OpenRoller Cable Solar Screen, Phifer SunTex 95

In the fast-growing SilverLeaf community, this homeowner had a patio losing the battle with afternoon sun. We installed an OpenRoller cable-guided solar screen using Phifer SunTex 95, an exterior-grade fabric with about 5% openness that blocks roughly 95% of the sun's heat and UV while keeping a usable view to the outside.

SunTex 95 is a workhorse exterior solar fabric: dense enough to take the punch out of direct sun and glare, open enough that you can still see through it and feel some breeze. On a cable-guided OpenRoller system, it covers a wide opening without intrusive tracks, so the patio keeps its open feel when the screen is up and gets real solar relief when it's down. As with any cable-guided solar screen, the job here is heat and glare, not a bug seal, and that's exactly what this homeowner needed.

Written by Kent Taylor, Local Screen Specialist, Cheetah Screens

Project Details

Location:

SilverLeaf, St. Johns County, FL

System:

OpenRoller cable-guided solar screen

Fabric:

Phifer SunTex 95 (~5% openness, ~95% solar/UV block, view-through)

Best for:

Cutting afternoon heat and glare on a wide patio opening

Honest note:

Solar/heat control, not a sealed insect barrier