Window shade screens for some windows, but not all. What are the rules?

To improve the overall aesthetic appeal, we suggest adding solar screens to all windows on one side of a home to ensure a consistent appearance for those without. This considerate strategy not only enhances the design but also optimizes energy efficiency where it matters most.

Can we leave window shade screens off some of the back windows?

Here’s a home that has window shade screens installed only on two of the back windows. Since this is the back of the house, this appearance might be acceptable for some homeowners.

Now, let’s compare this with another example below. The following picture shows a uniform look, where all the windows are covered with solar screens.

In this example, the homeowner made a deliberate choice to install window shading screens exclusively on the second-floor windows. They decided against adding screens to any of the windows on the first floor. This decision may reflect considerations such as aesthetics, sunlight exposure, or energy efficiency preferences. I don’t recall this installation, but my intuition suggests it was due to cost considerations. Typically, that’s the reason people choose not to maintain uniformity. I find it difficult to understand, especially since my pricing for outdoor sun blinds is quite reasonable.

This patio could benefit nicely from my exterior roll up patio shades.

Installing on all the windows. Shading all the windows. Make your installation look uniform with window shade screens.

Having window shade screens installed on all windows can create a more uniform appearance. In this picture, you can see that the homeowner decided to place solar screens on all of the windows at the back of their house in Austin, TX, including the sliding doors. See here for pricing to put solar screens on sliding doors.

Here is a front view of that same home. This Austin, TX, sun screen shades for windows customer had screens installed on every window.

To see as a contrasting example, the following home has solar screens covering all its windows except for a few on the back. The homeowner reasoned that these were upstairs in a room that they didn't use much. To me, why not shade them? The cost for more exterior sun shades would not have been that much higher.

The following installation is clean and uniform, with all windows covered by solar screens. The back patio even has a privacy window screen on the patio door and the adjacent window. Look how consistent this installation looks.

The picture shows the back of a house where the homeowner decided to install solar screens only on windows without blinds. I frequently do installations like this. This isn't the only area the homeowner covered; he also installed screens on other sides of the house. However, at the back, he doesn't get much sun and wanted only those windows shaded. His reasoning was that the windows with blinds already block enough sunlight, so additional shading wasn't necessary. Plus, the windows he has are fairly new, so he didn't need to replace the basic window screens. People will often have a need to replace their current insect screens, and instead of doing that, they will do so with exterior sun shades for windows. Our shade screens replace the need for basic bug screens.

Example of an outdoor fixed shading solution for office windows

Office outdoor window shades

In general, commercial exterior sun screen shade installations differ from residential ones, primarily because commercial windows typically do not feature operable windows with insect screens.

Example of indoor rollup shading solutions for office windows

Office indoor window shades In addition to commercial solar screens, we also provide commercial interior window shade coverings, which are roll-up blinds we manufacture here in Austin that we install on the inside of retail/commercial/office/restaurant buildings.

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