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Custom Exterior Solar Shades in Virginia, Maryland & Washington DC
Stop the heat before it reaches the glass — Graber exterior solar shades for porches, pergolas, patios, and sun-blasted windows, built for weather and measured and installed free by our own local team.
- Free in-home consultation, measuring & installation
- Up to 40% off + 18 months 0% APR financing
- Vienna, Herndon & Alexandria showrooms
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Outdoor fabric samples — openness levels you can hold up to the sun.
Exterior Solar Shades
Exterior Solar Shades in Northern Virginia
Interior shades manage heat after it's through the glass; exterior solar shades intercept it outside, where the physics favor you. Weather-built Graber screen fabrics for porches, pergolas, patios, and the west-facing windows that bake — cutting heat gain, glare, and UV while keeping the view.
Key facts about exterior solar shades from Nation's Blinds:
- Nation's Blinds installs custom Graber exterior (outdoor) solar shades across Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland as an authorized Graber dealer.
- Exterior mounting blocks solar heat before it reaches the glass or the porch — the most effective placement for cutting heat gain — with weather-rated screen fabrics in multiple openness levels that reduce glare and UV while preserving the view out.
- Built for porches, pergolas, patios, decks, and sun-exposed windows, with crank, cordless, and motorized operation, plus free in-home consultation, measuring, and professional installation.
The Collection: Graber Outdoor Solar Shades
One weather-built collection — openness levels, colors, and mounting options matched to your exposure — custom-made and installed by our own team. Tap any photo to browse.
Graber Outdoor Solar Shades
Weather-rated screen fabrics on heavy-duty exterior hardware: the openness level sets the trade — tighter weaves block more heat and glare, opener weaves keep more view and breeze. Crank, cordless, or motorized operation, with cable or track guides that hold the shade steady in wind.
- Weather-rated screen fabrics, multiple openness levels
- Blocks heat, glare & UV before the glass
- Crank, cordless & motorized; wind-guide options
Which openness level? We'll hold the fabrics up against your actual sun.
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Homeowners across Northern Virginia, DC, and Maryland rate Nation's Blinds 4.9 stars on Google and 5.0 on Angi and Facebook — for honest guidance, precise measuring, and installations done right the first time.
Our Showrooms
See Exterior Solar Shades in Person at Our Vienna, Herndon & Alexandria Showrooms
Hold the screen fabrics up to daylight to see exactly what each openness level does to heat, glare, and view. Or skip the trip — for exterior work we come to you anyway, since the mounting survey is half the job.
Nation's Blinds Alexandria
By Appointment Only 5710 General Washington Dr, #E, Alexandria, VA 22312 (571) 407-7981Our Showrooms
See Exterior Solar Shades in Person at Our Vienna, Herndon & Alexandria Showrooms
Hold the screen fabrics up to daylight to see exactly what each openness level does to heat, glare, and view. Or skip the trip — for exterior work we come to you anyway, since the mounting survey is half the job.