Spanish Springs, Washoe County
Screens for Spanish Springs homes
A-Affordable Screen installs solar screens, builds custom sliding screen doors and rescreens window screens in Spanish Springs, including Wingfield Springs, Pioneer Meadows and the neighborhoods along the Pyramid Highway. It is about 7.9 miles and 14 minutes up from central Sparks, and the measure and quote are free.
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By the numbers
Homes in Spanish Springs
91.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, at about 4,494 feet above sea level.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B25001, B25003, B25024, B25034). Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Drive: OSRM route, measured 9/30/26.
Housing age
When Spanish Springs homes were built
Share of housing units by decade built. Older homes more often need rescreening, new frames and new sliding screen doors; newer homes tend to have big sliders and tall west-facing windows, where solar screens do the most.
- Wingfield Springs
- Pioneer Meadows
- Pyramid Highway
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B25034 (Spanish Springs CDP).
Almost every home is an owner's house
Spanish Springs is the most owner-heavy place we serve. Of its 6,947 housing units, 94.9% are single-family detached houses, and 91.9% of the occupied homes are lived in by their owners, according to the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 survey. Only 4.4% of the housing predates 1980.
That profile matters for screens. Owners plan for the long run, so the questions here are less about a quick patch and more about which solar screen fabric suits a west-facing family room, or whether a heavy-duty custom slider will outlast the one the builder installed.
The 1990s and 2000s building boom is now aging
Median year built in Spanish Springs is 2002. The Census counts 1,844 homes from the 1990s and 2,612 from 2000 to 2009, so 4,456 houses, about two of every three, came from those two decades. The screens that shipped with them are now roughly 17 to 36 years old.
At that age the usual failures show up together: mesh gone brittle and chalky from sun, spline shrinking out of the channel, plastic corner keys cracking, and slider doors worn down. For a straight frame, rescreening is the economical fix. For a sliding screen door that has been fighting its track for years, a new custom door at 80 or 96 inches is often the better spend, and we bring material samples so you can compare in your own doorway.
Open valley, full sun
Central Spanish Springs sits at about 4,490 feet, less than 100 feet above the Reno-Tahoe airport station. Using the EPA's rule that UV rises about 2% per 1,000 feet, that works out to well under 1% more UV than the airport, so treat the difference as a rounding error. The bigger factor is exposure: the valley is broad and largely open, and homes on open lots take the full afternoon sun with little to shade them.
The airport normals, which describe the valley's weather well, show 65 days a year at 90 degrees or hotter. Solar screens on the west and south glass reduce the heat and glare that reach those rooms, and they stay in place when the blinds are open.
Wind along the Pyramid Highway corridor
The Washoe Zephyr, the west wind that picks up most summer afternoons, crosses the whole Truckee Meadows. NOAA hourly normals show March through September afternoons blowing mostly from the west, at about 10 to 13 miles an hour between 2 and 6 p.m. A wide-open lot takes that wind on the screens themselves. Window screens should sit snug in their channels, solar screens should be fastened with proper clips, and a sliding screen door should be sturdy and sized to its opening.
Mosquito season in ZIP 89436
On August 27, 2024, Northern Nevada Public Health reported mosquito samples that tested positive for West Nile virus in two ZIP codes. One was 89436, which takes in the southern part of Spanish Springs, Wingfield Springs and north Sparks. The agency reported no human cases in Washoe County at that time, and its advice to residents included "installing protective screens on doors and windows."
NNPH treats May through September as mosquito season and notes that mosquitoes are most active in the morning and evening, the same cool hours when many households open up the house. A screen only works if it is whole and fits tight: torn mesh, a gap where the spline has pulled out, or a slider left half open undoes the rest. Our mosquito season guide lists what to check, and rescreening closes the gaps.
Picking a solar screen fabric
When a Spanish Springs owner moves from plain insect screens to solar screens, the choice that matters most is the fabric. Solar screen fabric is described by its openness, the share of the weave that is open space. A tighter weave blocks more sun and more of the view; a more open weave keeps the view and lets more light through. The glossary defines openness and the other terms you will hear.
Color changes the result too. Darker fabric is usually easier to see through from inside, while lighter fabric looks brighter from the street. Our guides on 80% versus 90% fabric and solar screen colors and privacy go further. If your neighborhood has an owners' association, check its rules on exterior colors before ordering; we bring samples you can show them.
Most owners start with the west and south rooms and add others later. When several windows go in together, the multi-window discount applies.
Backyards that face the afternoon
Spanish Springs lots are open, and a west-facing patio can be hard to sit on from mid-afternoon until the sun gets low. A patio roof does little at that hour, because the low sun comes in from the side. Patio shade screens close in that open side with shade fabric that still lets air move through.
For the doorway itself, households with dogs often pair a new slider with pet screens on the lower panel. We look at the opening and confirm what fits when we measure. If you are replacing a builder slider, sliding screen door sizes explains the 80 and 96 inch heights and how width is measured.
Our work in Spanish Springs
- Solar screens for west-facing family rooms and bedrooms.
- Custom heavy-duty sliding screen doors, 80 or 96 inches, any width.
- Rescreening builder screens that have gone brittle.
- Patio sun-shade screens for west-facing yards.
- Pet screens for households with dogs and cats.
Which screens fit homes in Spanish Springs
| Home type | Common screen need | Where to start |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family detached houses (94.9% of units) | Solar screens for west-facing rooms on open lots | Solar screens |
| Built 1990 to 2009 (4,456 units) | Builder screens gone brittle; sliders worn out | Rescreening |
| Built 2010 or later (19.6%) | Upgrading a builder slider to a heavy-duty custom door | Custom sliding screen doors |
| Owner-occupied homes (91.9%) | Shade for west-facing patios and carports | Patio shade screens |
| Buildings of 20 or more units (257 units) | Turnover rescreening and worn sliders | Landlords and property managers |
Housing shares: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024.
Services
Our services in Spanish Springs
Questions
Spanish Springs screen questions
Do you come out to Wingfield Springs and Pioneer Meadows?
Yes. Spanish Springs, including Wingfield Springs, Pioneer Meadows and the Pyramid Highway neighborhoods, is about 14 minutes from central Sparks.
My builder screens are brittle. Rescreen or replace?
If the frames are straight and the corners are sound, rescreening is usually enough. If the frame is bent or the corners are broken, we make a new frame. We tell you which after measuring.
Can I see solar screen colors before I choose?
Yes. We bring samples to your home so you can hold them up to your own windows.
Were West Nile mosquitoes found near Spanish Springs?
Yes. On August 27, 2024, Northern Nevada Public Health reported West Nile-positive mosquito samples in ZIP code 89436, which includes the southern part of Spanish Springs and Wingfield Springs, with no human cases reported in Washoe County at that time. Its advice included installing protective screens on doors and windows; our mosquito season guide shows what to check.
Should my solar screens stay up all winter?
Not necessarily on the south side. Low winter sun through south glass is free warmth, and a solar screen blocks some of it, so many owners leave west screens up and take south ones down in fall. Solar screens in winter explains the trade-off.
Can you add pet mesh to the slider the builder installed?
Often, yes. If the frame is sound, we can rescreen it with pet-resistant mesh. If it is bent or worn out, a new custom door with pet mesh may make more sense. Pet-proof screens compares the options.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (opens in a new tab) · NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Reno-Tahoe International Airport (opens in a new tab) · U.S. EPA, A Guide to the UV Index (EPA 430-F-04-020) (opens in a new tab) · Northern Nevada Public Health: NNPH detects West Nile Virus in mosquitos in Northern Nevada (Aug. 27, 2024) (opens in a new tab)
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