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Lake Oconee Motorized Screens

Motorized porch and patio screens for Lake Oconee.

Atlanta Motorized Screens is an authorized MagnaTrack™ dealer installing motorized retractable patio screens and porch screens at Lake Oconee, from the lakefront and fairway homes of Reynolds Lake Oconee in Greensboro to the cottages of Cuscowilla in Eatonton and the porches of Harbor Club. Every one of these homes was built around the view. The problem is how few hours a day the porch actually gets used:

  • Sunset glare straight across the water that makes a west-facing porch unusable from 5pm until dark
  • Mosquitoes and gnats off the lake from May through September, right when the evening gets good
  • Pine pollen in March and April that coats every cushion, table, and floor in yellow
  • Wind across open water and afternoon thunderstorms that end dinner outside in about ninety seconds
  • A porch that sits empty Monday through Friday and spends the first hour of every weekend getting wiped down

A motorized retractable screen fixes all five, and when the evening is perfect, it disappears into its housing at the touch of a button. Every project is measured in person and quoted line by line.

Built for how Lake Oconee lives outside.

Three lake communities, and what each one calls for.

Reynolds Lake Oconee: lakefront and fairway

From Great Waters to The Landing, Reynolds National, Creek Club, and Richland Pointe, Reynolds homes were designed around serious covered outdoor rooms: outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, televisions, and a sightline to the water or the fairway that the whole house is organized around. Open water and open fairway also mean real wind, and a full afternoon of sun with nothing to break it.

  • Wind is the reason MagnaTrack exists: the magnetic track flexes under a gust and reseats itself instead of tearing out
  • Solar mesh on the water side cuts glare and up to 97% of UV while keeping the lake view
  • Single screens up to 30 feet wide with no posts breaking up the sightline
  • Any RAL color: housings and tracks powder-coated to match trim, stone, or bronze fixtures
  • Design-review friendly: a slim profile that vanishes when retracted, with drawings and specs for your community application
Motorized solar screens lowering over a waterfront covered porch, a MagnaTrack dealer network installation

Cuscowilla: cottages and golf villas

Cuscowilla's lake cottages and villas in Eatonton live on their porches. The rooms are a little smaller, a little closer to the neighbors and the cart path, and they get used from the first coffee to the last drink. That makes them the easiest porches on the lake to get right.

  • Insect mesh for evenings outside with no spray and no candles
  • Daytime privacy from the course and next door without curtains, lattice, or a permanent wall
  • Clear vinyl for the cool months holds the heat from a fireplace or patio heater, so the porch stays in service through January
  • Face-mount retrofit onto the existing porch, typically installed in a day
Motorized insect screens on twin covered porches of a large white home, a MagnaTrack dealer network installation

Harbor Club: porches and terrace levels

Harbor Club homes in Greensboro tend to stack their outdoor living: a main-level porch over a terrace-level patio, both facing the lake or the course. Two levels means two very different exposures, and usually two different answers.

  • Insect mesh up top, solar mesh below: each opening gets the fabric that fits its exposure
  • Under-deck and terrace-level rooms become real living space once the bugs and glare are handled
  • A wind sensor can retract the screens automatically when a storm rolls in off the lake
  • Smart-home integration: Control4, Savant, Crestron, Google Home, and Alexa, so a second home can be buttoned up from Atlanta
Screened outdoor living room with chandelier overlooking a pool, a MagnaTrack dealer network installation

Where they go on a Lake Oconee home.

Any covered opening up to 30 feet wide and 20 feet tall, on the house or off it.

Lakefront porches

The reason you bought the house. Screened for bugs and glare, and wide open again the moment the weather turns nice.

Patios and outdoor kitchens

Solar mesh over the grill and dining area for glare control and shade, without walling off the water.

Terrace-level rooms

The space under the deck becomes the coolest, most used room at the lake in July.

Pergolas and pavilions

Motorized pergola screens turn an open frame into a usable room. Tracks mount to the posts; the housing tucks under the beam.

Pool decks and cabanas

Privacy mesh on the lot-line side, insect mesh toward the water. The pool house becomes a second living room.

Garage and golf cart bays

Open the door for the breeze and keep the bugs and leaves out.

A Lake Oconee porch, all four seasons.

Spring: pollen season

Screens down through March and April keep most of the yellow film off the furniture. Hose the mesh, not the cushions.

Summer: mosquitoes and heat

Insect mesh for the bugs, solar mesh for the sun. Either way, dinner on the porch in August without the spray and without the glare.

Fall: the best months

Press a button and the screens retract completely. Nothing between you and the water, or the game on the porch TV.

Winter: clear vinyl

Clear vinyl seals the space and holds the heat from a patio heater or fireplace. The porch stays in service through the holidays.

Motorized screens on lake-style homes.

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Photos are MagnaTrack dealer-network installations, shown to illustrate the system. We'll add Lake Oconee projects here as they're completed.

Lake Oconee and nearby.

We measure and install across Georgia's Lake Country and the rest of the metro. Serving Atlanta and the metro area, all the way to Lake Oconee.

Lake Oconee Questions

Do motorized screens hold up to the wind on a Lake Oconee porch?

Yes. MagnaTrack's magnetic track is designed to flex under a gust and pull itself back into place instead of tearing out, which is the usual failure on zipper-track screens. The manufacturer recommends raising standard screens above 60 mph; the Defender series is rated for 24/7 deployment in Category 5 winds. Solar mesh blocks up to 85% of wind and rain when extended. More on the MagnaTrack system page.

Will Reynolds, Cuscowilla, or Harbor Club design review approve motorized patio screens?

We can't speak for any individual community, but the system is built for architectural review: housings and tracks are powder-coated in any RAL color to match your trim, the profile is slim, and the screens disappear completely when retracted. We provide product drawings and color specs you can submit with your application.

Can I add motorized screens to an existing Lake Oconee porch, or only to new construction?

Both. Most of Lake Oconee's housing stock is established, and face-mount tracks retrofit onto nearly any existing covered porch, patio, or pergola. On a new build or a major renovation, the housing and tracks can be recessed into the ceiling and columns so nothing is visible when the screens are up. Worth raising with your builder early.

How much do motorized patio screens cost at Lake Oconee?

Every project is custom fabricated to your openings, so pricing depends on the number of openings, their size, the mesh you choose, and the controls. We measure in person, walk through the options with samples, and leave an itemized quote that includes materials and installation. The quote is free, with no deposit and no obligation.

How long from quote to finished screens?

About six weeks from order to shipment, since each screen is built to your exact measurements. Most projects install in a single day once the screens arrive. We give you a real date when we quote.

Lake Oconee · Greensboro · Eatonton

Let's talk about your Lake Oconee porch.

Free on-site quotes in Greensboro, Eatonton, and all around the lake. Serving Atlanta and the metro area, all the way to Lake Oconee.

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