Lutron Solar Screen Fabrics
411 colourways in 17 designs. Glare control with the view kept: the fabric that makes South Florida glass liveable.
The fabric that keeps the ocean and loses the glare
A solar screen is a woven fabric with a measured openness, from 0.5% to 10%, that you can see through. It stops most of the sun's heat and glare at the glass while the horizon, the pool and the boats stay visible through the weave. On a South Florida wall of glass it is the fabric we specify more than any other, and Lutron's library has 411 colourways of it in 17 designs: the fiberglass-core E Screen, T Screen and M Screen; the Basketweave family (Basketweave, 27, 90, 4000 Eco and the PVC-free Eco2); Sheerweave 4900 and 8000; SheerLite; the warm Aura card; the textured Jacquard; Natural Screen; and the aluminum-backed OmniaScreen Silver.
Every design page below shows each colourway with its openness and its published light figures: Tv (visible light transmitted), Ts (solar energy transmitted), Rs (solar energy reflected) and As (absorbed). Those four numbers, plus the colour, are what decide how a room feels behind the shade, and they are the numbers we use when we recommend a fabric for a specific exposure.
17 Lutron solar screen designs, 411 colourways
E Screen
The reference solar screen, in every openness Lutron makes
T Screen
A twill-weave screen with a softer, textile look
M Screen
A quieter neutral palette in 1%, 3% and 5%
Basketweave
A dense 1% weave in twelve solid colours
Basketweave 27
The two-tone basketweave with a white or black back
Basketweave 90
Bright White and eight more, at 1% to 10%, up to 124 inches wide
Basketweave 4000 Eco
Nine colours, three openness factors, from the Sustainable Solar Screens range
Basketweave Eco2
A PVC-free screen made from 100% recycled content
Sheerweave 4900
Thirteen two-tone colours, 1% and 3%, with the best acoustic rating on the card
Sheerweave 8000
A PVC-free, Cradle to Cradle polyester screen with the most open view
SheerLite
A light, bright 3% and 5% screen in six two-tone colours
Aura
Seven earthy colours at 3% and 5%, from the Gallery Collection
Jacquard
Textured, wood-toned screens at 5%, 7% and 10%
Natural Screen
A 2024 addition in four soft, linen-like colours at 5%
OmniaScreen Silver
An aluminum-backed 3% screen for the hottest glass
Anderson
A vinyl-and-polyester screen in six two-tone colours at 3% and 5%
Blakeley
A tight 1% and 3% screen with white or black backs, in five colours
How we choose the openness in South Florida
1%
Direct west or south-west glass, rooms with a TV or monitors facing the window, and anywhere glare is the complaint. The view is soft but present in a light colour, faint in a dark one.
3%
The default for ocean and Intracoastal walls: the horizon stays readable, glare is under control, heat gain drops sharply. Most of the screens we install on the water are 3% or 5%.
5%
View rooms with morning or filtered sun, covered terraces, and living rooms where the client wants the water to be the picture. Turnberry Ocean Club runs E Screen 5%.
10%
North-facing rooms and shaded elevations where heat is not the problem and the maximum view is the point. Never on a west wall.
Light colour or dark colour?
Dark weaves (charcoal, black, ebony) give the clearest view and the least glare because they absorb stray light instead of scattering it, but they also absorb heat. Light weaves (white, pearl, chalk) reflect heat and keep the room brighter, at the cost of a hazier view. Two-tone weaves such as White/Linen or Charcoal/Grey split the difference. The KOOLBLACK versions of E Screen and T Screen are the exception to the rule: charcoal weaves built to reflect solar energy, so a dark, clear-view fabric can go on hot glass.
Fabric colour also sets what the building sees. In a condo tower the association may require a uniform exterior appearance; several designs (Basketweave 27, T Screen, Sheerweave 4900) offer a choice of back colour so the inside and the outside can be decided separately.
Compare the solar screen designs
| Design | Colourways | Openness | Max width | Composition | PVC-free | NFPA 701 | Lutron price tier | Made up on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Screen | 92 | 0.5%, 1%, 1.1%, 1.2%, 1.6%, 1.7%, 1.9%, 3%, 3.8%, 3.9%, 4.0%, 4.1%, 4.4%, 4.5%, 4.6%, 5%, 10% | 120 in | 36% Fiberglass, 64% Vinyl | No | Yes | $$, $$$ | Roller shades, Tensioned skylight shades |
| T Screen | 34 | 1%, 3% | 120 in | 36% Fiberglass, 64% Vinyl | No | Yes | $$, $$$ | Roller shades, Tensioned skylight shades |
| M Screen | 27 | 1%, 3%, 5% | 120 in | 36% Fiberglass, 64% Vinyl | No | Yes | $$ | Roller shades, Tensioned skylight shades |
| Basketweave | 12 | 1% | 96 in | 24% Polyester, 76% Vinyl on Polyester | No | Yes | $$ | Roller shades |
| Basketweave 27 | 44 | 1%, 3%, 5%, 10% | 124 / 96 in | 36% Fiberglass, 64% Vinyl on Fiberglass; 34% Fiberglass, 66% Vinyl on Fiberglass | No | Yes | $$ | Roller shades, Tensioned skylight shades |
| Basketweave 90 | 55 | 1%, 3%, 5%, 10% | 124 / 96 in | 37% Fiberglass, 63% Vinyl on Fiberglass; 35% Fiberglass, 65% Vinyl on Fiberglass | No | Yes | $$ | Roller shades, Tensioned skylight shades |
| Basketweave 4000 Eco | 27 | 3%, 5%, 10% | 124 / 96 in | 25% Polyester, 75% Vinyl on Polyester | No | Yes | $$$ | Roller shades |
| Basketweave Eco2 | 27 | 1%, 3%, 5% | 96 in | 100% Recycled Content TPO (Thermoplastic Olefin) | Yes | Yes | $$$ | Roller shades |
| Sheerweave 4900 | 26 | 1%, 3% | 96 in | 17% Polyester, 83% Vinyl on Polyester | No | Yes | $$ | Roller shades |
| Sheerweave 8000 | 5 | <5% | 116 in | 100% Polyester | Yes | Yes | $$$ | Roller shades |
| SheerLite | 12 | 3%, 5% | 116 in | 30% Polyester, 70% Vinyl on Polyester | No | Yes | $$ | Roller shades |
| Aura | 14 | 3%, 5% | 96 in | 36% Fiberglass, 64% Vinyl | No | Yes | $$$ | Roller shades |
| Jacquard | 5 | 5%, 7%, 10% | 96 in | 28% Polyester, 72% Vinyl on Polyester; 36% Polyester, 64% Vinyl on Polyester; 37 | No | Some | $$ | Roller shades |
| Natural Screen | 4 | 5% | 116 in | 38%Polyester, 62%Vinyl | No | Yes | $$ | Roller shades |
| OmniaScreen Silver | 6 | 3% | 110 in | 75% Vinyl, 25% Polyester with aluminum lined backing | No | Yes | $$$$ | Roller shades |
| Anderson | 11 | 3%, 5% | 116 in | 78% PVC, 22% Polyester | No | Yes | $$ | Roller shades |
| Blakeley | 10 | 1%, 3% | 116 in | 78% PVC, 22% Polyester | No | Yes | $$$, $$ | Roller shades |
Solar screens on our Lutron installations
Our Lutron solar screen installations run the length of the coast: E Screen 5% White/Linen on Sivoia QS at Turnberry Ocean Club in Sunny Isles Beach, T Screen 3% White at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Sunny Isles, Basketweave 90 Bright White through an oceanfront mansion on Hillsboro Mile, Basketweave Pearl at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Miami Beach, and Aura Parchment on fourteen Triathlon battery rollers in a Boca Raton home. Each page below links to the project that used it.
Solar screens: frequently asked
Which Lutron solar screen is best for an ocean view?
E Screen at 3% or 5% in a light or two-tone colour is the safe answer and the one we install most. For the clearest possible view in a dark fabric on hot glass, E Screen with KOOLBLACK. For a softer, textile look, T Screen; for warm interiors, M Screen or Aura.
Do solar screens give privacy at night?
No. With the lights on inside and dark outside, a solar screen of any openness silhouettes. Pair it with a blackout or a light-filtering shade on a dual Lutron roller, or a drapery, where night privacy matters.
Can the same fabric be ordered in different openness factors?
Yes, and it is how we handle a whole house: one colour throughout, tighter weaves on the hot elevations, more open ones on the shaded side. E Screen, Basketweave 27, Basketweave 90 and M Screen all offer three to five openness factors in the same colour.
Which solar screens are PVC-free?
Basketweave Eco2 (100% recycled TPO), Sheerweave 8000 (100% polyester, Cradle to Cradle) and, among the light-filtering weaves, GreenScreen Evolve and Ethos. The fiberglass and vinyl screens are not PVC-free.
Are Lutron solar screens fire rated?
Most are listed to NFPA 701 and CA Title 19, and several add CAN/ULC-S109, NFPA 101, ASTM E84 or European listings. The fire ratings Lutron publishes are shown on every design page and summarised on our commercial fabrics page.
Lutron solar screens in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
Every fabric on this page is ordered from Lutron for your project, made up in our Fort Lauderdale workroom on Sivoia QS, Palladiom or Triathlon, and installed and programmed by our own team from Miami to Palm Beach. Our showrooms in Fort Lauderdale (4539 Powerline Rd, by appointment) and Miami Beach (500 South Pointe Dr #150) have Lutron shades running so you can judge the fabrics in motion.
Choose the fabric in your own light
Book a complimentary in-home consultation. Shortlist the designs you like and we order the Lutron samples, bring demo motors, and give honest answers about openness, colour and exposure.