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Protecting Your Sun Shade System

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Durable and easy to use, installing a sun shade system to your restaurant’s deck or patio offers an easy and convenient way to provide superior comfort to your customers. They can keep your outdoor area ten degrees cooler when lowered and pair well with other climate control products. With the many benefits installing a retractable shading system can bring, you want to make sure your investment is well-maintained and working well.

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At Southern Patio Enclosures, we understand that managing and maintaining a commercial property often entails considerable amounts of time and effort, both of which may be in short supply. That is why our systems are manufactured to fully stand up to the elements, requiring little to no upkeep or maintenance. Basic cleaning and the occasional addition of polish is often all that is needed to keep our vinyl enclosures and shades looking their best for years to come.

To clean your shaded enclosure system, simply spray 210 polish on a microfiber mop and swipe it across the inside and outside of the screens. For best results, we recommend doing this every three months.

Maintaining Your Screens in the Best Condition Possible

Pairing our enclosure systems with our sun shade material can provide the ultimate heat protection during the hot summer months and work as a barrier during the rainy season. In order to keep your investment in its best condition, you want to make sure you are using your enclosure system properly and keeping it safe.

When winds are projected to be higher than 45 mph, our manual curtain systems should be rolled up and tightly secured to their track. If not in use for an entire season, they may be removed from their track and carefully stored away until next season. Our motorized screens can withstand winds up to 65 mph, but should be retracted into their hood if conditions worsen to eliminate any potential damage.

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A little minor maintenance can drastically extend the lifespan of your shaded enclosures. Properly protecting your screens also saves you the trouble of having to repair or replace your investment prematurely. To learn more about our climate control systems, contact us today!

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Keep Your Patio Full of Customers All Summer Long

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The FIFA Women’s World Cup is underway, the MLB season is at its peak, and with the sun staying out late, guests are rushing to dining patios to cheer on their teams and have a drink, ready to start the summer fun. With the help of a sun shade system, you can make your restaurant stand out by providing your guests with a pleasant area to relax, fully protected from the sweltering heat.

Deliver a Comfortable Atmosphere

Weather can affect the volume of customers that come in and how much they will enjoy their experience at your restaurant. Keep your guests happy and entertained by fully protecting them from unpleasant weather. Our sun shades block up to 95% of the sun’s rays, instantly making your patio ten degrees cooler even during the hottest day of the year. Coupled with a cooling system, the shades will keep your patio at a comfortable temperature encouraging guests to stay longer and make your restaurant the place to be all summer long.

Increase Revenue and Seating Space

Outdoor seating is a great way to accommodate large parties and reduce wait times, but no one wants to sit outside when the sun is at its highest without protection. Installing a shading system is an easy and profitable investment as it allows you to expand your seating area while also providing immediate climate control to guests. When the weather is pleasant, our shades can quickly and discreetly be put away without disturbing dining customers.

Available Patio Seating All Year Round

Patios are great dining areas and can go a long way in attracting more customers. With the help of our shaded enclosure systems, you will be able to expand your outdoor seating season to last all year long instead of a handful of weeks. Our manual and motorized systems create a weather-proof barrier against other environmental conditions including wintery gusts and rain.

Make the Most of This Summer Season

Don’t let hot temperatures limit the amount of customers that come to your restaurant this summer. Our team of experts is ready to answer any questions you may have about installing a shading system to your restaurant’s patio. Contact us today to get started!

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Sun Shades Improve Your Guests’ Dining Experience

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When customers consider a restaurant, their choice is based on the atmosphere as much as the cuisine. Help your restaurant stand out from the competitors by providing your customers with an enjoyable outdoor dining experience, fully protected from the scorching summer heat.

Creating a Better Ambiance

Outdoor dining is becoming increasingly popular as the days get warmer. However, when the summer sun becomes too unbearable, guests may avoid your patio seating, reducing the opportunity for profit and greater revenue. By incorporating our custom-designed motorized or manual sun shades to your outdoor area, you can fully protect customers from the sun’s harsh heat and rays while still allowing plenty of light through. The shades offer an instant 10 degree difference when lowered, ensuring that patio guests remain cool and comfortable. To further control your patio’s climate, pair your shades with cooling and misting fans.

Protecting Your Customers’ Experience

Too much glare and direct exposure to the sun can quickly ruin a customer’s experience, especially if they are sitting outside during the hottest time of the day. Fortunately, our solar shades are a quick and efficient solution to blocking harsh light and heat. The material of our shades can block up to 95% of the sun’s rays, instantly making your outdoor area pleasantly cool. Customers will be able to sit anywhere they please without having to worry about being in the direct path of the sun. As an added benefit, if you completely surround your patio with screens, sun shades even help keep pesky insects at bay, guaranteeing an enjoyable dining experience to your guests.

Meeting the Needs of Your Guests

No longer will you have to close your outdoor seating area when the weather is less than preferable. Pairing your sun shades with our enclosure screens creates a weatherproof system that allows customers enjoy your patio all year long. Our screens are manufactured to completely protect against all the elements, including high winds and heavy rainfall. Our manual and motorized enclosure systems can be lowered in a moment’s notice without disturbing patrons.

Sun Shades: The Perfect Solution

Sun shades are versatile and a practical investment that can easily enhance your patio’s appearance and promote your guests’ dining experience. Contact us today to receive a complimentary quote!

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Prepare Your Patio for Summer

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Summer is on its way! The days are getting warmer and longer which means al fresco dining will soon be a popular request for many customers. Make sure your patio is able to meet their needs and provide the perfect space to cool off by installing a custom manufactured sun shade system. Sun shades help all kinds of businesses enhance their outdoor space and provide many benefits including:

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Custom outdoor shades help reduce heat and minimize glare, making them the perfect solution if your patio faces the sun. They transform your outdoor area into an enjoyable space where your customers can relax even during the hottest day of the year. The material of our durable sun shades is able to reflect up to 95% of the sun’s heat, providing an instant 10 degree difference when lowered. Paired with a cooling or misting system, customers will be able to fully enjoy your outdoor space all summer long! Sun shades can also serve as a barrier to block winds and rain, ensuring your patio stays full of happy patrons no matter the weather.

Southern Patio Enclosures is based in Texas where temperatures can easily reach triple digits during the summer, so we understand the need to keep an outdoor space cool and comfortable throughout the season. We work closely with you to make sure your investment meets your needs and provides adequate protection to your patio customers.

Convenience

Protecting your customers from the heat and sun has never been easier! With a push of a button, the motorized shades can be quickly dropped without disturbing dining customers. Manual solar shade systems are also easily deployed and provide the same comfort and commitment to quality as the motorized systems at a price that fits your budget.

Privacy

Sun shades can also be used to provide customers with more privacy from the outside world. Our clear vinyl panels can easily be paired with our sun shade material, creating a more intimate atmosphere without blocking the views surrounding your business.

Don’t Wait – Order Now!

With the temperatures rising more each day, you will want to make sure your outdoor space is ready to welcome patrons before summer fully hits. Contact us today to get started!

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Benefits of Installing a Roofing System

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If you’ve been dependent on nice weather to use your restaurant’s outdoor space, adding a roof structure is a fast and relatively easy way to win back your patio from Mother Nature. Here are a few ways installing a roof structure can benefit your business:

Extends Your Seating Area 

Adding a roof over open space will help expand your seating area, allowing you to serve more customers and increase your revenue. During peak times, a covered patio can serve as a place where customers can enjoy drink specials and small bites while waiting to be seated. It also allows you to host events throughout the year and opens up the possibility of customers reserving your patio for large parties.

Provides Protection from the Elements

Nothing ruins a perfect patio meal more than suddenly being rained on. Protect your customers by adding a strong, durable roof over your patio. Louvered roofs are designed and manufactured to conform to nearly all wind and snow load requirements and can quickly be positioned to provide the exact amount of protection desired in a moment’s notice.

Adding a roofing system will also protect your patio electronics and furniture. Extended exposure to sunlight can bleach upholstery, while rain and moisture can breed mold in your furniture. If you have metal tables and chairs, a roof will protect customers from sitting on scorching seats and the harsh reflection of the sun.

Enhances Your Patio’s Design

A customized roof structure can further establish the design and brand image of your business. Our fixed roofs can be manufactured from an endless selection of colors to match the décor of your outdoor area and our louvered roofs come in three finishes: white, sandstone, and clay. Make your business stand out by including comfortable seating options and unique decorative features.

Check out our Pinterest for some of our favorite restaurant patio designs.

Saves Energy Costs

Blocking direct sunlight from infiltrating your business will help keep the inside of your restaurant cool and save on energy costs. Roofing structures are compatible with our motorized and manual patio enclosures to provide maximized climate control and allow customers to use your outdoor area all year long.

Boost Your Revenue with Our Patio Covers!

Looking to expand your outdoor space? Our fixed and louvered roof structures are custom designed and manufactured to meet your needs. For more information, call us at 512-782-8787 or fill out our contact form to receive a free estimate.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Patio This Summer

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With temperatures rising each day and more people enjoying their time outdoors, it’s important to make sure that your business’ outdoor area is ready to accommodate and meet the needs of your customers. Here are a few ways you can make your business the place to be this summer:

Sun Shades Are a Must

Many patrons enjoy alfresco dining during the summer, but if your patio faces west and you don’t have any shade solutions installed, the hot and harsh afternoon sun will deter clients from sitting outside. This will cause your business to lose valuable seating areas, which will in turn increase wait times, loss of customers, and loss of revenue. Instead, protect your customers from the hot summer sun with our motorized sun shades. Our shades are able to repel 90-95% of the sun’s rays and provide an instant 10 degree difference when deployed, keeping your outdoor area cool and comfortable.

Are you a beachfront business? Our motorized enclosures can withstand winds of 65 mph and can be upgraded to be a hurricane-rated product with the ability to endure up to 120 mph winds. The tracks of our enclosures are also all-aluminum, making them the strongest and most durable in the market, protecting your sun shades from wear and tear.

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Redesign Your Outdoor Area

Attract customers to enjoy your restaurant’s patio by establishing a unique charm and atmosphere with various lighting implements. String lights can create a fun, festive ambience while wall-mounted lights, such as sconces, can deliver a more emotive and lavish atmosphere. Providing a comfortable seating area will also contribute to the positive experience of your customers. What’s more, the design, color, and fabric of our motorized shades can be customized to seamlessly integrate to the design of your patio. Its framing systems allows us to install the enclosure up to 28 feet wide, without having to build additional beams or modify the layout of your outdoor area. This means that you can keep the look and layout of your patio without compromising for shade.

Looking for inspiration ideas to redesign your patio? Check out our Instagram.

Include TVs and Sound System

There are many sporting events happening this summer, promising an influx of customers rushing to comfortable outdoor areas to cheer on their favorite teams. The NBA Finals and the Stanley Cup begin at the end of May and run until mid-June. Following right after is the month-long FIFA World Cup that starts on June 14. Bringing summer to a close is the NFL’s preseason at the start of August. Make your patio the best place to watch sports this summer by having multiple televisions and a great sound system to cater to all fans. Include a misting system and our motorized shades in order to provide a cool environment and to protect the patrons’ views from being obstructed by the sun’s glare.  

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Finance Your Patio Enclosures and Café Blinds with Vend Lease

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Whether you are a small business owner or managing a large corporate location, patio enclosures are an important investment in your overall profitability. When you can keep your outdoor space protected, comfortable, and full of paying customers, you improve your bottom line. But a large investment can sometimes be difficult to handle all at one time, and we understand that. That’s why we are proud to partner with Vend Lease, a direct lender that specializes in adapting to small businesses, start-ups, and companies who need a different approach in financing.

Flexible Financing for Your Patio Enclosures

When you speak with our design team and decide on your customized café blinds, you might not be thinking about how you can customize your financing as well. But Vend Lease does exactly that. Understanding your need to control the cash flow in your business, financing does not require large down payments and Vend Lease can offer you seasonal payment plans, deferred payments, or step or skip plans. Vend Lease’s goal is to help you maximize your cash flow and your profitable seasons to help you order, install, and start using your patio enclosures as quickly as possible.

Vend Lease is a direct lender, so that means your application for patio enclosures and café blinds will be assessed quickly. A small family-owned restaurant in Round Rock, TX that needs cafe blinds for their outdoor patio will get the same quick approval that a large hotel in Georgetown, TX might. No dollar or term restrictions are a part of your package, so you don’t have to worry if you are a brand new or small business.

Adaptable Account Options for Ordering Your Patio Enclosures

One of the things that sets Vend Lease apart, besides their friendly approach to complicated business situations, is their adaptable account options. What does that mean? Let’s say you order a set of patio enclosures and then decide to add café blinds that block 90% of the summer heat and glare and can be used independently from the patio enclosures that serve as a strong barrier against inclement weather throughout the year. Rather than having to create two accounts, one for patio enclosures and one for café blinds, you can add multiple suppliers onto one account or even add on to an existing account. This flexible financing offers your business tremendous flexibility as well as the luxury of time. You can carefully decide what options work best for your location, without feeling pressured to make a hasty decision or lose the opportunity for financing.

Vend Lease also encourages early payoffs by removing all penalties against pre-payment or early buyouts. In fact, early buyouts are discounted to customers, making financing your cafe blinds more comfortable for people who want to quickly pay off their accounts. Don’t like the idea of having a payment hanging over your head? Install your cafe blinds and enter your busy season in Sun City, TX prepared to maximize your outdoor spaces and reap the rewards. With a busier season and no change in available seating or entertaining space, you can maximize your profit margin and put all of that money toward your Vend Lease with zero penalty!

Customize Your Patio Enclosures, Customize Your Financing

Any worries you might have about customizing your cafe blinds and automatic outdoor sun shades with Southern Patio Enclosures will change to excitement when you chat with one of our customer service specialists. One of our experts, each with years of experience in the business, will walk you through the options and help you determine not only the right products for your location, but also the financing plan that works best for your unique circumstances.

Fill out our quick contact form below and we will schedule a free consultation!

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Buying from Southern Patio Enclosures is Different

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Buying from Southern Patio Enclosures is unlike the experience you’ll receive from many others:

The Southern Patio Enclosures Difference Anywhere You Live

Whether you’re from Rochester, NY, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Las Angeles, Houston, or buying locally in Austin, buying clear vinyl patio enclosures from Southern Patio Enclosures is an experience above all others. A number of things set us apart: First is our staff and the experience and knowledge they bring to the patio enclosure and construction industry, the second is the quality of our custom builds, and the third is the features and options that come with our patio enclosure kits.

Our Patio Enclosures Staff

Mark Chandler, Southern Patio Enclosures’ owner used to be a luxury home builder. During his time here he not only built high quality homes, but he learned a lot about high quality materials and building methods. When he branched out into the outdoor living industry, his skills and knowledge made him more than capable of finding quality patio enclosure manufacturers. You may not be surprised that in this industry, there are a lot of companies who cut corners to increase profits. Mark’s eye for quality has helped him find the top manufacturers in the country to build patio enclosures for his clients.

Quality Custom Patio Enclosures

Southern Patio Enclosures doesn’t mass produce patio enclosures. The reason for this is simple: no two houses are alike. Even if you have to identical houses in your neighborhood, there’s going to be subtitle differences in them, especially as they age. Perhaps the owner of a house changed the fascia or guttering, perhaps lighting was added to the patio where there wasn’t lighting before. Mark’s skills in the construction industry has taught him that when it comes to building something, anything, it’s the small details that make the difference between a great fitting product for your home and a poor product for your home.

For example, many patio enclosure manufacturers use thread and needle to hold their products together. The trouble with this is that this creates a perforation, much like what you’d find in paper that allows it to easily tear. So guess where these sewn products fail when they’re put under a load? That’s right, on the sewn perforation. So when Mark looks for a manufacturer for patio enclosures, he looks at the details in the seams. Southern Patio Enclosures has been able to find a manufacturer who doesn’t sew their seams. Instead, they do a clear weld that is difficult to be seen by the naked eye. This weld is TOUGH and will allow your patio enclosures to withstand high loads.

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Features and Options for Patio Enclosures

We don’t just build the same patio enclosure over and over again because we know that not everybody wants the same thing and everybody has a different set of wants and desires for their restaurant or home patio. Because of this, we offer a variety of features in our patio enclosures.

For example, perhaps you want something that’s motorized. We offer that. Perhaps you want something that is great at resisting high winds. We offer that as well. Maybe you want a rainbow of colors on your porch. Yes, we can give you all kinds of different colors. Perhaps you want a lot of see clear vinyl. Yup, we can give this too you. Perhaps you want an opaque vinyl covering with windows. That’s totally on our list as well.

Among the things that we realize, people have different desires. Not everybody wants to deal with patio enclosures that are flapping about in the wind. Some people just want to push a button and make things happen. Others are OK with standing on chairs or step ladders to put their enclosures away or put them down. Others want a doorway when their patio enclosures are deployed and some just want the things to totally vanish when they’re not in use. Southern Patio Enclosures recognizes this and we offer many different options with your patio enclosure purchase.

So don’t take our word for it, fill out the form below and Mark will call you himself to discuss your wishes for your clear vinyl patio enclosures and a free quote. We hope to hear from you soon!



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Convert Your Patio into a Temporary Sunroom

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Commercial Temporary Sunroom with Our Retractable Patio Enclosures

Retractable patio enclosures

Make money off your patio all year long with our retractable patio enclosures. These custom-designed patio enclosure curtains easily and quickly convert your open-air patio into a full sunroom when the weather is not cooperating. The patio enclosures can be rolled up in minutes to enjoy your open-air patio if the weather warms up. Once the temperature dips again, simply roll down the patio enclosures for an almost instant sunroom! The rolled-up patio enclosure curtains can also slide out of their track and be stored away for a full season, ready to quickly slide back into their track when the weather starts to change again.

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These patio enclosures are custom-designed to fit your patio and can be bordered in a variety of colors. They are made with the highest quality material and will last for years when taken care of. Our patio enclosure curtains are made with your patio in mind, to give you the most clear and beautiful view of your outdoor landscaping. These patio enclosures cost significantly less than a fixed sunroom but give you the flexibility of a fully-open patio when you want one that a fixed sunroom cannot!

Temporary sunrooms provide insulation

Our commercial patio enclosure curtains can offer a 10 degree difference almost immediately once dropped and secured, but your new temporary sunroom can also be heated and cooled for added comfort. Protect your patio guests from those early and late winter freezes without covering them up with blankets and tarps and still enjoy a beautiful patio.

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