Solar Shades
Motorized Solar Shades
Turn a patio you avoid in July into the room you actually live in.
Heat Blocked
Up to 95% of solar heat
Fabrics
Mermet Satine & Natte
Openness
1%, 3%, 5%, 10%
Max Width
Up to ~32 ft single panel
Operation
Motorized, remote & voice
Warranty
Lifetime + free repairs
Overview
A motorized solar shade is an outdoor roller shade built for the space you sit in rather than the window you look through. Solar mesh rolls down from a housing above the opening, runs in side tracks so the wind cannot take it, and stops wherever you let go of the button. It is the difference between a covered patio that is technically shaded and one that is genuinely comfortable at four in the afternoon in July.
Covered patios in the Valley have a specific problem: the roof handles the sun overhead, and then the low western sun comes in sideways underneath it. That is the hour the space becomes unusable, and it is the hour a drop shade fixes. The mesh blocks up to 95% of the solar heat coming at the opening, and the temperature difference on the patio is immediate and obvious.
See Straight Through, the view from inside a shaded patio looking out through the mesh to a pool, rock feature, and saguaro
01 / 09Up to 95% Solar Heat Blocked
Stops the low afternoon sun at the edge of the patio.
Up to ~32 Ft in One Panel
A single clean shade instead of a patchwork of narrow ones.
Remote & Voice Control
Radio receiver built in; Google Home and Alexa optional.
Stops Anywhere
Shade the low sun and keep the view above it open.
Keep Your View
Mesh rather than a solid panel, so the yard stays in sight.
Raise It and It's Gone
Rolls up into the housing when the sun is off the patio.
Phoenix Valley Install
One Wide Panel, a single wide solar shade lowered across the full patio opening of a tile-roof home seen from across the pool
Build It Your Way
Options & Configurations
Fabric & Openness
- Satine, a decorative twill weave with a refined texture
- Natte, a classic 2x2 basketweave
- 1% or 3% openness for maximum heat and glare blocking
- 5% or 10% openness for brighter spaces and a clearer view
- Darker fabrics give the best visibility looking out
Sizing & Configuration
- Single panels up to roughly 32 feet wide
- Covered patios, pergolas, and Arizona rooms
- Side tracks to hold the panel steady in wind
- Multiple shades across a run, operated together or separately
- Frame and fabric colors matched to the exterior
Smart Control
- Motor with a built-in radio receiver, no wiring to run
- Remote raises, lowers, and stops shades individually or all at once
- Hub Connector add-on for Google Home and Alexa
- Timer scenes for automatic afternoon shading
- Stops at any position, not just fully up or fully down
Upgrade Option
One Button, the Whole Patio
- Handheld remote controls one shade or every shade, no WiFi required
- Voice control through Google Home and Alexa with the Hub Connector
- Timer scenes drop the west side automatically each afternoon
- Stops at any height, so you can shade the low sun and keep the view above it
- Radio receiver built into the motor, nothing to wire across the patio
- Quiet motors rated for years of daily cycles
Where It Shines
Where a Drop Shade Earns Its Keep
West-Facing Patios
The reason most people call. The roof shades the space until about four, then the low sun comes in sideways underneath it and the patio empties out. This is the opening a drop shade was designed for.
Pergolas & Ramadas
Slatted structures give dappled shade, which is pleasant in April and not much help in July. A shade on the sun-facing side turns it into a space with a usable afternoon.
Outdoor Kitchens & Bars
Cooking outdoors in summer is hard enough without the sun on the back of your neck. Shading the working side keeps the counter and the seating usable through the evening.
Pool Decks
Somewhere to retreat to between swims, close enough to keep an eye on the water. Raise it once the sun is off the deck and the view of the pool comes straight back.
Arizona Rooms
An enclosed or partly enclosed patio that gets too hot to use for months at a stretch. Dropping the sun-facing side is usually the difference between three usable seasons and four.
Common Questions
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