Del Mar homes are built around one big view. A screen door that stays parked across it every day is not doing the view any favors.
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One Opening, One View, No Room for a Permanent Screen Door
A lot of Del Mar houses sit on small lots built around a single big opening — usually a wide slider onto a deck, facing whatever view the lot has. That opening does double duty as the main feature of the house, so parking a screen door across it full time defeats the point of having it. A Phantom retractable screen rolls into a slim housing at the side of the frame, so the opening stays clear glass except for the hours you actually want airflow through it. On a lot where the whole layout revolves around one view-facing wall, that matters more than it would on a bigger property with several openings to spare, since there is no second door to fall back on if the main one is blocked.
Built for Wide Sliders, Not Just Standard Doors
Conventional screen doors are made in a handful of stock widths, and the view-facing sliders on Del Mar lots are often wider than any of them. Phantom is made to measure, so the screen is built to the exact width of your opening rather than the nearest size that happens to be sold pre-made. Our Phantom prices are published rather than held back for an appointment: $795 installed for a single door up to 48 inches, $1,495 for a double up to 96 inches, and a quote after measuring for anything wider.
One Motion, No Separate Door to Manage
On a small lot, every square foot of the patio and deck tends to get used, and a hinged screen door is one more thing to walk around or prop open. A Phantom screen has no separate door — you pull the mesh across the track when you want it, and let go to roll it back when you do not. There is nothing parked in the walkway either way, which matters on a lot where the space between the house and the view is already tight.
What it costs
We publish our Phantom prices instead of making you sit through an appointment to hear one. A Phantom Legacy single door is $795 installed on an opening up to 48 inches wide. A double Phantom — two units meeting in the middle, which is what most French door and patio openings take — is $1,495 installed on an opening up to 96 inches. Phantom XL for wide multi-panel openings up to 15 feet, and motorized patio screens up to 40 feet, are quoted after we measure, because those openings vary too much to price off a chart. Service or repair on a retractable door already in place is $195 plus parts. Those are installed prices, not the cost of a unit shipped to your door. Phantom warranties every part of the unit except the mesh, and we warranty our labor for one year. See every Phantom model and price.
What to Expect: Measure Visit, Then a Real Install Date
The measure visit itself is usually within a few days of booking. From there, a standard-color single or double door is typically ready in about a week, an XL opening in about four weeks, and a special color order in about eight weeks since it has to be built to order. Anyone promising a custom retractable door measured and installed within a couple of days is talking about the measure visit, not the finished install. On a small lot with one main opening, most jobs land in the standard-color, single-or-double range rather than the XL category, so the shorter end of that timeline is the more likely outcome.
Mobile Service, Made to Measure
We come to you — the measure visit and the install both happen at the house, not a showroom. We are a mobile business covering San Diego County every week, hablamos español, and the same crew that installs your door is the crew you call if it ever needs service. There is no need to bring anything to us or wait around at a storefront; the whole relationship happens at your address. Call (619) 330-5221 to book a measure visit.
What happens when you call
- Book a measure visit for your slider or opening.
- We confirm the exact width, frame condition, and color.
- Install follows the honest timeline: about a week for standard color, longer for XL or special color.
- We show you how the pull and release works before we leave.
What neighbors say
“Oscar did a fantastic job replacing my screens and rusted-out window hardware! I’ve been trying to find someone for several years to come to my house and replace old screens, as my windows themselves were fine. It was great because he came and made the screens right on site. He’s very professional and works quietly and neatly. The pricing was fair and the quality of the screens is excellent!”
— Carolyn B., 5★ on Google
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Questions About Retractable Screens in Del Mar
Our lot is small — is a retractable screen actually worth it?
On a small lot the main opening usually is the view, so yes, it tends to matter more here, not less. A conventional screen door parked across that opening full time takes up part of the one feature the house is built around; a retractable one only covers it when you want it to and disappears the rest of the time.
Will it block our view when it is not in use?
No — it rolls into a slim housing at the side of the opening, so the rest of the time you are looking at clear glass, not a screen.
Does it work on wide sliding doors?
Yes, that is one of the main things Phantom is built for. It is measured to the exact width of your slider rather than picked from the limited widths a conventional screen door comes in.
What happens at the measure visit?
We come to the house, measure the exact opening, check the frame, and go over mesh and housing color. That measurement is what the whole build and the timeline are based on, and it is also when we can flag anything unusual about the frame before the order goes in.
The screen you forget is there until you need it.
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