Exterior · Solar · Hurricane screens
Exterior, solar & hurricane screens, made for the coast.
Southwest Florida living happens outdoors — and the light, heat and storms here are real. Motorized exterior and solar screens make a lanai or patio usable all day while keeping your view; motorized hurricane screens add storm-season protection. We help you choose the right system for your openings, then measure, install and calibrate it in person.
What exterior screens do
Lanais, patios & pool cages
Enclose and shade an outdoor room so it's usable through the hottest, brightest part of the day — without walling off the view.
Solar heat & glare
Exterior shading intercepts the sun before it reaches the glass, which is the most effective place to cut heat and glare.
Daytime privacy — with the view kept
Solar-screen fabrics soften sightlines into the home during the day while you still see out to the water or garden.
Insect control
Screen systems can keep an outdoor space comfortable and bug-free where the openings and fabric are suited to it.
Large & tall openings
Motorized screens span wide lanai and patio openings that are impractical for other treatments, at the touch of a button.
Storm-season protection
Motorized hurricane screens are a separate, purpose-built system for storm protection — distinct from everyday solar/privacy screens.
Solar/privacy screens vs. hurricane screens
It’s worth separating two different products that both roll down over an opening. Everyday solar and privacy screens are about comfort — cutting heat and glare, softening daytime sightlines, and keeping bugs out while you keep your view and airflow. Hurricane screens are a distinct, purpose-engineered system intended for storm protection.
Whether a specific screen carries a particular wind rating, Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance — and whether it may affect an insurance wind-mitigation credit — depends on the exact product and your home, and must be confirmed with the manufacturer’s approval documents and your insurer or a licensed inspector. We don’t promise ratings, code compliance or insurance savings sight-unseen; we verify them for your project. See our honest guide below for how those pieces fit together.
Learn more
Exterior & lanai shading
How exterior shading works on Southwest Florida lanais and patios, and how to choose.
Read →GuideHurricane screens, wind mitigation & insurance
An honest, source-backed look at storm screens and the insurance wind-mitigation picture in Florida.
Read →InspirationExterior screen ideas
Browse exterior and lanai screen looks in the inspiration gallery.
Browse →No pressure, just expertise
Talk through your lanai or openings
Tell Central Shades about your space — the openings, the sun, the view you want to keep, and whether storm protection matters — and we'll recommend the right exterior or hurricane screen system. We reply within one business day.
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