Solar screens

[97ssconvertible]

anyone who is looking, i have been working with a guy whop is doing solar screens now. offers a pretty nice warranty with his and is doing special pricing right now as well. give him a call and see if he can give you a good deal. tell him you saw it on dfwstangs. huebs solar screens. give him a shout at 817 501 1809

[ceyko]

I'd like to know if anyone has seen a real life difference when these were installed. Also if anyone is seeing a difference between them and blackout curtains.

[97ssconvertible]

they work really well. alot of people swear by them. there are different levels of protection as well. 90% is the most effective that i know of. it helps alot but the best improvement is on the western facing windows with the setting sun. will allow your room to stay alot cooler.

[TINKRD]

called and spoke to him. friendly guy. :) he's supposed to call me back this evening w/ a rough estimate

[97ssconvertible]

ya hes a good guy. MARINE too, for all my brothers in arms. i was army myself, still one big family

[TINKRD]

he called like he said he would. gave me a rough estimate. he'll be comnig out to my house sat. you didnt post your name, so i just referenced your screen name and dfwstangs when spoke to him.

how did you meet David?

[97ssconvertible]

my name is henry. i work with him in the avionics field. you must be the guy in mckinney?

[TINKRD]

my name is henry. i work with him in the avionics field. you must be the guy in mckinney?

well 12 miles east of Denton (just north of little elm)

[TINKRD]

if he does a good job i'll refer him around my subdivision. its prime for the picking w/ all the new homes out there. i'd do a huge flyer mailing out there in every home if i were him and wanted business to pick up.

[97ssconvertible]

he said he was going to do, door hangers. they have a bunch of info about the product and his contact info. i myself guarentee he will do a good job. i wouldnt recommend him if he didnt. i promise you will like the work.

[97ssconvertible]

he pretty much does just about any contractor type work. tile floors, laminate flooring, etc. Even home theaters ;)

[TINKRD]

well he sounds pretty good so far. even called me back when he gave me the wrong pricing at first. accidenlty read me his cost w/ no labor :eek:

was upfront and honest about it.

[97ssconvertible]

he is doing radiant barrier as well.

[Sgt Beavis]

Most people around here tend to prefer LoneStar Solar Screens.
http://www.dfwstangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=357435

We've got another thread on the subject. Nearly everyone in that thread has had the work done by LoneStar. I got my quote late last week and I'm just waiting for HOA approval before installing them. $522 for 11 windows. One of which is a 4 inch diameter circle window. Three of the windows (including the circle) will have the custom grid work.

[Sgt Beavis]

I'd like to know if anyone has seen a real life difference when these were installed. Also if anyone is seeing a difference between them and blackout curtains.

Blackout curtains do help but they still allow heat to build up on the interior of your house between the window pane and the curtain. Screens keep infrared energy from entering your house to begin with, so, "I'm speculating" they are probably more effective.

Also, Screens allow you to actually look outside the window without pulling a curtain back. They also let you open the window to let a breeze in if you like. They can also be easily removed during the winter. You also get a certain degree of privacy during daylight hours because it isn't easy to look inside the windows. Of course at night, when you have your lights on, you're pretty much visible to the world unless you have interior window coverings of some sort..

[propellerhead]

I just wish they looked more natural. :(

[97ssconvertible]

call him and see if he can beat that deal they offered. cant hurt

[97ssconvertible]

btw his email is
huebssolarscreens@yahoo.com

temporary email until website is operational

[TINKRD]

henry, if you see David today tell him to call me back. i called and left him a v. mail asking if the screens came in and if he'd be coming out this weekend.

[97ssconvertible]

sorry man, i was at your house before i was able to check my email ;) hope you like the work.

[97ssconvertible]

ohh no sorry man. ill call him right now. i was thinking that you were a guy that we went to yesterday. like i said ill try to call him. btw when he is on a job he will not answer the phone .he must have forgot to check his voicemail i do appologize.

[Red 342 H.O.]

Most people around here tend to prefer LoneStar Solar Screens.
http://www.dfwstangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=357435

We've got another thread on the subject. Nearly everyone in that thread has had the work done by LoneStar. I got my quote late last week and I'm just waiting for HOA approval before installing them. $522 for 11 windows. One of which is a 4 inch diameter circle window. Three of the windows (including the circle) will have the custom grid work.

Got mine done by David and he did 9 windows for $345.06.

DID A GREAT JOB and I doubt anyone can beat his price. Great looking work and just a good guy to do business with.......he made sure I was totally satsified and I was. Give this guy a call....huebs solar screens. give him a shout at 817 501 1809

[musclestang89]

Got mine done by David and he did 9 windows for $345.06.

DID A GREAT JOB and I doubt anyone can beat his price. Great looking work and just a good guy to do business with.......he made sure I was totally satsified and I was. Give this guy a call....huebs solar screens. give him a shout at 817 501 1809


hmmm I think I might have to give him a call.

I already have the blackout curtains and will prolly leave them up even if I did get the screens.

[Red 342 H.O.]

hmmm I think I might have to give him a call.

I already have the blackout curtains and will prolly leave them up even if I did get the screens.


Hell, we have wooden blinds, curtains AND the Screens.....keeping the heat from the sun out. :D

[97ssconvertible]

hey man i told ya you would like the work ;)

henry

[97ssconvertible]

if you guys need to talk to someone during the day call me. my number is 817 964 8466. he is now unable to take calls during reg business hours.

keven can speak for our work.

henry

[TINKRD]

david is a real nice guy. called me friday evening and gave me an update on everything. should be out this evening to install on my house :) i'll take pics and post them up

[97ssconvertible]

anyone else? any takers ;)

[TINKRD]

when i got home from work David had already finished up the job! Looked really good. I'll try and snap some pics today and post them up. My front office has 3 windows that face west and around 6pm it gets REALLY hot in there (no blinds). there was a huge difference in temp and the best part no one could see in :)

[97ssconvertible]

he does great work. thats why i decided to go into business with him. again if you guys need any windows done give us a call, tell us you are from stangs and we will give ya a good price. ask these guys that have already had work done, the work is very good as is the customer service. here is my cell 817 964 8466 and here is daves
817 501 1809

henry.

[Red 342 H.O.]

he does great work. thats why i decided to go into business with him. again if you guys need any windows done give us a call, tell us you are from stangs and we will give ya a good price. ask these guys that have already had work done, the work is very good as is the customer service. here is my cell 817 964 8466 and here is daves
817 501 1809

henry.

Yes....Henry and Dave do great work and you won't be disappointed.

[SNEAKY]

I DID MY OWN.http://www.dfwstangs.net/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Sgt Beavis]

I DID MY OWN.http://www.dfwstangs.net/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif


I seriously thought about doing that since Lowes has everything. However I've got a 4' diameter circle window in the front of the house. I didn't want to deal with that..

So I finally got HOA approval and Lonestar Solar Screens is coming out in the next couple of days.

[doopie]

Solar Screens are great in our old house we had cheap ass builders windows and they let heat in and everything else. We had 90% beige screens put in and they kept the light out and you could not see in or out.
At night it was difficult to see out although people could see in if the lights were on.

We saw a reduction of our electric bill at around 80 bux the first month but we saw an increase in our heating bill of around 100 in the winter since it let no heat in.

As for taking them off easily well it depends on how they are installed. Ours were screwed into the frame of the window which did not make it easy especially on second story windows. It also precluded from cleaning the windows easily as the screens were in the way so you ended up just pressure washing both to hopefully get some grime off.

Would I do them again. Only if I had shitty windows. Now I have Lo e2 argon windows and good blinds and that seems to be effective for now. Will see in the hot summer months when we have to turn the AC on.

[97ssconvertible]

removal in the winter is another service that we offer. some want them off because of the ability to let heat in during the winter but it also keeps the cold wind off of the windows as well. and others want them off for aesthetic reasons alone. most of the windows we install are installed using springs, we try not to use screws if at all possible.

[TINKRD]

TTT for Nate.

[Nate]

Thanks JP, skipped over this thread in search because i thought you originally had started the thread, that's why I missed it.

[forever_frost]

I just came across this thread and I gave the guy an email. Here's to hoping he can come out to Cooper

[bmw2stang]

Damn,might have to look into this.The electric bill here is damn outrageous this summer.

[Nate]

Had David come out today, hell of a nice guy and gave me a very reasonable price. I'll post pics when they are installed.

[Nate]

Well 2 things

Screens are installed and look good.

after just 1 hour there is a noticeable difference!

2nd thing...damn digital camera broke on my trip to austin mon/tues...so no pics right now...sunuva...

But anyone that does not have solar screens is really missing out and should get in contact with David Hubener, really took good care of me and I would 100% recommend him.

[2165 Turbo Rail]

Ok ya'll talked me into it.. I just called and they are going to come out and give me a price by Saturday.. :D :D