Outdoor Blinds NZ

Executive configurations in insect, solar and E-Screen mesh reach 8 m wide x 5 m drop. Above 8 m through 12 m wide, the maximum drop is 3.3 m, with the required housing, roller and support cradles. Visiontex privacy fabrics are not made past 8 m wide and run to 3.9 m high. The compact 100 mm unit runs to 3.0 m wide x 2.45 m drop. We can also link screens for wrap-around decks and recess them into pergolas or soffits.

Yes - every Phantom Executive screen is motorised: Alpha motors as standard (SIMU or Somfy on request) with handheld remotes, wall switches, sun and wind sensors, home automation, and SmartStop automatic braking. There is no hand-cranked Executive; when you want a hand-operated screen we fit a separate Ziptrak zip-track blind that you move up and down by hand.

The captured zipper retention system keeps the fabric locked in the side channels through gusts; for very exposed sites we specify heavier bottom bars, wind sensors, or step up to the 180 mm housing. The powder-coated hardware is finished for year-round outdoor use, including coastal sites. For when to use a blind and when to retract it, see our outdoor blinds and wind guide.

Solar mesh options provide daytime privacy while keeping views - the more closed the Visiontex weave, the more privacy and shade. For closing the space against weather, choose clear PVC.

Outdoor screen fabrics are technical meshes and PVC, not canvas, and they read differently depending on the openness of the weave and the light. An open insect mesh is barely there; a tighter solar or privacy mesh looks more solid and cuts glare and heat; clear PVC is glass-like. Colours can look lighter in bright sun than in a photo, so we bring physical fabric samples to the measure-up and check them against your orientation, view, and exposure before anything is made - so the finished screen is what you expected, not a surprise.

Send photos and rough sizes of the opening through the quote form and we will come back with an indicative price. Once you are happy, we visit to measure precisely, then manufacture and install - most installs are completed within a day.

They are the same product - the terms are used interchangeably in New Zealand. The mesh-fabric versions, which keep insects out while holding the airflow and view, are often called outdoor screens; the clear PVC and blockout versions, which close a space against the weather, are usually called outdoor blinds. The same Executive frame and captured-zipper system takes either, so the choice is about the fabric, not a different product.

Every screen and blind built on a step-down roller shows slight ripples or creases near the mesh edges - the zip edges need room to roll onto the roller, so the fabric folds gently on itself as it winds. It is inherent to every brand's zip-track system, it varies blind to blind and with the weather, and it softens in warmer weather and the longer the blind is down. It has no effect on performance or durability.

Rinse the mesh or PVC with fresh water now and then (especially near the coast), keep the side channels clear of debris, and let a wet screen dry before rolling it up. The full routine is in our care guide.

Phantom Screens NZ is New Zealand owned and run, and part of the wider Phantom Screens family. Phantom in Canada leads much of the group's research and development, and a few of our door and outdoor ranges are made to measure by Phantom in Australia, where our New Zealand volumes are too low to make them here. Most of our screens are made to measure in our own Tauranga workshop.