Motors come with 6’ motor cable. 12’ and 24’ motor cables are available.
The standard crank handle size for exterior screens is 55”. For screens with interior cranks, the standard crank handle size is 48”. You might need a larger or smaller size crank handle depending on your screen height. Call us for more information. Note: Unless your order reads otherwise, all units will be built as an exterior crank unit.

Measuring
When measuring for interior shades we recommend that you measure across the top the middle and the bottom of the window and provide us the smallest size. We will make the shades at the exact width dimension that you give us.

Tracks and Cables
Tracks or cables can be used on Sierra, Cascade, and Vertical Drop units. Track covers to cover up the crack between the fabric and the track are also available. The track covers can be used on units that are 14’ wide or less.

Olympic screens are shipped with an Olympic track and weight bar. Olympic units smaller than 14’ in width can use a Sierra weight bar and track. Cables are available for the larger Olympic weight bar.

Measuring
Sierras screens should be a minimum of 2” wider on each side of the window, 6” above and 2” below. To measure coupled units correctly, start from the outside. Begin 2” outside the window to the center of the mullion, and then measure from the center of mullion to 2” outside the window frame. The following is an example of how you order should be written: 60”+60”wx 72”

Cascades screens should be a minimum of 3” wider on each side of the window, 6” above and 2” below.
When using the Olympic weight bar and track, the Olympics screens should be a minimum of 3” wider on each side of the window, 7” above and 3” below.

Vertical Drop screens are measured differently from other exterior screen products. There is a bushing and some bolt heads that will extend ¾” of an inch beyond your final measurement. Vertical Drops are used frequently on decks, between posts and from beam to floor. If you are mounting from “outside post to outside post”, measure 2” wider, 6” above, and 2” below. If a unit is going between two posts, please speak with us before placing your order, as we have different deductions for those units. When using a crank, there will be an additional ½” spacer on the crank end of the unit so that your crank handle will not hit the post or wall.

Widths
A Sierra or Cascade shade can be made using one piece of fabric up to 12’ wide. In a coupled unit, the width of the box cannot be wider than 23’-10”.

An Olympic or Vertical Drop can be made using one piece of fabric up to 16’ wide. Olympic and Vertical Drop units can be coupled together.

Height
A Sierra and Cascade shade using some screen fabric can have up to a 14’ drop. With acrylic fabric, up to an 7’ drop. Olympic or Vertical drop shades using screen fabric can have up to a 20’ drop. With acrylic fabric, up to a 16’ drop.

Fabrics
Natte, Satine, Ferrari and Acrylic are standard fabrics. Note: There are some height limitations with Acrylic fabrics. Alternate fabric options are available. Call us for more information.

Seams
Whenever possible, EGE System will make a screen without a seam, as long as one of the measurements is less than the width of the raw fabric. Check the fabric page in the EGE System Price book to review the widths of the fabrics. Call us for more information, if needed.

When a screen unit requires a seam, it is our standard practice to place the seam as high as possible on the unit. If you want the seam to be placed at a specific location, measure from the bottom of the tracks to the center of the seam location that you want. Do not measure from the top of the box. If you have two side-by-side windows and one window needs a seam and the other does not, you might want to consider having EGE System sew a seam in both windows so they match each other visibly from the inside. More than one seam may be required on shades covering very tall windows.