Fenetex exterior screen systems
What Is Fenetex?
Custom motorized insect, solar, clear-vinyl, and hurricane screen systems for South Florida patios, lanais, pool areas, and large openings.
Fenetex in plain English
Build the screen around the problem
South Florida patios are great until mosquitoes, glare, wind-driven rain, or a storm shuts them down. Fenetex offers a motorized screen system for each of those problems, built to the exact opening. Press a button and the screen drops into place. Raise it, and the patio opens back up.
Choose the job first. Use mosquito mesh or tighter no-see-um mesh for bugs. Choose solar fabric for shade and glare. Choose clear vinyl when you want to keep the view and reduce wind and rain exposure. For hurricane protection, MaxForce is the separate storm-specific system and must be specified for the project.
Then build the hardware around the opening. Quiet Spring Technology keeps tension consistent through the tracks. Keder-retained edges, reinforced corners, a weighted bottom bar, powder-coated aluminum, and marine-grade stainless-steel fasteners handle the day-to-day demands of a coastal installation. Control the screen from a wall switch, handheld remote, app, or compatible home-automation system.
Choose by purpose
What does the screen need to do?
Start with the job, then select the screen material, hardware, controls, and installation details that fit the opening.
Insect control
Keep airflow, reduce pests
For patios and outdoor rooms where ventilation matters and insect control is the primary goal.
Ask about insect screens
Solar shade
Manage sun, glare, and privacy
For openings where shade and visual comfort matter while the space remains connected to the outdoors.
Ask about shade screens
Clear weather
Preserve the view, reduce exposure
Clear vinyl supports outdoor-space use when wind and rain separation matter more than insect mesh or solar shade.
Ask about clear screens
Hurricane path
Use the storm-specific system
Fenetex Hurricane Screens are distinct from comfort screens and require project-specific approval and installation review.
Ask about hurricane screensSystem mechanics
How Fenetex keeps the screen engaged
One-Track and current MaxForce systems use self-adjusting Quiet Spring Technology. Springs apply controlled outward tension through the side-track assembly while the retained screen edge, weight bar, roller, and housing work as one system.
One-Track
Used across insect, shade, and clear screen applications for residential and commercial openings.
MaxForce
Used for demanding commercial and Fenetex hurricane screen applications, subject to the exact project documents.
Editorial system explanation. Final component geometry and fastening depend on the selected product and opening.
Hurricane approval context: Current Fenetex Hurricane Screen reference FL8637-R15 covers a specific impact-resistant wind-abatement system. Approval details and installation conditions must be checked for the actual project.
Fenetex in use
See how a clear screen changes the space
A short homeowner story shows the practical reason buyers consider clear motorized screens: using an outdoor room more often without giving up the view.
Verified Sea Cool field project
Four massive Fenetex openings, planned as one system
Sea Cool planned this South Florida pool-area project with the customer as four coordinated Fenetex solar screens, all 264 in. tall, across widths of 138, 144, 42, and 223 in. Sea Cool kept each opening to a single screen unit with minimal added buildout, using double weight bars and a special bracket-anchoring system to retrofit the screens into the existing structure.
Together, the openings required approximately 1,003 square feet of motorized retractable fabric. This kind of project-specific solution is possible with an experienced Fenetex dealer and installer such as Sea Cool, along with early planning for structure, hardware, power, access, and service.
Over 1,000 square feet of motorized retractable fabric on this project.
System comparison
Fenetex, MagnaTrack, or SunPro?
These names overlap in exterior-living conversations, but they are not interchangeable product systems. Start with the opening and the job, then compare the mechanism and product path.
| Decision factor | Fenetex | MagnaTrack | SunPro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Projects comparing insect, shade, clear weather, or a distinct Fenetex hurricane screen path. | Motorized exterior screen openings where magnetic sidetrack tensioning is the preferred mechanism. | Awnings and exterior shade products where overhead projection or a different shade architecture is the priority. |
| System story | Self-adjusting Quiet Spring Technology with retained screen edges and project-selected materials. | Magnetic self-tensioning sidetracks with a retained screen edge. | Not a like-for-like spring or magnetic sidetrack system. |
| Storm path | Fenetex offers a distinct Hurricane Screen product with project-specific approval conditions. | Standard MagnaTrack is a comfort screen. Progressive Screens uses Defender as its separate storm-focused family. | Approval and storm claims must follow the exact product documents, not the brand name alone. |
| Selection driver | Screen purpose, opening geometry, exposure, controls, finish, and the applicable Fenetex product path. | Magnetic track preference, opening conditions, mesh, daily use, and any separate storm requirement. | Shade architecture, projection, wind strategy, controls, and the specific awning or shade product. |
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Plan the opening
Is Fenetex a fit for your project?
Tell us what you want the screen to do, the opening type, and rough width and height if you have them. Sea Cool will compare the appropriate screen path before recommending a configuration.
- Residential and commercial openings
- Insect, shade, clear weather, and hurricane paths
- South Florida field measurement and installation planning
Request a Fenetex consultation
Share the opening and your main goal. Photos and rough dimensions help.
Fenetex FAQ
Questions to settle before choosing a screen
These answers keep the screen purpose, mechanism, controls, approvals, and warranty conversation tied to the selected system.
What is Fenetex?
Fenetex is a custom motorized exterior screen system manufacturer with insect, shade, clear weather, and hurricane screen paths. The right system depends on the opening, exposure, daily use, and the job the screen needs to do.
What types of Fenetex screens are available?
Fenetex offers screen paths for insect control, solar shade and privacy, clear weather separation, and hurricane applications. Fabrics, clear vinyl, controls, finishes, and hardware are selected for the specific project.
What is the difference between One-Track and MaxForce?
One-Track and MaxForce are Fenetex system paths that use self-adjusting Quiet Spring Technology. One-Track supports insect, shade, and clear screen applications. MaxForce is used for demanding commercial and Fenetex hurricane screen applications. Final selection depends on the opening and documented project requirements.
Are all Fenetex screens hurricane screens?
No. Insect, shade, and clear weather screens are not automatically hurricane screens. Fenetex Hurricane Screens are a distinct product path, and approval or design claims must be tied to the exact system and installation conditions.
Can Fenetex screens connect to smart-home controls?
Control and automation options are available, including wall controls, handheld remotes, and project-specified integrations. Motor, controls, power, sensors, and automation are confirmed for each opening rather than assumed as standard.
How does Fenetex compare with MagnaTrack?
Fenetex uses a spring-based self-adjusting retention approach, while MagnaTrack uses a magnetic sidetrack system. Both can serve large motorized screen openings. The better fit depends on screen purpose, exposure, dimensions, mounting conditions, controls, service access, and any separate storm requirement.
What should I prepare before a Fenetex consultation?
Photos of the opening, rough width and height, the screen goal, mounting conditions, nearby power, and any control preference are useful. Sea Cool will field-measure before a final recommendation or order.
How are Fenetex warranty terms determined?
Fenetex’s current limited warranty lists lifetime coverage against manufacturing defects for aluminum and proprietary components and welded screen seams. Motors, controls, finishes, clear vinyl, mesh, and other materials have separate terms. Sea Cool confirms the exact terms with the project documents.
Sea Cool planning
What gets checked before the order
Fenetex is custom work. The cleanest result starts with the opening, the screen goal, the structure, and the control plan rather than a model name alone.
Dimensions and support
Width, height, mounting depth, substrate, spans, and access for the housing and tracks.
Purpose and exposure
Insects, sun, privacy, wind, rain, visibility, daily use, and any distinct storm requirement.
Power and controls
Motor choice, nearby power, wall control, handheld remote, sensors, and project-specified integration.
Finish and service access
Powder-coated finish, screen or vinyl selection, drainage, cleaning, and future service access.
Start with the opening
Plan the screen before choosing the model
Send photos, rough dimensions, and the main reason you want the screen. Sea Cool will narrow the product path and identify what still needs field verification.