Exterior Shades / Hurricane Screens
One screen. Every line of defense.
Defender Hurricane Screens · Florida
Defender hurricane screens roll down to shield your lanai, garage, or window openings from category-five winds — then keep working the other 360 days a year against insects, sun, and glare. Built on Progressive Screens' patented MagnaTrack system and rated to the strictest hurricane codes in the country.
Industry Leaders
Engineered with Progressive Screens
In 2021 Hunter Douglas added Progressive Screens to its suite of product lines. Each one is custom-fabricated by skilled craftsmen in Sarasota, Florida and Dallas, Texas, and carries alimited lifetime warranty. We install, permit, and service them across Florida.
Why Hurricane Screens
Storm protection that earns its keep year-round.
Miami-Dade Rated
Meets or exceeds Florida Building Code for roll-down hurricane screens.
Category 5 Winds
Engineered for impact absorption from winds exceeding 156 mph.
Patented MagnaTrack
Magnetic dual-pull track eliminates 98% of common screen service issues.
365-Day Use
The same screen handles bugs, sun, glare, and privacy between storms.
The MagnaTrack Range
Three parts, one system.
Defender is the hurricane-rated end of Progressive's MagnaTrack platform. The track and the controls are the same ones under their solar and insect screens — which is why one house can mix code-rated storm protection with everyday shade and share the same hardware.
Code-rated storm protection
Defender Hurricane Screens
The storm-rated screen. Meets or exceeds Miami-Dade and Florida Building Code for roll-down hurricane screens, and keeps working against bugs and glare the rest of the year.
- Florida Product Approval FL30798
- Design pressure to ±200 PSF
- Spans to 30 ft wide × 20 ft tall
- ASTM E330, E1886 & E1996 tested
US Patent No. 9,719,292
The MagnaTrack System
The patented dual-pull magnetic track the whole platform is built on. Rare-earth magnets dampen wind load and flying debris while holding the screen flat and uniform.
- 10× the pulling force of any other track
- Eliminates 98% of common service issues
- No zippers — cannot jam or snag
- No hang-ups and no re-wraps
Gaposa smart control
Motors & Integrations
Gaposa motors and controls, so the screens behave like the rest of a modern smart home instead of a switch on the wall you forget about.
- Built-in obstacle detection
- App control for up to 32 screens
- Up to 10 daily schedules
- Lutron, Savant, Control4 & Crestron
Certified System
The numbers that matter when the wind arrives.
The Defender system meets or exceeds Miami-Dade and Florida Building Code requirements for roll-down hurricane screens — the strictest hurricane codes on earth — and is tested to ASTM E330, E1886, and E1996 alongside the Miami-Dade TAS impact protocols. Hurricane screens are a permitted installation; we handle the product-approval paperwork your building department requires.
The Gallery
Hurricane screens, installed.
Recent motorized screen installations across our Florida service area.
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