, for glare and daytime privacy; SunTex 95 keeps more of the view.
- Openness
- About 3 percent (97) and 5 percent (95)
- Sun blocked
- About 97 and 95 percent
- Used in
- Motorized screens
Phifer SunTex 80 and 90
The heavier original SunTex weave, made for framed panels and screen doors rather than rollers. It stops most of the sun's heat before it reaches the patio or the glass behind it, and SunTex 80 is the most open of the sun fabrics, so it keeps the most view.
- Openness
- About 20 percent (80) and 10 percent (90)
- Sun blocked
- About 80 and 90 percent
- Used in
- Fixed panels and screen doors
Phifer No-See-Ums
A tight 20 by 20 fiberglass weave that stops gnats, sand flies and no-see-ums, the insects ordinary screen lets through, and still keeps the breeze and the view. Vinyl-coated glass yarn, so it resists rust and corrosion and will not burn.
- Weave
- 20 by 20 fiberglass
- Made for
- Insects, not sun
- Used in
- Screen doors, fixed panels and pool enclosures
Clear vinyl
For a patio used through the winter. A clear vinyl window set in a fabric border, rolled into the same housing and run in the same zipper track as a sun screen, so it keeps out wind, rain and cold while the view stays open. Often paired with a sun screen on the same opening.
- View
- Clear, through the window
- Made for
- Wind, rain and cold
- Used in
- Motorized screens, up to 16 by 12 feet
These are the fabrics we specify most, not the limit.
We order every fabric the manufacturer offers, its own house fabrics included, and bring the samples to the visit. The numbers are the share of sun each weave stops, and every color listed is one the manufacturer stocks. Swatches are the fabric makers’ own photographs. For the best price, ask about our house fabric.
- Phifer
- SunTex 95, 97 and 99
Alpaca
Black
Carbon
Chestnut
Dark Bronze
Mocha
Sand
Stucco
White
White/Grey
SunTex 95 and 97 Matte
Black
Dark Bronze
Iron Grey
Niko
SunTex 80 and 90
Beige
Black
Brown
Dark Bronze
Grey
Stucco
No-See-Ums and TuffScreen
Black
- Twitchell
- Nano 95
Almond Brown
Bone
Charcoal
Espresso
Black
Granite
Sable
Shadow
Stone Texture
Tobacco
Tumbleweed
White
Nano 97
Almond
Café
Black
Bone
Charcoal
Desert Sand
Espresso
Granite
Sable
Shadow Texture
Stone Texture
Tobacco
Tumbleweed
Nano 99
Charcoal
Espresso
Black
Granite
Tobacco
Nano 80 and Twitchell 90
Black
Black/Brown
Brown
Desert Sand
Dusk Grey
Sandstone
White
Nano 55
Black
White
Nano 70
Black
Dimout
Flat Black
Charcoal
Espresso Texture
Grey
Putty
Shadow Texture
Stone Texture
Tan
Tobacco
- Visiontex
- 85
Shadow
Daylight
Night Sky
94
Bondi
Bark
Carbon Black
Graphite
Graystone
Havana
Ivory
Ice White
Titan Grey
Desert
Java
99
Brownstone
Basalt
Claystone
Goldstone
Onyx
Pebble
Sahara
Sandstone
Tungsten
- House fabricBlack and charcoal, in three weaves. The value choice.
- 80
- Orbit
90- Horizon
95- Nebula
- Cosmos (charcoal)
Openness and sun-blocking figures are Phifer’s published approximations. Color on a screen is never quite the fabric in daylight, which is why the samples matter.
Read more on this.
Guide · Fabrics · Phifer SunTex & No-See-UmsWhich Fabric for Your Patio Screens
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Guide · Fixed Panels · Choosing the InfillSunTex, Insect Screen, Glass, or Polycarbonate
A fixed screen panel is a frame and an infill, and the infill is the real choice. Sun fabric, insect mesh, glass, or polycarbonate — each closes an opening a different way. Here is how we pick the one for each side of a patio.
Guide · Motorized Screens · Dallas–Fort WorthThe Patio, Usable in August
A Dallas patio sits empty from June to September for three reasons — the afternoon sun, the insects, and the wind. Exterior screens answer all three, then come up out of sight when the evening turns pleasant.
Start with the free call.
Fifteen minutes tells us both whether screens are the right answer for the patio, and roughly what they involve. No payment, no obligation.
Telephone
214 865 9936Showroom
11410 Mathis Ave, Office 1, Farmers Branch, TX 75234 — our showroom. Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, by appointment
Send a few photographs of the openings and which way they face. That is usually enough for a first answer.
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