Patio screens in Plano · Texas
Brick patios, two columns, two screens.
Plano patios are brick-columned and face the yard: a covered patio off the family room, two or three bays between the columns, and the west sun across them from mid-afternoon. One screen per bay, all stopped at the same line, turns the patio into a room. We measure, make and install from Farmers Branch, about twenty-five minutes up the Tollway.
The houses, and what suits them.
Brick on established lots, covered patios with brick columns, a lawn beyond. Dark screens between the columns so the yard stays in view, one per bay, with the housing under the eave.
Light on light, dark for the view.
Black, charcoal or brown on the brick; a dark screen disappears against a brick column and keeps the view. Light fabrics where the house is painted.
Compare the fabrics →Five steps, one firm from the first call.
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The call
Fifteen minutes about the patio, which way it faces and what you want from it.
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The visit
We come to Plano with the samples, measure every opening and check power and the slab.
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The design
Fabric per opening, screens or panels, how they are controlled, and one written price.
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Made to measure
Each screen is made in Richardson to your openings, three to four weeks.
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Installed
The same people who measured install, usually in a day, and set every screen to stop at the same line.
What Plano homeowners ask us first.
Do I need HOA approval in Plano?
Usually yes for anything on the exterior, and most associations approve screens on the rear elevation when the frame color matches the trim. We give you a one-page submittal with the frame color, the fabric and a photo of a similar installation, which is what the architectural committee wants to see.
Can screens go on a house that is already finished?
Yes, and most of our work is. The housing surface-mounts above the opening and the side tracks go on the face of the posts or jambs, with 120 V brought to the motor end. Recessed, hidden housings are for new construction, planned before the ceiling closes.
How wide can one screen be?
Up to 22 1/2 ft on a zipper track, 25 ft recessed. A wider patio is split at a post or column so every screen stops at the same line.
How long does it take?
Three to four weeks from the deposit to installation, most of it the screens being made to your measurements in Richardson. Installation is usually a day.
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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.
The inquiry form →Screens on the same keypads as the rest of the house, programmed by the same firm.
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