We sell daylight.

Every company in this category sells fear - crowbars, crime maps, doors that make a home feel like a vault. We started Daylight Steel because we think that's exactly backwards. The point of a great security door isn't what it keeps out. It's what it lets you leave open.

The facts, plainly

Daylight Steel is an Orange County company founded in 2026 by two partners - Jordan, who builds the systems and the customer experience, and Dane, who has spent years measuring and installing security screen doors across the region and leads every install.

• Every product uses marine-grade 316 stainless steel mesh - the alloy specified for boat fittings and coastal architecture. There is no cheaper-mesh version of anything we sell.
• Our pricing is published. Installed ranges for every door and screen type are on the pricing page, and the written quote at your free measure matches them.
• Measures and installs are done by our own team. No subcontractors, no marked-up middlemen.
• We serve all of Orange County - 34 communities, Seal Beach to San Clemente. The rest of Southern California is on our roadmap as the install team grows.
• Every door is built on Vista Security Screens™ systems: 316 marine-grade high-tensile mesh, knife-shear tested to Australian security standard AS 5041-2003 and salt-spray tested to ASTM B117. The powder-coat finish on mesh and panels carries a 10-year manufacturer color warranty; hardware carries a 1-year manufacturer warranty. Written warranty terms come with every quote.

The standard we're chasing

When someone renovates a Southern California house and chooses windows, there's a brand they reach for without thinking. Our ten-year goal is to be that brand for security screen doors - the default choice, earned install by install. That's why the pricing is public, why the installers are ours, and why every page of this site talks about evenings and ocean air instead of intruders. Trust compounds. So does daylight.

Talk to us

Email hello@daylightsteel.com, or start with a free in-home measure. We're on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube as @daylightsteel.