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Exterior solar screen shades are retractable outdoor coverings made from tightly woven fabric designed to help block heat and direct sunlight. For Sonoma County homes, they provide flexible shade for patios and other outdoor living spaces while reducing glare and helping create a more comfortable environment. Depending on the openness of the fabric weave, solar screens can also provide privacy while preserving visibility to the outdoors.
In addition to providing retractable shade for covered patios, exterior solar screen shades can be installed outside large windows and doors where homeowners want to reduce heat and glare without relying solely on interior window treatments. They are particularly useful when preserving a view matters or when an exterior shade solution better complements the design of the home.
Hartley Window Coverings stands behind the quality of our exterior solar screens and installation services. Motorized components carry a 5-year warranty, while warranty coverage for fabrics and other materials varies depending on the manufacturer, fabric selection, and openness factor.
Hartley also provides a 1-year service warranty on installations, giving you added confidence after your new shades are installed. After the applicable warranty period has ended, service visits and repairs are subject to a fee.
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Hartley’s exterior solar shades use a sophisticated zipper-track system designed to keep the screen securely positioned within its track. This helps keep insects and pests outside while also creating a defined enclosure for covered outdoor spaces. The shades also reduce exposure to high heat and direct UV rays, helping improve comfort in sun-exposed areas of your Sonoma County home.
The openness of solar-screen fabric can be selected to balance privacy with visibility. That means you can enjoy views of your yard, vineyard, hills, or surrounding Sonoma County landscape while making it more difficult for people outside to see into your space during the day.
Exterior solar screen shades help control excessive sunlight before it reaches interior living areas or overwhelms an outdoor space. Hartley’s solar screens can stop as much as 95% of unwanted solar heat while also reducing infrared light and UV exposure. Multiple fabric and light-control options allow homeowners to choose how much natural light they want to preserve.
Exterior solar shades can also help create a more enclosed outdoor environment. The zipper-track design helps prevent insects from entering while creating an additional boundary for pets, allowing you to enjoy a covered patio or outdoor living space with fewer interruptions from bugs.
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Imagine adjusting your exterior solar screens without leaving your seat. Hartley’s motorized solar shades can use Somfy motors and the Somfy app, adding convenience by making shade control easier while helping reduce interior temperatures by 15-20 degrees through compatible systems that connect with Google Home or Amazon Alexa. Whether you want more privacy, additional shade, or more sunlight, smart-home integration makes adjusting your exterior shades simple.
Hartley offers exterior solar screen shades in a wide range of functional and aesthetic configurations. During your Sonoma County in-home consultation, our design team can help you compare fabrics, colors, openness levels, controls, sizes, housings, and other options to create an exterior shading solution suited to your property.
Our exterior roller shades can be configured as motorized shades, giving you control at the touch of a button. Depending on the system selected, shades can be operated with or without a smartphone for added convenience, and compatible home-automation options can be used to adjust your shades based on your preferences or time of day.
Hartley offers an extensive selection of exterior solar screens. You can customize the style and color of the shade, fabric opacity, fabric type, motor and control options, sizing, and housing, and fiberglass solar screen fabrics typically provide clearer views than polyester. Our design consultants help you combine these choices into a solution designed to complement your Sonoma County home and how you use the space.
Not every patio, window, door, or opening in a commercial space is the same size. Hartley’s exterior solar shades are available in multiple dimensions, with options spanning up to 32 feet wide, making them suitable for everything from residential openings to larger covered outdoor areas.
The zipper-track system keeps the screen fabric taut in windy conditions and helps prevent insects and other pests from entering the enclosed space. For covered Sonoma County patios and outdoor living areas, this creates a more comfortable environment while maintaining the flexibility of a retractable screen.
Solar screens from Hartley Window Coverings can be customized in a variety of colors. The housing, track, and screen can all be coordinated with your home’s exterior aesthetic, with options ranging from understated neutral tones to more distinctive colors. Your design consultant can help you select a combination that looks intentional within your existing architecture.
Hartley Window Coverings solar screens help reduce harsh sunlight, improve comfort, and protect patios, windows, and outdoor living areas from excess heat and glare.
Fiberglass-core solar screen fabrics are made with thinner yarns than many polyester-core options, creating a cleaner view-through while still adding shade and privacy.
Because fiberglass is lighter and more stable in high temperatures, these screens are less likely to stretch, droop, or wrinkle in direct sun compared to heavier polyester fabrics.
Hartley Window Coverings offers high-quality, American-made screen solutions with local guidance to help homeowners choose the right balance of shade, privacy, and visibility.
Transform a covered patio into a more comfortable outdoor retreat and help keep your home cool with custom exterior solar screens. Retractable shades provide protection from direct sunlight while helping create a defined space for relaxing, dining, or entertaining without permanently closing off your outdoor living area.
When complete room darkening is required, exterior-mounted shades can provide blackout coverage before sunlight reaches the glass. This makes exterior screen solutions useful for spaces such as bedrooms and entertainment rooms where controlling incoming light is especially important.
Large windows and glass doors can provide beautiful Sonoma County views while also allowing significant heat and glare into the home. Exterior solar shades give you the flexibility to preserve the view when desired and lower the shade when you need additional comfort, glare reduction, or UV protection, especially in sun-exposed areas where they can help lower energy costs.
Add more functionality to a covered pergola with retractable solar screen shades tailored to the pergola’s location and exposure. Installed around appropriate openings, the screens can create additional shade and enclosure while preserving the character and openness that make pergolas appealing outdoor living spaces.
Hartley Window Coverings offers high-quality American-made screen and window covering solutions for homes that need comfort, privacy, and lasting style. With custom product options and local guidance, Hartley helps homeowners choose blinds, shades, screens, shutters, and exterior solutions that complement their space and perform well over time.
Fill out our contact form below or give us a call today. A Hartley designer will visit your Sonoma County home to present exterior solar screen shade options and learn more about your space, shade requirements, design preferences, and goals.
During your in-home consultation, we’ll help you identify the solar screen solution that best fits your needs and preferences while staying within your project budget. We’ll review relevant fabric, sizing, control, and customization options and answer your questions before you make a decision.
After your consultation, Hartley will provide an estimate for your custom exterior solar screen shades. Once your purchase is finalized, our installers will schedule installation at a convenient time and fit the shades according to the specifications established for your property.
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“Let me start by saying I was referred to Hartley by another vendor who couldn’t offer what I needed to fit a quite awkward space. I was extremely pleased with Hartley - not just the quality of products offered and the service, but just as important, their creativity in meeting my needs and budget. Also, their installers were very professional and neat about cleanup. Would certainly recommend them!”
“My wife & I had the entire Hartley crew come to our newly rebuilt home in Coffee Park. They installed motorized blinds for ALL the windows and installed a beautiful motorized awning shade for our back patio since it faces west… Can’t say enough great things about this company! If you need blinds or especially an outdoor awning to shade your patio, these are the folks to have to do it! Professional, responsible, clean, and they communicate very well with your needs and keep you up to date on the progress. It helped to make our new house a real home.”
“After using Hartley Window Coverings through this past year I would not go elsewhere! Their people and responses to any questions at all times are truly refreshing! Julie the sales rep went the extra mile and Mike the owner is incredibly sensitive to the customer's needs. The guys who installed were great as well and tidy. Can’t say enough about their service procedures. Give them a call for any type of window coverings inside or out!”
"From the moment I contacted Hartley Window Coverings I was treated with the best customer service. From the sales staff, Rachel is so knowledgeable and helpful, to the installers, who were respectful of my time and my home. I felt like I was their top priority and it has been the best experience of all the home contractors I have dealt with in the last 18 months. Love my new shades!"
"We were very happy doing business with Hartley Window Coverings- Sasha came over for the initial consult and was very professional. The installers were friendly, considerate, and knowledgeable. We highly recommend Hartley and would be happy to work with them again."
"We recently used Hartley Window Coverings for new window treatments in our great room and new vertical blinds in the kitchen dining area. Rachel was so helpful in guiding us through the process. When it came time for the installation Gabe, Jesus, and Chris were very neat and careful with our hardwood and tile floors... Rachel was always there when the installation was finished to make sure that we were pleased with the results. The level of customer service from everyone at Hartley is 5 star."
"Working with Maygen was delightful. During our rebuild, she came to our new home multiple times to go over the options available to us. When we finally moved in, she was on hand to help with refining our selections and getting everything installed as soon as possible... I wish all of the vendors we worked with offered the service that Hartley does. There was never any finger-pointing or discussion about any of the little issues that arose. We are extremely satisfied with the products and service provided by Hartley."
“I love my Lutron Palladium shades. They shade my stairwell and living room from southern and western sun glare. The remote controls are easy to use and never give me any trouble. Hartley Window Coverings is the BEST!!”
“We worked with Ann at Hartley Window Coverings on a high-end whole house remodel with an articulate and particular client. Ann navigated the selection process and was able to meet the client’s requirements professionally while communicating changes with us so we could complete the appropriate paperwork on our end. The installation of the final product was also amazing. It was an exposed application, so everything had to be perfect. The job came out perfectly, the client was happy, and we were happy. We greatly appreciate Hartley Window’s partnership.”
"If Hartley Window Coverings has what you are looking for, then no need to look any further. The service from start to finish was outstanding. The shutters we selected have transformed the look and feel of our home."
As Santa Rosa’s mobile window-covering provider, we come to you. Hartley is a company providing custom interior and exterior window-covering solutions throughout Sonoma County and the surrounding Northern Bay Area. Whether you’re in Santa Rosa or another Sonoma County community, our in-home consultation makes exploring custom exterior shades in Sonoma County convenient.
Our service area includes, but is not limited to:
Santa Rosa: From historic Railroad Square to Bennett Valley, we provide custom window coverings and exterior shade solutions for homes and business clients throughout Santa Rosa.
Sonoma County: From Sonoma to Petaluma and communities throughout the county, Hartley brings custom window treatments and professional installation directly to local homes and businesses.
Napa Valley: We proudly provide luxury window coverings and exterior solutions for Napa Valley residents and surrounding communities.
Marin County: Hartley’s service area extends into Marin County, serving homeowners throughout its towns and communities.
Wine Country: We serve homes, wineries, and other properties throughout Wine Country with custom window coverings designed around each property’s architecture, views, functional needs, and energy efficiency goals.
Exterior solar screens, also known as retractable solar screens or sun shades, extend vertically across an opening to provide shade and help insulate the enclosed space. They are commonly used to reduce direct sunlight and high temperatures on patios and other covered outdoor areas.
Solar screens can be installed in outdoor areas with a permanent roof or suitable supporting structure. Common applications include covered porches, patios, pergolas, and garages, as well as appropriately configured windows and doors.
Retractable solar screens extend vertically across an opening, while awnings in Sonoma County provide overhead shade by extending outward from the home. Unlike motorized awnings, which create top-down cover over patios and outdoor living areas, solar screens are particularly useful when you want to shade or partially enclose an opening from sunlight, heat, and insects. Awnings are designed primarily to create shade over an outdoor area.
Outdoor window shades can improve comfort while providing privacy, controlling natural light, reducing glare, and protecting patios, porches, windows, and doors from direct UV exposure. Because exterior shades intercept sunlight before it reaches the glass or living space, they can also help reduce unwanted solar heat, lower energy costs, and improve energy efficiency.
Exterior window shades help reduce exposure to sunlight and heat, and options like motorized screens can still preserve natural light and outdoor visibility while also adding privacy, insect control, and another layer of insulation to a covered outdoor space.
Solar screen fabrics are available with different weave openness levels. Certain fabrics make it more difficult to see into the space from outside during the day while allowing people inside to maintain their view outward. Your Hartley designer can help you select the appropriate fabric based on your desired balance of privacy, visibility, and shade.
Yes. Hartley installs interior and exterior window coverings throughout Santa Rosa and neighboring counties, including Sonoma County. Our in-home process includes consultation, product selection, estimating, and professional installation of custom exterior solar screen shades.
Exterior solar shades can make covered outdoor areas more comfortable and usable by adding shade, privacy, and protection from direct sunlight. They can also improve the functionality of windows, doors, patios, and other exterior openings, making them a practical home improvement for homeowners who value usable indoor-outdoor living spaces.
They can be a valuable solution for homes with significant sun exposure, glare, or heat gain through windows and outdoor living spaces. By stopping a portion of solar heat before it reaches the glass or occupied area, exterior shades can improve comfort while giving you flexible control over sunlight, privacy, and outdoor visibility.
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