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Getting Your Patio Ready for the Spring

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Spring is known for the return of beautiful flowers and pleasing temperatures. It’s a time when more customers prefer to spend their time outdoors, helping businesses with patios capitalize on the warmer temperatures. However, spring is also a time known for rain and wind. Any type of restaurant or sports cafe will inevitably lose revenue if it does not have a way to protect its patrons from unfavorable weather. Installing a retractable patio screen can easily solve this issue.

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Wind gusts are notorious for ruining outdoor seating areas, disturbing patrons and affecting their dining experience. Adding a windscreen to your patio can help keep your customers comfortable and maintain an enjoyable atmosphere. At Southern Patio Enclosures, we offer manual and motorized windscreens designed to withstand years of use and extreme weather conditions. Our manual windscreen can provide your customers with protection from winds reaching up to 45 mph. For additional protection, consider our motorized screen systems built to withstand winds up to 65 mph. If you are located in an area that tends to experience extremely powerful winds, ask us about our hurricane-rated systems designed to endure up to 120 mph winds!

Year-Round Protection

Investing in a patio enclosure that can withstand inclement weather throughout the seasons can help you capitalize on revenue that would otherwise be lost throughout the year. We offer the strongest and most durable enclosure systems available, manufacturing our screens with tough PVC vinyl and using RF welding to bond the pieces together.

Our screens can also provide relief from the summer’s stifling heat. Our sun shade material can block up to 95 percent of the sun’s rays, keeping your customers cool and protected from the sun’s damaging rays.

Spring Into Action!

Installing a retractable patio screen can instantly improve your customers’ experience, maximizing your revenue. Prepare your patio for the spring and contact Southern Patio Enclosures today!

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Capitalize on Big Sporting Events During the Cold Months

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Late fall, winter, and early spring are usually chilly throughout most parts of the United States. This also happens to be a stretch of time that features some of the greatest sports action, including championship bowl games, basketball, hockey and spring training. These sporting events have mass appeal and fans are always on the lookout for somewhere to watch them. Creating a positive experience where patrons at your establishment can view these games can be a significant revenue driver. That’s where an enclosed patio comes in handy.

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Patio space at a restaurant or bar is a huge asset during the warmer months, but it doesn’t have to be wasted space when temperatures start to take a dip. Our patio enclosure systems are the perfect solution to keeping your outdoor space warm and inviting. They provide a ten degree difference in temperature as soon as they’re lowered, add a patio heater and you can create a warm and cozy expanded seating environment for your customers to enjoy all winter long. With this added space, your business can become a dedicated hot spot for catching the big game!

Create a Unique Experience for Customers

With an enclosed patio, your restaurant or bar can create a unique experience for sports fans. Dining, drinking and watching a game on an enclosed patio can help patrons escape the closed-in feeling of a busy night. Our motorized patio screens can extend up to 20 feet wide and are customized to meet your needs. They also protect against the most extreme weather conditions, including winds of up to 65 mph. Designed to withstand years of use, all of our enclosure systems come with a three-year warranty on any manufacturer’s defects.

Use Your Patio for Viewing Parties

Sport viewing parties can be a lot of fun, but they can also cause a lot of distractions with loud cheers of celebration, and limit available seating. Offering a comfortable enclosed patio to serve as the place to be to catch all of the season’s games can be a key selling point for your establishment. You can also book your weatherproof patio for private viewing parties, increasing your ROI and customer base!

Don’t Wait – Order Today!

There are few better ways to take in a big sporting event than surrounded by delicious food and fellow fans. With an enclosed patio, your restaurant or bar can enhance this experience to the satisfaction of your guests. Contact us today to receive a quote!

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Host Holiday Parties in Your Restaurant’s Patio

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As the season shifts from warm weather to cold, it’s time to consider new options to improve and maximize the space at your restaurant. If your establishment features an outdoor patio, but you are only using it during the warmer seasons of the year, you aren’t utilizing this space to peak capacity. An enclosed outdoor patio provides a comfortable and cozy space, ideal for hosting holiday parties or offering additional seating options to guests.

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Preparing Your Patio for Holiday Parties

Patio enclosures are functional and practical additions to your establishment that create a warm and weatherproof space for patrons to mix, mingle, and dine. At Southern Patio Enclosures, we offer multiple enclosure options so you can pick the one that best meets your venue’s needs. Both of our motorized and manual retractable screen systems can be deployed at a moment’s notice, immediately providing a 10 degree difference in temperature. They are manufactured to withstand the harshest of elements and last longer than any competitor. Thanks to our unique manufacturing process, our motorized enclosures are even capable of enduring up to 65 mph winds.

Creating the Perfect Festive Atmosphere

Paired with heated lamps or compatible fireplaces, our enclosures help provide an intimate area perfect for hosting events such as holiday parties, business meetings, informal get-togethers, receptions, and other celebrations. To add festivity and fun, don’t forget to add decorations! String lights and seasonal decor are great for setting the tone for an enjoyable evening with friends, family, and colleagues. Check out our Pinterest to browse creative holiday party ideas!

Start Booking Your Patio Today!

Patio enclosures offer a way to turn your patio into a new and growing profit center. They are a beautiful and functional addition to your existing business space. Most of all, they are ideal for year-round use! The sooner you get it installed, the faster you can enjoy the rewards of the added space. Contact us today to learn more!

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Protect Your Customers from High Winds

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If you’re looking for ways to increase your revenue this year, installing a commercial-strength patio enclosure should be your first choice! Many think these systems can only be used as protection against the cold weather, but they can also block harsh winds and rain during the springtime. Here’s how patio enclosures have helped restaurants and businesses across the country keep their patios full even during uncooperative weather:

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Don’t lose revenue by having to close down your outdoor seating area because of the upcoming rainy and windy seasons. At Southern Patio Enclosures, our commercial window panels are made with tough PVC vinyl, offering protection against all elements and built to handle daily use for many years. The tracks of our systems are made from extruded-aluminum, expertly manufactured so that the curtains don’t get caught when deployed, making them last longer than any competitor.

Maximum Wind Resistance – Even Against Hurricane Winds

If your business is along the coast, then you are well-familiar with the strong winds that blow away napkins and tablecloths, discouraging customers from sitting outside. Our windscreens can easily help stop the chaos of having high winds disrupt your dining patrons’ experience. Our manual windscreens offer wind protection against 45 mph and our motorized screens are strong enough to endure up to 65 mph winds. For extreme protection, our screens can also be manufactured to be hurricane resistant, withstanding winds of up to 120 mph.

Clear Views of Surrounding Landscape

Worried that installing a windscreen will block the scenic view surrounding your business? Our panels are made with clear vinyl material, allowing customers to enjoy an unobstructed view of your landscape with full protection from the elements. Every product we make is built to your space’s specifications and customized to meet its design.

Get Started on Your Weatherproof Investment Today!

The start of a new year is the perfect opportunity to make the changes to your restaurant that will boost your revenue. Contact us today to learn more about our products and to receive a complimentary quote!

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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.

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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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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.

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Restaurants Love Deck Wind Shades to Keep the Romance Alive

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You know you’ve done it. You’ve been sitting on the deck or porch of one of those casual yet romantic restaurants just people watching, and you’ve seen them. The first daters. You can spot them across the room—looking polished but not too fussy, because neither one of them want to seem like they tried too hard. The hair is just slightly casually mussed, as if to say “oh, yes, I just always look this put together.” The outfits are a bit nice for the venue, but not too nice. Everything about them screams “we’re on a date!” and it’s fascinating to watch.

But you’d have to be truly evil to find glee in a date on a deck (sans deck wind shades, of course) that’s interrupted by an annoyingly stiff breeze. Even a person trying as hard as possible to stay cool under the first date pressure would crumble when trying to manage escaping napkins and overturned plates.

No one likes that idea.

Deck Wind Shades Make Dining a Better Experience

We can help. Give those poor first date couples a fighting chance to make memories that are worth telling their grandchildren—or at least posting on Facebook later on. With our deck wind shades, you can. Also known as patio enclosures, these durable and adaptable vinyl enclosures work as deck wind shades in a breeze or rain barrier when the clouds roll in—they are tough and keep your deck protected all year long.

Instead of worrying about the wind-blown hair look, or even wind-blown hair in the pasta sauce, diners can spend time gazing awkwardly into each other’s eyes while other diners can enjoy their own experiences—all because of customized deck wind shades.

Our deck wind shades don’t just protect against wind. Nobody likes to sit on a porch or deck and shiver through dinner either—so our enclosures also protect against the chill by creating a ten-degree improvement in the temperature just by lowering our clear vinyl deck wind shades. Rain can’t penetrate a properly lowered wind shade either, making these a fantastic investment in keeping your deck or patio comfortable for patrons.

Customizable Deck Wind Shades Make the Difference

Restaurants and other businesses love our deck wind shades because not only do they protect against wind, rain, and cold but they are customizable as well. When you strategically place the clear vinyl pieces, customers will enjoy the stunning views of gardens or a lake rather than the rusted metal of a neighbor’s AC unit. With some wise choices, the colored vinyl border can match your brand’s distinctive color palette. All of these options combine with our careful attention not only to NFPA fire codes but also to egress requirements to ensure that your porch or deck remains compliant with building codes.

In short—do all you can to keep the awkward blind dates and romantic anniversary outings happening on your restaurant deck or porch by calling Southern Patio Enclosures. We’ll talk to you about how we can help you keep your porch protected—and your profit margin protected as well—all year long.

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It’s Your Party—But We’ll Save it with our Porch Wind Screen Protection!

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Restaurant Owners It’s Your Party—But We’ll Save it with our Porch Wind Screen Protection!

Round Rock Pluckers WingsOh, there’s just nothing like a great party on the porch to get you to your happy place as quickly as possible. Friends milling around, a grill churning out that unique but delicious charred meat smell, a cold drink in one hand and a paper plate heaping with salads and grilled favorites in the other. You know you agree—just thinking of it has you half smiling right now. Even the memories are powerful enough to put a smile on your face.

But nothing wipes that smile off quicker than planning a local bar party, depending on your porch or deck to serve as food station or seating area, and having the weather just not cooperate. Quite frankly, the weather rarely cooperates for any party we’ve ever planned and the stressful anticipation of that 10-day forecast could drive someone to the brink!

Porch Wind Screens Save Your Party From Disaster

Why worry so much? Why not make use of your deck and porch every day, during every season, with our porch wind screens? Porch wind screens, or patio enclosures (potato, potahto), will help you create a festive, protected environment no matter the weather.

Cast your mind’s eye back to those lovely parties—cold drink in one hand and a loaded, flimsy paper plate in the other. It takes quite a bit of dexterity to move with grace in those times—watching out for the dogs, the kids, the edge of a patio chair so that you don’t drop something. Nobody needs the wind to make it worse.

But that’s exactly what happens to your clients without our porch wind screens. A quick burst of a breeze can pick up the end of that paper plate and transform it from lunch to a lap ornament in no time flat. All of the carefully placed decorations for the graduation party or Halloween spooktacular will decorate the neighbor’s yard rather than your restaurant, all because a breezy day interrupted your plans.

Nobody has time for that—and we know it. That’s why we sell the most durable porch wind screens on the market, completely customizable to your space and made in the U.S.A. With our wind screens on board, you’ll be able to lower the walls to completely enclose your space in moments, not only protecting against the wind but also against any other weather surprise that might come with it. Rain? No problem. Wind? No worries. Cold? The strong clear vinyl walls of our manually operated porch wind screens are not only attractive but also can withstand winds up to 45 mph, while also providing an increase temperature of ten degrees immediately to your porch or deck.

Now that’s a comfortable party space!

Customize your Porch Wind Screens to Suit Your Needs

Every product that we sell here at Southern Patio Enclosures is customized to your outdoor space. Your deck or porch will have a wind screen that was built to your space’s specifications as well as an enclosure that complies with national fire safety codes. Interested in increasing your revenue? Contact us today for a quote!

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Some Restaurants Use Our Patio Enclosures as Wind Breaks

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Do you know Pooh Bear? If you have or have had a small child anywhere in your general area, you probably know the tale of his blustery day very well. We often think of that when we look outside and see the trees bending and the wind howling a bit too much for our liking. It sure doesn’t make anyone want to go outside, especially when the weather has turned cooler. Winds like that can cut you to the bone—so why would you risk heading out to enjoy the view from your deck or porch?

We wouldn’t either—unless our deck wind break was made like ours. We get to enjoy the outdoor square footage that seems to go to waste in the colder months or on days when your customers just don’t want to fight the wind for their morning paper and coffee.

A Porch without a Wind Break is a Limited One

You know how it is. All you want to do is let your clients escape the indoors for a few precious moments. Maybe your client is looking for a nice dose of Vitamin D in the form of fall sunshine or maybe you just can’t look at that pile of paperwork any longer without the guilt just crippling you. The porch beckons: “Come on. Come out here. There’s no work to be done out here in the sunshine.”

So your patrons cave into their better instincts, grab a drink and the paper, and head outside—only to be met by a breeze that is just a smidge weaker than gale force. Sigh. Back inside they go, right?

If they’re stubborn or just absolutely stir crazy, they might stick it out. They might grab a lovely deck chair, brush off a few fallen leaves that have settled since your last client settled down on the porch, and open their paper. But rather than enjoy the article on the latest goings on in Hollywood or Washington or Kathmandu, they find themselves wrestling with the wind for control of the paper. They’ve got to be on high alert or else their paper—and their patience—are gone…with the wind.

What if there was a delightful alternative?

Commercial Patio Enclosures Function as Deck Wind Breaks That Give You Options

Suppose you could just set that paper and drink down for a moment (probably inside, where you won’t be forced to chase it down the street, as you might in the scenario above) and lower a commercial-strength patio panel that keeps that gale force breeze from ruining your plans? A few twists of a hand crank, a quick tug of an easy-to-use rope and pulley system or, if you’re really fancy, just the push of a button puts a solid clear vinyl deck wind break between you and the weather that’s getting you down.

Sound too good to be true?

It’s really not at Southern Patio Enclosures. We specialize in making your porch or deck a year-round retreat—and that includes saving your morning paper reading time from a blustery day. You should be able to enjoy your customers deck no matter the weather, and with our customizable deck wind breaks, they can.

Made with a strong RF weld and with an NFPA fire certification, you can rest assured you are choosing the strongest, most durable deck wind break on the market. We strive to not only meet the safety codes in the state of Texas, where our wind breaks are manufactured, but to strive to exceed the minimum by meeting national fire protection standards.

You can’t go wrong with Southern Patio Enclosures—or with a blustery day that doesn’t make you say “oh, bother.”

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Commercial Clients Solve Wind Issues with Patio Enclosures

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It’s a cruel Mother Nature that interrupts a romantic dinner or an important business lunch or a cherished event with an unexpected weather event. It’s a tragic shame when you can’t capitalize on the beautiful views you have on your patio, deck, or porch simply because the weather isn’t cooperating—but with the level of protection that Southern Patio Enclosures offers you, those days will be a distant memory sooner than you think.

Offer Patio Wind Protection to Wedding Parties

No couple likes to imagine their wedding day ruined by a blustery downdraft, but if they choose a wedding pavilion without patio protection, that’s a very real possibility. Adding to wedding stress is precisely the opposite goal of most venues, so offering patio wind protection can be an adding selling point to any prospective wedding party. Giardino Bertucci, a beautiful wedding pavilion, recognizes this and saw the opportunity to shield their guests from unwanted weather intrusions. Before they installed our patio wind protection, the pavilion offered rain protection but nothing to stop the wind from rattling tables and decorations as it raced through the southern side of their large outdoor space.

When they realized the potential disaster that could occur as a result of this wind damage, Giardino Bertucci called Southern Patio Enclosures. They decided on a patio enclosure wall across the southern side of their beautiful wedding pavilion, allowing them to create a strong patio wind protection for their guests while retaining the openness and view of the gorgeous gardens that is the major selling point of their venue. Being able to promise brides and grooms some protection against the elements is a major selling point for Giardino Bertucci.

 

Patio Protection Increases Restaurant Revenue

Location can be a charming reason to visit a restaurant, but that location can add some challenging weather-related problems as well. Two of our favorite restaurants, Hula Hut and Petra Mexican, both suffered from this double-edged location sword. The Hula Hut, which overlooks Lake Austin, often lost customers because of the cold wind that consistently radiated off the water. After investing in patio enclosures, Hula Hut noticed the difference not only in how many customers were coming through the doors but how many were staying, especially on the patio.

Petra Mexican is situated in between two buildings, creating a wind tunnel effect on their patio. With limited indoor seating space, Petra Mexican was consistently losing customers who wouldn’t sit where there was no protection. A chilly, breezy patio is no fun when you’re trying to enjoy a taco. But with new enclosures that are customized to fit with and blend into Petra Mexican’s décor, they are seating between 70-85 additional customers on their patio year round. The patio wind protection from our enclosures protect customers during spring and summer and the enclosures offer additional protection against wind and rain in fall and winter.

 

High Wind Patio Enclosures Offer Superior Protection

Our standard patio panels are durable enough to withstand 45 mph gusts, but if you live in a typically windy climate, you’ll want to learn more about our stronger patio wind protection models. Our motorized patio enclosures help your durable enclosures endure gusts up to 85 mph, allowing you to improve your financial bottom line by allowing you to make better use of your outdoor spaces year round. Our motorized enclosures can also be upgraded to be a hurricane-rated product, withstanding winds up to 120mph.

Whether you have a business in San Francisco, Raleigh, Detroit, or San Antonio, our products can help you improve your ROI. Contact us—we’ll provide you with a specific quote for your project based on your needs and goals.