Motorized Patio Screens in Asheville, NC for Biltmore Forest Homes

If you live in Biltmore Forest, you already know why a porch screen has to earn its place. The trees are the point. The house was set on the lot to look out at them.

So motorized patio screens in Asheville, NC have to do their job and then get out of the way. That's what we install: a screen that drops when the gnats and the low sun show up, and rolls up out of sight when they don't.

A good motorized screen keeps the bugs out and cuts the afternoon glare without closing in the porch or taking the view. Most of the ones we install in Asheville run $6,000 to $8,500. The rest of this post covers what the better screens are built from, how they get through a design review, and why the same screen behaves a little differently in Grove Park, Kenilworth, and out at The Ramble.

Why a screen matters more on a Biltmore Forest lot

Biltmore Forest was laid out in 1923 with the same landscape thinking as the estate next door. The founders held that not a tree would be felled until the character of the community had been settled. A century later, that's why the canopy here is so deep.

Deep canopy is a gift in July. It's also why the porch is damp at dusk, why the mosquitoes find you the minute you sit down, and why the western sun comes in low through the trunks in late afternoon.

A fine insect mesh handles the bugs. A solar mesh takes the edge off the glare and heat. Either one still lets you see the trees, which is the whole reason you bought here.

We see the same thing up on Town Mountain, where the ridge homes face west and the sun sits on the deck until it drops behind the Blue Ridge. And we see it in Grove Park, where the older porches are wide and shaded but wide open to whatever flies in from the yard.

Design review, HOA packets, and what we hand you

Biltmore Forest has a Design Review Board. It looks at any additional structure on a property against the Town's design standards. Whether a retractable screen counts depends on how and where it's mounted.

A housing tucked up under the porch ceiling reads as part of the porch rather than a new structure. Still, we'd rather you ask the Town's Planning and Zoning office before you order than be surprised after.

To make that a quick conversation, we can put together a spec sheet and a mounting drawing. The same packet works for the architectural guidelines at The Ramble, where every home is custom and the review committee cares about how things look from the street and from the neighbors' side. It works for the association at Biltmore Park, too.

Kenilworth is a different case. Those 1920s Spanish villas, Tudors, and Craftsman bungalows don't carry a formal review, but they do carry a lot of character. On a house like that, the track finish has to suit the trim so the screen looks like it was always there. The wrong color on a Tudor porch is the kind of thing you notice every single day.

What "done once" looks like up close

The screens we install use a keder sidetrack system. The edge of the mesh is held inside a track on both sides, so there's no gap for bugs and nothing to flap in a gust. The mesh keeps its own tension as it moves. If a chair is left under it, obstacle detection stops the motor before anything gets hurt.

You run it with a remote, or through a smart home system such as Alexa or Google Home.

The craft is in the fit. A porch built in 1925 is rarely square, and its columns have settled a bit. The tracks have to be scribed to the column you have, not the one on the drawing. That's the part of the job you can't see when it's done right, and can't stop seeing when it's done wrong.

Mesh choices

Screens and awnings together

On a deck with overhead sun and low sun, a motorized retractable awning takes the high sun and the screen takes the low sun and the bugs. Awnings run $4,500 to $6,500 installed, and both can be tied into the same smart home setup.

What motorized patio screens in Asheville, NC cost in 2026

Most motorized exterior screens we install run $6,000 to $8,500. The size of the opening, the number of openings, and the mesh you pick set the price. We give you a firm number after we measure, and that number holds.

A word on the economy, since it comes up at nearly every kitchen table this year. Aluminum has carried higher import tariffs through 2026, and prices on outdoor products have been firmer than they were a few years ago. That's a reason to buy the screen once and buy it right, not a reason to buy the cheapest one.

It's also a reason a lot of our customers are choosing to use more of the house they already own instead of adding a room. A screened porch you use eight months a year is the cheapest square footage you'll ever get.

A porch you'll use in October

Fall is the best season on a Biltmore Forest porch. The bugs thin out and the canopy turns. The sun drops early enough that a solar mesh makes the difference between eating dinner outside and giving up on it. If you order now, the screens are in before the leaves are gone.

Book a free in-home measure through our motorized screens page, or call (828) 770-9010. If you're south of the city near Biltmore Park, our Arden and Biltmore Park awning and screen page has more on the newer neighborhoods there. And if you're still deciding between screens and shades, our guide to outdoor shades for Asheville patios, porches, and decks is a good next read.