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2018 Austin TX Texas Apartment MultiFamily Solar Window Screens Project

Updated: Oct 31

Austin TX Texas Solar Screens Project Installed The Summer Of 2018.


For this multi-family apartment community in Austin, Texas, we installed 80% solar screens on all of the windows. The owner wanted every window covered with solar screens to ensure a uniform appearance throughout the property. As a result, every window is shaded, and none were left out.


This apartment community in Austin, Texas appears stunning with our solar sun shade screens enhancing its beauty.


  • For window shade.

  • Our solar screens are the answer.

  • For a way to hide the interior of the units.

  • Our solar window screens are what you are looking for.

  • For a way to make the multi-family property look consistent.

  • Uniform in appearance.

  • Aesthetically at it’s best.

  • Shade the windows with our 60%, 80% or 90% solar screens.


Austin apartment complex wearing our 80% solar screens

What a good-looking Austin multifamily apartment solar screen project from the Austin Shade Team looks like


We can provide shading for your multifamily property in Austin, Texas, using shade screens that offer 60%, 80%, or 90% shade.


As depicted in the image below, the 90% setting offers the deepest shade. The 90% shade screen conceals a larger portion of the window, thereby obscuring more of the tenant's interior possessions and hiding the blinds.


While the 60% shade screens do not effectively conceal the interior, they also fail to hide the blinds and other belongings well. We rarely use the 60% fabric for apartment installations. 


The 80% shade screens effectively provide concealment. They strike a good balance, as the pricing is approximately 3-5% lower than that of 90% screens. The 80% screens offer a decent amount of shade for windows while also ensuring a satisfactory level of privacy.


Illustration showing the difference between 60%, 80% and 90% solar screens

Solar window screens for multifamily apartment properties installed by the Austin Shade Team are all securely installed.


We want to make sure the solar screens stay attached well.


  1. We do not want tenants knocking the screens out

  2. We do not want minor storm damage impacting the screens. (everything is susceptible to strong storm damage)

  3. We do not want tenants thinking they can remove the screens.

  4. No more missing screens means a better appearance for your Austin TX apartment property.

  5. The longer the screens stay up, the longer the property will look good.


How The Solar Sun Shade Screens Stay Secured

When attaching solar sun shade screens to windows that have upper and lower tracks, we will use springs for installation. First, attach the springs to the top of the solar window screen. Next, slide the screen into the tracks. To secure it, we need to fasten it in the middle. This can be done by either tapping in a couple of small screws into the framing or installing small turn clips to hold the screen in place. 


Either method is approved for securing egress by the City of Austin Fire Marshall or the Travis County Fire Marshall


Tenants often feel a sense of ownership over the unit they live in, which leads them to believe they can do whatever they want, including removing our solar screens. They can take them off by disengaging the turn clips or physically pushing the screens out. However, this can damage the screens, which is unfortunate. Nonetheless, some tenants may choose to do this, as we have observed.


Example of a turn clip holding a solar screen up against the window
Small flush mount turn clip used to secure the solar sun shade screen to the window.

For more information, check our solar window screens FAQ page. We have several excellent questions and answers available to help educate you.

Solar screens installed in apartment walkways

Even the windows under the patios (walkways) can benefit from window shade screens.

A multi-family apartment owner in Austin, Texas, wanted solar screens for all their windows, made locally in Austin, TX. 


They wanted the multi-family property to have a uniform appearance.


Solar screens installed on all the windows of this apartment complex look great

Putting A Solar Screen On All The Windows Looks Great.


We have completed numerous solar screen projects for apartments in Austin, TX, where the owners chose not to install sun shade screens on all the windows. Instead, they opted to place them only on the most visible exterior windows, leaving out the back of the apartments and the hallways. While this approach helps to keep costs down, I believe it detracts from the overall appearance. In my opinion, all windows should be covered with shade screens to create a consistent look throughout the property, rather than appearing patched and incomplete.


We used the black 80% fabric with brown framing for this installation.

Installed solar screen pricing for apartment communities is affordable.

You may be shocked at how inexpensive our installed multifamily apartment solar screen pricing can be.  For multifamily communities, our pricing is discounted to reflect quantity. Assembly pricing is different, as we traditionally do not have to offer a wide range of sizes for apartments.  We can manufacture the same size in large quantities, which results in significant cost savings. This approach allows us to avoid driving from one job to the next when installing in an apartment community, further reducing our expenses. Additionally, we save time on loading and unloading tools. All these savings are reflected in our pricing.

Showing the front side of this apartment complex wearing our solar screens

Services for Central Texas Multi Family Apartment Communities.

We do apartment solar screens for multifamily properties all over Austin and throughout Central Texas. To include areas like Houston, Waco, San Marcos, New Braunsfels and San Antonio.


The black fabric for these solar screens looks great. We also offer five additional fabric color options.

This installation looks great, highlighted by the black handrail.  The black solar screen fabric creates a striking contrast against the white wall color, enhancing the overall look. Everything appears neat and tidy, and the blinds are completely hidden. The solar window screens effectively obscure any view of the tenants, ensuring privacy.


We offer a variety of fabric color options.


The solar shade screen fabric colors we have available are.


  • Black (available in 60%, 80% & 90%)

  • Dark Brown (available in 80% & 90%)

  • Light Brown (available in 80% & 90%)

  • Light Grey (available in 80% & 90%)

  • White / Beige (available in 80% & 90%)

  • Beige (available in 80% & 90%)


Fabric colors we can make our solar screens out of

Darker colored fabrics are ideal because they do not show dirt as easily as lighter colors. Over time, lighter fabrics can appear dirty. We highly recommend using darker colored fabric for apartment communities in Austin, TX. To see examples of different colors in use, please check out our solar window screen gallery.



Showing how a solar screen can ben installed on a window with an A/C unit.

In the picture above, you can see how we installed a solar window screen above the window-mounted air conditioning unit. We made the screen shorter to fit that specific area. We have two options: we can either provide the shorter screen, or we can offer a full-sized screen. The advantage of the full-sized screen is that when the tenant vacates the unit and removes their air conditioning unit, you will have a screen ready to install in its place. For this property, the owners wanted to ensure that all windows were covered, so we made and installed a screen for this window as well.


We also offer interior roller shades specifically designed for apartments.

Interior window shades for apartment windows
Austin TX Roller Shade (window shade) manufacturer.

In Austin, TX, we manufacture and install interior roller shades for multi-family housing properties. We offer both light-filtering and room-darkening options.


Light-filtering roller shades allow natural light to enter while filtering up to 99% of it. In contrast, room-darkening shades are made from 100% blackout fabric, effectively eliminating all incoming light.


To see some of our roller shades in action, visit our roller shade gallery, where we showcase various designs. We also provide a helpful Q&A section to answer common questions about our products. Additionally, we have posted pricing examples for our roller shades, giving you an idea of our installation costs.


These Austin, Texas, apartments with our solar screens effectively conceal the interiors of the units.


No more looking at messy rooms.  No more walking past windows where you can see half-open blinds when showing a unit.  No more being able to see into tenants' units. Now, this Austin apartment community's windows all look the same.  All the windows look the same.  All the windows are 80% black.  You do not see the tenant’s blinds any longer.  Now, when the prospective tenant drives up to the property, they will want to get out of the car, as the property looks so good..  The property won’t look junky from half-cocked blinds.  And you will not be able to see tenants stickers on the windows.  And everything else you can see inside of a unit.  All of that will be covered.  And, the property overall will look tidy and organized.


Look how nice this property looks like. This is now what prospective tenants see when they pull up.

This is now what prospective tenants see when they pull up to this property.


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