Exterior Patio Shades In Gardner
Exterior Patio Shades & Patio Screens in Gardner, KS
Exterior Patio Shades, also called patio screens, outdoor shades or solar screens, make a covered patio in Gardner usable on a summer afternoon. The trees in a new subdivision are years from giving real shade, and our Solar Shield Blinds Exterior Patio Shades come down on the outside to stop the sun, the wind and the bugs before they reach the chairs.
Where It Fits In Gardner
Where patio screens and outdoor shades fit in Gardner
Exterior shades mount to a structure, like a covered patio, a pergola or a covered deck, and on a newer Gardner lot they do the work a mature tree will do someday.
- Covered patios on new buildsA covered patio built with the house gets sun under the roof once the sun drops low. A shade on the open side keeps it usable through dinner.
- Raised covered decksA covered deck off the kitchen catches wind from every side. Shades on the open sides turn it into a room you use in April and October.
- Porches on Gardner LakeA porch facing the water is the reason to own the house. A darker screen keeps the view of the lake clear while it cuts the sun and the bugs.
- PergolasOpen rafters overhead don't stop much sun. Add shades between the posts and it becomes a shaded room you control from a remote.
Worth Knowing
Wind rated screens for open Gardner lots
An exterior shade stops sun, wind, rain and bugs on the outside, which no interior shade can do. Gardner sits on flat, open ground near the southwest corner of Johnson County, and wind across a new subdivision is the real test. Our Self-Adjusting Tracks are why these shades carry a 75 mph wind rating: the fabric is captured from top to bottom on both sides, and the tracks flex with a hard gust and pull the screen tight again once it passes. Sun and wind sensors can lower and raise the shades for you when nobody is home.
Most of the planning is about which sides of the patio to close. A covered patio facing west gets most of the benefit from a shade on that side, and a deck closed in on three sides becomes a room you use in spring and fall. A single shade covers an opening from 3 feet to 30 feet wide and up to 20 feet tall, and darker screens like Charcoal and Flat Black give the clearest view out while lighter ones keep it brighter underneath.
These shades hang from a header, so a bare slab with no roof over it needs a Retractable Awning instead, and exterior orders take 8 to 10 weeks from order to install. The consultation is free, the quote is itemized at your house and held for 180 days, and a Crew Lead runs each install while our Install Techs clean up and walk you through the controls.
What Comes As Standard
- 75 mphWind rating, with wind rated side tracks
- Wind ratedSelf-adjusting side tracks
- Sun sensorsAnd wind sensors that retract for you
- 8 to 10 wksOrder to install on exterior work
- Carefree GuaranteeA lifetime product warranty that transfers if you sell, plus our five year service guarantee
- Free Temporary ShadesOn every window you order for, installed while your custom order is made
Our Process
Planned, measured, and installed by our team in Gardner
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Gardner home or office. We'll listen to what you're wanting to accomplish with your windows, take a good look at every opening, and explain the options that will actually work for them.
- On the spot quoteWe take the time to make sure you know exactly what you're getting, and you'll have a complete and exact quote before we leave, so there are no surprises on install day.
- Installed by our teamEverything we install is custom built to the exact measurements of your windows, and when ready, professionally installed by our full time installers. Most projects are installed in less than a day.
Screen Colors
Exterior screen colors we bring to Gardner
Your Design Specialist holds each one up against your siding, stone and trim so you see it in your own light before you decide.
Flat Black
The clearest view out of anything here. A dark screen absorbs light rather than scattering it, so the yard stays sharp.
Charcoal
A middle tone that reads as shadow from outside, with a clear view from inside.
Granite
A gray with visible texture in the weave. Holds up against stone and painted siding without going flat.
Tobacco
Warm mid brown. The usual pick where the house has cedar or a stained deck.
Espresso Texture
A woven texture rather than a flat color, which breaks up a very large span so it does not read as one sheet.
Shadow Texture
Blue gray with a textured weave. The one that suits a modern exterior with gray or black window frames.
Stone Texture
A pale textured neutral. Brighter underneath than the darks, and it hides dust between cleans.
Bone
Soft off white. Light stays bright under the shade, at the cost of some outward visibility.
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Straight Answers
Exterior Patio Shades questions from Gardner homeowners
Yes. It's rated to 75 mph, with Self-Adjusting Tracks holding the fabric tight down both sides so it can't flap. In a real storm we'd still raise them, and if you're away a wind sensor takes care of it.
Not by themselves. These shades hang from something overhead: a porch roof, a pergola beam or the roof of a covered deck. For a bare slab behind a new house, a Retractable Awning gives you the cover first, and your Design Specialist will tell you which fits.
Yes. The side tracks hold the fabric edge to edge so bugs, wind and rain stay out, and a brush guard at the headbox stops insects from climbing into the roll. A porch near Gardner Lake on a summer evening is where you notice it.
No. A screen keeps the view, and darker colors give the clearest one. Lighter screens brighten the space underneath and soften the view a little, and we bring samples to hold up outside on your porch.
Each exterior shade is made to its own opening, so the build runs 8 to 10 weeks from order to install, where indoor shades take 4 to 6. The install itself takes our crew about a day on most Gardner patios.
Yes. The powder coated aluminum headbox, tracks and bottom rail have a manufacturer lifetime warranty, and the Carefree Guarantee layers on five years of free service, one Life Happens repair and lifetime product coverage a buyer inherits.
Nearby
Exterior Patio Shades around Gardner
We serve all of Gardner, KS, including Downtown Gardner, Cottage Creek, Genesis Creek, Symphony Farms, Prairie Trace and Gardner Lake. ZIP code 66030.
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Tim & Denise Sanders are the founders of Solar Shield Blinds
Tim and Denise founded Solar Shield Blinds in 2006 with one simple mission; to bring elevated comfort to more people, in more places. Over the years they have hired and trained a professional team of like minded individuals who all continue to push toward that same mission every day. Tim now oversees the sales and installation side of the business by training and growing the team. Denise is over people & finances and her role helps Solar Shield Blinds continue to stay focused on an amazing team culture.
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