Solar Screen Shades in Huntsville, AL
Your windows shouldn't bake your living room or ruin your screens. Solar screen shades cut the heat and glare without blocking your view or making the room feel like a cave.
✓ Locally Owned
✓ In Business Since 1997
✓ 2,700+ Homes Served
✓ Residential & Commercial
✓ Motorized Available
We get it.
The afternoon sun hits your west-facing windows and everything changes. The room heats up. The glare on your TV or monitor makes it unwatchable. You end up closing the blinds and sitting in the dark which defeats the whole point of having windows.
Standard blinds and shades fix the glare but kill the light and view. Solar screen shades are different. The perforated fabric filters the sun without blacking out the window you keep your view, lose the glare, and the room stays noticeably cooler.
Solar screens might be right for you if:
You have west or south-facing windows that bake rooms in the afternoon
Glare on TVs, monitors, or screens is a daily frustration
You want heat reduction without losing natural light
You have a sunroom that's unusable in summer
You manage a commercial space with large windows and heat/glare issues
How it Works
How Our Solar Screen Shade Installation Works
Step 1 | In-Home Consult
After an initial phone call, which usually includes a ballpark estimate, we come to you! We'll take exact measurements, walk through your options and provide a proposal. No pressure, no stress.
Step 2 | We Custom Order
Every shade is ordered to your exact window dimensions in the openness level that makes the most sense for your space.
Step 3 | We Install It
Our team completes the installation and makes sure everything operates correctly. For motorized systems, we walk you through the controls.
what’s included
What Our Solar Screen Shade Installation Includes
In-home measurement of every window
Openness level selection: 1%, 3%, 5%, 7%, or 10%
Motorized operation available (smart home compatible)
Custom-sized shades ordered to your exact dimensions
Professional installation by our own team
Post-install walkthrough
Understanding openness levels: The openness percentage refers to how much light passes through the fabric. 1% blocks the most maximum heat and glare reduction, minimal outward view. 10% lets in more light and view but less blockage. Most homeowners with significant heat and glare issues do well with 3%–5%. We help you choose during the estimate.
Why Choose Us
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"Great all around experience. We are very happy with our outdoor sunshades. Garrett, the Blinds and Borders representative, arrived on time and was very knowledgeable about the products. We made our selection and the motorized shades were installed very nicely 2 weeks later." — Clayton Newkirk
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" Melissa and Garrett with Blinds and Borders were so easy to work with during the selection and installation! They were very responsive and ensured the installation was perfect." — Todd Mullins
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"Blinds and Boarders did an absolutely outstanding job! The entire team Melissa, Garret, and Alexander, was truly professional throughout the whole process." — Rod Veal
Solar screen shades are one of our most-installed products for both residential and commercial clients.
We've done them in sunrooms, west-facing bedrooms, home offices, open-plan living areas, and large commercial facilities across Huntsville and North Alabama. We understand how the different openness levels perform in real-world conditions and we'll give you an honest recommendation based on your specific sun exposure and goals, not whatever is easiest to sell.
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More About Our
Solar Screen Shades
Blinds and Borders installs custom solar screen shades for homeowners and businesses throughout Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Harvest, Meridianville, Mooresville, Ardmore, Belle Mina, and Owens Cross Roads, AL. Solar screen shades use a specialized perforated fabric that filters sunlight reducing heat gain and eliminating glare while still allowing natural light in and maintaining an outward view.
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Solar screen fabric is available in multiple openness levels: 1%, 3%, 5%, 7%, and 10%. The lower the percentage, the more light and heat is blocked — and the less outward view you retain. Most residential applications in North Alabama work well with 3%–5%. For maximum heat reduction in a sunroom or south-facing space, 1% is often the right call.
Solar screen shades are popular for both residential and commercial projects. In commercial settings, particularly offices and government facilities, they're a standard specification for managing glare on monitors and reducing HVAC load on large-windowed spaces.
Every shade is custom-ordered to your window dimensions and installed by our own team. Blinds and Borders has been locally owned in Huntsville since 1997 and has served 2,700+ homes and 240+ commercial clients across North Alabama.
Stop Letting the Sun Win. Book Your Free Estimate Today.
FAQs
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Solar screen shades use a perforated, mesh-like fabric specifically designed to block heat and UV radiation while maintaining visibility. Regular roller shades use solid fabric that blocks light and view completely when closed. Solar screens are the choice when you want heat and glare reduction without losing your view.
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It depends on your goals. 1%–3% gives you the most heat and glare reduction. 5%–10% lets in more light and view. We help you choose during the in-home estimate based on your specific windows and sun exposure.
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Pricing varies based on window size — solar screens are a common choice for commercial projects with large windows, which affects cost significantly. For residential, most windows fall in the $450–$650+ range. We give you an exact quote on the in-home visit.
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Yes — and it's a popular choice for large windows or spaces where you want to adjust shades throughout the day without getting up.
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Yes. They're one of our most-installed commercial products for managing glare and heat load in offices, conference rooms, and government facilities.
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