Optex Premium Solar Screens in Texarkana
Stop the sun’s heat outside the glass, with a screen that looks like it belongs on the house.
Optex Premium Solar Screens
Why the Outside of the Window Matters
Most people fight heat from the inside. Blinds, curtains, shutters, interior shades. All of those help, and we’re not going to pretend otherwise.
The catch is timing. Once sunlight comes through the glass it becomes heat in your room, and at that point an interior treatment can only try to send some of it back out the way it came. That’s a harder job than it sounds. Pushing heat back out through a window is a lot less effective than stopping it before it arrives.
An exterior screen changes the order of operations. It intercepts the sun on the outside of the glass, so most of that heat never enters the room in the first place. Nothing has to be reflected back out, because it never got in.
That’s why the best setup is usually both. Optex on the outside doing the heavy lifting, and whatever you’ve got on the inside handling privacy, light control, and the look of the room.
Where You'll Notice It First
Some windows are the problem and some aren’t. Here’s where Optex earns its keep:
West-facing windows
The worst offenders. They take direct sun through the hottest part of the day, and the room behind them is still cooking at six o'clock.
West-facing windows
The worst offenders. They take direct sun through the hottest part of the day, and the room behind them is still cooking at six o'clock.
South-facing windows
Long exposure all day rather than one hard hit.
Sunrooms and enclosed porches.
Mostly glass, so they live and die by how much sun gets in.
The room that's always hotter
Every house has one, the room nobody can get comfortable no matter where the thermostat sits. Nine times out of ten that's a window problem, not an AC problem.
Rooms where things are fading
Sun-bleached flooring, a faded rug, a couch two shades lighter on one side. That's UV, and a screen stops it at the glass
Not sure which of yours are the problem? We’ll walk the outside of the house with you and tell you straight which windows are worth screening and which ones aren’t. Screening a shaded north-facing window is money you don’t need to spend.
Your Options
- Frame colors: white, sahara tan, bronze, and black. Pick the one that disappears into your trim, or the one that stands out. We'll show you both against the house.
- Panel layouts: single panel or twin panel, matched to the window so the proportions look right.
- Colonial grids: optional, for a divided-light look that matches the grids in your existing windows.
- Insect screening: these do the job your bug screen was already doing, so on most windows Optex replaces it rather than adding to it.
- Measured and installed by our crew. We measure every opening ourselves, because on a fixed screen a measurement that's off by a quarter inch is a screen that doesn't fit
Frequently Asked Questions
Optex Questions We Get
Yes. During the day you'll see out clearly. From the outside, people mostly see the screen, so you pick up some daytime privacy on top of everything else.
Most standard windows, yes. Odd shapes and arches get evaluated in person. Send us a photo through the contact form and we'll tell you straight whether it'll work.
They do the same job, they just don't look the same doing it. Standard solar screens are flat dark mesh, which is why people put them on the back of the house and not the front. Optex was designed to look like a plantation shutter panel so you can use it on the windows people actually see
They can. Some people leave them up year-round for the UV protection and the cleaner glass. Others pull the ones on south-facing windows in winter to pick up a little free solar heat. Either way works, and they come off easily.
Find Out Which Windows Are Costing You
We’ll walk your house, tell you which windows are the actual problem, and give you a written quote. Free, and no pressure.
Phone: (903) 314-8022
No obligation. Our team will review your information and follow up to discuss next steps.