Guides

Caring for your awning or screen

What to do in the first four hours, what to do when weather is forecast, and how to clean fabric without voiding anything.

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Fabrics and mesh, explained

Awning fabric and screen mesh are two different material problems. What openness percentage really controls, what 'dim out' does and does not mean, and which families we work with.

Measuring for a motorized screen

A screen's finished size is not your opening size — it depends on which of three mounting configurations the opening allows. Measure the opening carefully, then let the mount type decide the rest.

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Measuring for a retractable awning

Two measurements decide whether a retractable awning fits your wall: the width you want covered, and the height you can mount at. Here is how to take them, and the two clearances that catch people out.

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Motors, remotes and sensors

What actually moves your awning or screen, what the handset does, and why a wind sensor is the accessory most worth having.

Putting awnings and screens on your smart home

Three bridges, what each one connects to, and the honest limits — scene counts, channel counts, and which radio your motors actually speak.

Specifying screens for architects and builders

If you are designing or building the structure, the decisions that matter happen long before the screen is ordered. Cavity, substrate, fastener schedule, and what to put on the drawing.

Surface, inside or recessed: how a screen mounts

The same screen looks completely different depending on where the housing goes. Three configurations, what each one asks of your building, and how to tell which one you can have.

Understanding your warranty

Two separate things cover your project — the manufacturer's warranty on the product, and our workmanship on the installation. Here is which is which, who to call, and what neither of them covers.

What installation day looks like

The sequence our installers follow, what has to be true of your wall before they start, and why it is always a two-person job.

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What we need to quote your project

The information that turns an estimate into a firm price — taken from the order worksheets the fabricator actually fills in.

Notes from recent projects

Placeholder. This page is reserved for short write-ups of real American Comfort Masters installations — the opening, the problem, the product chosen and why.

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