Exterior Screens

Outdoor walls you can roll up. Retractable vertical screens that turn a patio into a four-season room - sun, heat, bugs, privacy, and light weather, under your control.

  1. Authorized Corradi USA dealer. Italian-engineered, forty-plus years of exterior screen innovation.
  2. Somfy motorization with sun, wind, and schedule sensors. Alexa, Google Home, and Apple Shortcuts compatible.
  3. Wind-rated systems available up to 75 mph for rooftops, lakefronts, and exposed elevations.
Overview

The shade you deploy only when you need it.

Exterior screens are vertical fabric shades that roll down from a cassette mounted at the top of an opening - across a patio, around a pergola, over a window, or down a garage door. Fabric rides in side tracks or cable guides to stay tensioned and stable, even in a breeze. Retract them and the view is unobstructed; deploy them and the space transforms into a sheltered room.

We specify the system. You live in the space. The variables that matter to a shade installer - cassette profile, track system, motor series, sensor type, wind rating - we handle during the site visit. What reaches you is a screen that drops when the sun hits the dining table, retracts before a storm, and keeps mosquitoes off the deck without an enclosed porch.

Built for the way the space actually gets used.

Block sun and heat

Solar fabrics reject up to 97% of heat and UV while preserving outward visibility. Rooms stay cooler, HVAC works less, and interior furnishings stop fading.

Keep bugs out

Fully deployed with sealed side tracks, screens create an insect-proof enclosure at the press of a button. Screened-in porch on demand - no permanent walls.

See through, not past

Open-weave solar fabrics let you see out while the space reads enclosed. Solid fabrics give total privacy when you want it. Clear vinyl windows keep the view when you need it.

Four-season the patio

Shelter from sun, wind, and moderate weather extends the usable season from three months to nine or ten. Ceiling heat from fans and heaters stays in the space instead of blowing off.

Disappear when you don't need them

Retract fully into a discreet cassette. The architecture reads as it was designed; the screens are invisible until called for.

Control automatically

Pair with sun, wind, and schedule sensors. Screens deploy when the afternoon sun hits, retract before a storm, close at sunset - without anyone touching a switch.

Verified specs.

All specs verified against manufacturer documentation and our installation records.
  • Manufacturer: Corradi USA · Authorized dealer
  • Motor: Somfy Maestria RTS · obstacle detection · sun / wind / sun+wind sensors · myLink compatible (Alexa, Google Home, Apple Shortcuts)
  • Operation: Motorized standard · manual crank available on screens 16ft wide and under
  • Max Width: Up to 23ft (Harbor / Vista / Zenith) · up to 18ft (Summit)
  • Max Drop: Up to 16ft · 3:1 drop-to-width ratio maximum
  • Wind (Operating): Deploy up to 15–20 mph · sensors auto-retract in higher winds
  • Wind (Deployed): Standard systems handle typical gusts once deployed · Zenith rated up to 75 mph
  • Tracks: ShyZip spring tracks (insect-proof seal) · stainless cable guides (lighter-wind applications)
  • Fabrics: Phifer SheerWeave · SunTex · TuffScreen · Serge Ferrari Soltis · Tempotest acrylic · clear vinyl windows
  • Frame Colors: 9 standard Qualicoat powder coat colors · custom RAL available
  • Warranty: 5-year Corradi motorization warranty · fabric warranty varies by line
  • Lead Time: 8–12 weeks

Best applications.

Patio & pergola enclosure

Patio & pergola enclosure

Drop screens around an existing pergola or covered patio to create a seasonal outdoor room. Deploy for shade, privacy, or bug protection; retract for open air.

Restaurant & hospitality dining

Restaurant & hospitality dining

Extend outdoor dining season. Shelter guests from afternoon sun, evening wind, and light rain without building permanent walls.

Windows & door openings

Windows & door openings

Exterior mount rejects heat before it reaches the glass - far more effective than interior shades for summer heat gain and UV.

Garage door conversions

Garage door conversions

Turn a garage into a workshop, studio, or entertainment space with a screen that drops in place of the garage door for insect-free airflow.

Rooftops & exposed elevations

Rooftops & exposed elevations

Wind-rated Zenith system for locations where standard systems would need to retract too often - elevated terraces, lakefronts, high floors.

Commercial & institutional

Commercial & institutional

Verandas, outdoor classrooms, hotel pool decks, office terraces. Fabric and motor options meet commercial code requirements where applicable.

We install four Corradi screen systems.

You don't pick — we do, during the site visit. Each system is engineered for a specific combination of opening size, wind exposure, and architectural context. What you get is the right tool for your project, not a menu to navigate.

Default · most versatile

Summit

Smallest footprint. Right for single-booth activations, hotel pool-deck amenity, a concession zone at a small event.
Round or square cassette. ShyZip or cable guide tracks.
Wide-span

Harbor

Larger cassette for openings up to 23ft wide without a horizontal seam.
Same engineering as Summit, scaled up.
Open-roll

Vista

No cassette — for new construction where a screen pocket is built into the architecture.
The screen disappears into the structure itself.
NEW · 75 mph wind-rated

Zenith

When wind exposure is the primary constraint — rooftops, lakefronts, elevated terraces.
Reinforced cassette, larger roll tube, patented click-in spring technology.

Straight answers.

01

How is this different from a shade sail I can buy online or at a home improvement store?

Retail shade sails are manufactured in fixed sizes, sold with consumer-grade hardware, and designed for DIY installation. They use unrated fabric with no verified UV or fire certifications, zinc or galvanized hardware that corrodes within a few seasons, and they rely on the buyer to achieve correct tension - which rarely happens without experience. The result is typically the floppy, off-profile canopy the category is known for. A CanopyWorx sail is custom-fabricated to your site's exact dimensions, built from commercial-grade HDPE with documented warranties and certifications, hung on a fully stainless steel hardware system, and professionally installed and tensioned to specification. The difference is visible in the first season and compounds over the life of the installation.
02

Are shade sails waterproof?

No - and that is intentional. Commercial HDPE shade cloth is an open-weave, breathable fabric. Rain passes through rather than pooling, which eliminates the structural stress that builds up on solid canopies after heavy precipitation. The open weave also allows air to circulate freely under the sail, making the shaded space comfortable even on still, warm days. If your project requires rain coverage in addition to sun, we specify other product categories for that. For pure solar shading in an open environment, breathability is a meaningful performance advantage - not a limitation.
02

Can it be added to my existing pergola?

In most cases, yes. The cable system is compatible with existing wood, metal, or masonry pergolas, covered patios, and structural walls. We assess the structure during the site visit to confirm it can carry the cable tension. If it can’t, we build a freestanding aluminum frame that sits inside or alongside the existing structure.
03

Can a shade sail be custom-sized to fit my exact space?

Yes - every sail we fabricate is built to the exact point-to-point measurements of your site. There are no standard sizes we work from. Measurements are taken after attachment hardware is installed, ensuring the fabricated sail matches the actual geometry rather than an approximated dimension. This is the step that distinguishes a professionally specified installation from a DIY project.
03

Is it motorized?

No - this system is hand-operated by a pull cord at one end. The simplicity is intentional. No motors to burn out, no remotes to replace, no electronics to fail. The whole system is designed to last decades with the moving parts as simple as we can make them. If you want motorization over a pergola, take a look at our Retractable Pergolas (Corradi Palladia) instead.
04

What shapes are available?

Shade sails can be fabricated in virtually any shape: triangle (three-point), square or rectangle (four-point), hyperbolic / hypar twisted forms, and custom multi-point configurations (five-, six-, or more-point forms). Multiple sails in any mix of shapes can be combined into layered compositions to cover large or irregular footprints and create architectural depth that no single panel could achieve.
05

Are fire-rated fabrics available for schools, churches, and public facilities?

Yes. We specify fire-rated HDPE fabric options carrying NFPA 701 (National Fire Protection Association) and CSFM 1237.1 (California State Fire Marshal) certifications. Select options also carry ASTM E84-20 Class A / Class 1 ratings. FR fabrics are available in a range of colors and fabric weights - they're a standard specification option, not a special-order rarity. Full compliance documentation is available for permitting and project closeout.
06

How are they attached and tensioned?

The sail attaches to anchor points - posts, building walls, structural columns, or any rigid mounting structure - via a full marine-grade stainless steel hardware system: shackles, turnbuckles, D-ring thimble corners, and either a 7×19 aircraft-grade cable perimeter (sails with any side over 20 ft) or a heavy webbing perimeter (smaller sails). Turnbuckles at each corner allow progressive tensioning to the specified curve profile. They also allow re-tensioning over time as the fabric settles.
07

How long do shade sails last?

Commercial HDPE fabric carries manufacturer warranties of 10 to 15 years depending on the fabric tier selected. The marine-grade stainless steel hardware is designed to outlast multiple fabric generations. Actual service life depends on fabric selection, environmental conditions, installation quality, and maintenance - all of which we address through our specification and installation process.
08

Can you cover a large or irregular area?

Yes - cable perimeter construction handles large spans well, and multi-sail configurations allow coverage of virtually any footprint, irregular or otherwise. Overlapping triangles, layered rectangles, and mixed-shape compositions are one of the most effective tools for covering areas that no single sail could address. We design multi-sail compositions as part of the consultation process.
09

What does a project cost?

Shade sail fabric and fabrication starts at $10 per square foot for the sail itself, with pricing varying by fabric tier (heavy architectural and fire-rated fabrics are higher), shape complexity, hardware specification, and seam-minimization requirements. That figure does not include structural posts, attachment hardware installation, permitting, or the installation labor - those are priced after the site consultation. A commercial shade sail is a capital investment with a documented 10–15 year service life, not a seasonal purchase.
10

What does the CanopyWorx process look like?

Site consultation → shape and configuration design → attachment point planning and installation → precise point-to-point measurement → fabric and hardware specification → custom fabrication → professional installation and tensioning → project closeout with maintenance guidance and any compliance documentation required. CanopyWorx manages all of it. The outcome is a finished installation, not a kit that turned into your weekend project.
Ready for exterior screens?

Let's extend your outdoor season.

Site visit is free. We'll measure, talk through your site, and come back with stamped drawings.