This is a real outdoor living project with actual pricing data from a professional installer. Estimated May 30, 2025. Total project cost: $11,500.
Gibson Island homeowners planning a motorized screen west installation in the spring of 2025 can use this $11,500 estimate as a real-world reference. The scope: 201 units.
Maryland's climate — humid summers, mild winters, and Chesapeake-area salt-air considerations — drives different outdoor shade priorities than the national average. The local UV (moderate) pushes fabric selection toward solution-dyed acrylic or PVDF-coated mesh, and the wind exposure (moderate, higher on the coast) pushes hardware specs toward heavier-gauge cassettes and motorized retraction. Estimating in the spring of 2025 is typical for Maryland — most outdoor shade installations book during peak season, when lead times stretch 6–10 weeks.
| Product Type | Outdoor Living |
| Location | Gibson Island, MD |
| Date | May 30, 2025 |
| Total Price | $11,500 |
| Tax Rate | 0% |
| Number of Items | 3 |
| Description | Product Type | Qty | Unit Price | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorized Screen West | — | 100 | $60 | $6,000 |
| Motorized Screen South | — | 100 | $55 | $5,500 |
| Installation | — | 1 | $0 | $0 |