Orange County · Measured & installed by our own team
Security screen doors in San Clemente, CA
White stucco, red tile, and ocean air through an open door.
Made for San Clemente
Doors that fit how San Clemente lives
White stucco, red tile, ocean below: San Clemente was planned from the start as a Spanish village by the sea, and remarkably, it still looks the part. The architecture is a gift - arched entries, courtyards, decks angled at the water - and it deserves doors that honor it. Daylight Steel security screen doors are fitted by our own installers to the openings Spanish Revival actually has, including arches and courtyard doorways, in finishes that sit naturally against white walls and dark wood.
The mesh is 316 marine-grade stainless steel, the alloy made for salt air, which San Clemente supplies daily; the door stays handsome where ordinary metals would pit and dull. It is strong enough to be genuinely secure - that is settled in the specification - and after that it is simply the best version of the village's oldest pleasure: doors open to the ocean. The afternoon wind off the water moves through the courtyard and into the house. The view from the deck stays a view. The dog holds her post at the screen while the neighborhood drifts toward the pier for sunset. Evening arrives on its own schedule here, and the house should be open when it does.
Salt air, answered by the alloy
San Clemente runs downhill to the pier, and the onshore breeze runs uphill all afternoon, carrying a fine salt mist through the whole Spanish-village grid. White stucco hides it; metal shows it. Doors here need the alloy that pier and rail hardware uses, which is why our mesh is woven 316 marine-grade stainless with the molybdenum that resists chloride pitting. The weave stays nearly invisible against a T-Street sunset, the powder-coated frame comes in colors that suit red-tile courtyards, and the whole system asks only for a freshwater rinse now and then, more often the closer you sit to the sand.
The full reasoning is in our coastal buying guide, and the upkeep is a five-minute freshwater rinse a few times a season.
Flat installed pricing, published
A hinged security screen door installed in San Clemente is $2,475. A sliding door is $2,675, a French pair is $4,475, and security window screens start at $825. The written quote at your free measure matches these numbers.
- Hinged security screen door$2,475
- Sliding security door$2,675
- French door security screens$4,475
- Security window screensfrom $825
Same flat prices for every Orange County address - see full pricing or the cost guide for how flat pricing works.
Local install photos
Every San Clemente project we complete adds tagged photos to our gallery - local proof that builds install by install.
Every opening
What we install in San Clemente

Hinged Security Screen Doors
For front and side entries. Your main door stands open to the evening; the screen handles the rest - multi-point locking, unobstructed view, marine-grade mesh.
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Sliding Security Doors
Protection for the patio slider - the big glass opening between your kitchen and your backyard stays open all summer.
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French Door Security Screens
Both panels protected, sightlines preserved. Open the whole wall of your dining room and keep it that way.
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Security Window Screens
Sleep with the windows open. Fixed and openable security screens in the same 316 stainless mesh as our doors.
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Asked in San Clemente
Can you fit arched Spanish Revival entries?
Yes - arches are part of San Clemente's architectural DNA, and we treat them as first-class work rather than a complication. Our installer templates the actual curve of your opening, the door is fabricated to follow it, and the same crew installs it to close cleanly. The result keeps the entry's original geometry intact, which is the whole point of owning a house in the Spanish Village.
How does the door stand up to living this close to the ocean?
It is built from the alloy the ocean cannot bully. The mesh is 316 stainless - the marine grade specified for boat hardware - which resists the pitting and staining that daily salt air inflicts on ordinary metals. A periodic freshwater rinse is the entire maintenance program. On the coast, material grade is destiny, and this is the top of the class.
What finishes work with white stucco and dark wood?
Our finish palette was practically drawn from this town. Deep bronze and black frames disappear against dark-stained doors and beams, while softer earth tones sit gracefully on white stucco. The mesh itself reads as a quiet plane of shadow, so the composition of arch, wall, and woodwork stays exactly as the architect intended. We bring samples so you can judge against your own walls.
Is your pricing really published?
It is - openly, on our website, flat and to the dollar. You can see one installed price for standard doors and sliders, and the custom and arched work San Clemente homes often call for gets a straight written custom quote before any visit. The written quote you receive after measurement matches those numbers. We would rather earn the job with the product and the published number.
Do doors near the San Clemente pier corrode faster than up the hill?
Yes - salt exposure falls off with distance and elevation, so a cottage by the pier bowl lives in noticeably saltier air than a home up by the golf course. Our answer is the same door for both: 316 marine-grade mesh that resists chloride pitting even in first-row air, with a rinse cadence that scales instead - roughly monthly near the beach, a few times a year up top. The alloy is the insurance; the hose is the maintenance.
What should I ask any security screen company about salt air?
One question, in writing: which stainless alloy is the mesh, 304 or 316? Both are called stainless, but 304 is the inland grade and 316 is the marine grade used for boat fittings, and in San Clemente air the difference compounds every year. A company confident in its answer will put the grade on the quote. Ours is 316 on every product, with the honest maintenance answer attached: an occasional fresh-water rinse, more often the closer you live to the water.
Who is Daylight Steel?
An Orange County security screen company founded in 2026. Every door and window screen we install is a Vista Security Screens system in 316 marine-grade stainless mesh, measured and installed by our own employees rather than subcontractors, at one flat installed price per product that is published on our website before you ever talk to us.
How can I check out a security door company before booking a visit?
Four checks, all free: look the company up in the CSLB Check a License database at cslb.ca.gov, get a real installed price in writing before anyone visits, confirm whether employees or subcontractors do the install, and get the warranty terms on paper. Our own answers: Daylight Steel holds no CSLB license number today - the application is in process and the number publishes the day it issues - and the other three checks you can run right now from this page. The full checklist is in our guide to choosing a security screen door company.
Why hire a company that was founded in 2026?
Judge the checkable facts rather than the founding date. The system we install has been manufactured under three names since it arrived from Australia, our prices are published before the sales visit and the written quote at your measure matches them, the product warranty is the manufacturer's rather than ours, and nothing is owed at the measure. A new company cannot fake any of those; an established one is not excused from them.
What happens to my warranty if the company goes out of business?
Ours is not ours to lose: the 10-year manufacturer powder-coating color warranty on mesh and panels; 1 year on hardware sits with the manufacturer of the system, and the written terms come with every quote. A warranty written by an installer is only as durable as the installer, which makes this a fair question to put to every company you compare, including us.
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