Security screen doors in Dana Point, CA

Decades, when it's built from the right alloy - and that's the difference 316 stainless makes. It's the grade specified for hardware on boats moored in the harbor below, chosen because it withstands permanent salt exposure without pitting or rusting. The mesh, marine-rated frame finish, and hardware are all selected for this climate, so the door ages on a boat-hardware timeline, not a patio-furniture one.

It affects ordinary doors - moisture plus salt is the recipe that seizes hinges and blooms rust on standard screens. Our materials are chosen so that recipe has nothing to work on: 316 stainless mesh, powder-coated marine-grade frames, and corrosion-resistant hardware throughout. Foggy mornings are simply part of the door's operating environment. An occasional freshwater rinse keeps everything looking freshly installed.

Not in any way that costs you the view. The stainless weave is fine and dark, and against the brightness of sky and water it visually falls away - from a few feet inside the room you're looking at the harbor, not the screen. Bluff-top owners often choose our doors precisely because the alternative products in this category put bars in front of a million-dollar sightline.

The same as our published prices everywhere - and they are genuinely published, on this site, with installation included. No in-home sales theater, no quote that mysteriously drops when you hesitate. Marine-grade materials are our standard, not an upcharge, because we only build one way. Check the list, and our installer's measurement locks in the final number from it.