Voice control
'Close the patio screen,' 'open the back porch screen,' 'screens off' as a routine. Works the same way as your smart-bulb or thermostat commands.
Smart-Home Patio Screens
Patio screens that pair with TaHoma, Alexa, Google, HomeKit.
Talius motorized retractable screens with Somfy tubular motors. Pair with the TaHoma bridge to add voice control, schedules, geofencing, and scenes through your existing smart-home setup.
- Canadian-made by Talius
- Custom-fit, every install
- Free no-pressure consult
- Across Ontario
- 10-year warranty
- Transparent pricing
What you get
Local control out of the box, smart-home on top.
Every motorized Talius install ships with a hardwired wall switch and a handheld RTS remote at no extra cost. Both work without internet, without an app, and without any setup. That covers daily operation for most homeowners.
Smart-home control is the optional layer on top. The Somfy TaHoma bridge talks to the motor over RTS radio and exposes the screen to Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit. Once paired, the screen behaves like any other smart device on the network. Voice command, schedules, geofencing, and scene triggers all work the same way as your smart bulbs or thermostat.
TaHoma also works on its own through the Somfy mobile app, with screens grouped into rooms, sun sensor automation, and wind-sensor-driven auto-retract. The bridge lives in the house, plugs into ethernet or wifi, and runs the screens locally. Cloud connection is only used for off-property control through the app.
What smart-home pairing adds
Four ways smart-home earns its place.
Schedules + scenes
Auto-deploy at sunset, retract at sunrise, drop with the 'movie night' scene. Routines fire whether you're home or not.
Sensor-driven automation
Sun sensor drops the solar mesh on bright afternoons. Wind sensor auto-retracts above a set gust threshold. Both work without you touching anything.
Off-property control
Open the screen on your way home from the cottage. Close it before a storm hits. The Somfy app reaches the screen from anywhere with internet.
How the integration works
Motor → TaHoma → your smart-home hub.
The chain is short: Somfy tubular motor in the screen headbox, RTS radio out to the TaHoma bridge, ethernet or wifi from the bridge to your network, and standard smart-home protocols out to Alexa, Google Home, and HomeKit. The TaHoma bridge is the translator between the screen's RTS radio and the protocols your smart-home hub speaks.
Setup runs once during install. We pair the screen with the bridge, you pair the bridge with your hub, and from that point the screen shows up as a device in Alexa or Google Home or HomeKit. Add it to rooms, scenes, and routines the same way you'd add any other device.
- Somfy TaHoma bridge: ethernet or wifi to your router
- Alexa: native skill, voice command + routines
- Google Home: native integration, voice command + routines
- Apple HomeKit: works through TaHoma's HomeKit support
- IFTTT and Home Assistant supported through Somfy's open APIs
- Multi-bridge installs supported on large properties
Where smart-home pairing fits best
Three scenarios smart pairing pays back.
Existing smart-home households
If you already run Alexa, Google Home, or HomeKit, the screen drops into your routines for free. Voice command and scene support work day one.
Cottage country installs
Off-property control matters when the cottage is empty. Close the screen before the storm hits, open the bunkie before guests arrive.
West-facing solar shade installs
Sun-sensor automation is the killer app on west-facing decks. The shade drops at 4 PM glare without you thinking about it, retracts at sunset on its own.
Our Process
From first call to final install.
Three steps. No surprises. Most installs ship within 3–4 weeks of the consult.
Book a free quote
Tell us your opening size, what you're solving for, and your city. We respond within one business day.
Consult & measure
An installer visits your patio, takes measurements, walks you through mesh and motor options. No-pressure, no charge.
Install
Custom build at our shop, then a half-day install on your patio. You're using it the same evening.
What it costs
TaHoma is a known add-on, not a price reset.
The TaHoma bridge plus paired-install setup is a known additional step on top of a motorized retractable screen install. Most Ontario buyers add it on the first install rather than retrofitting later because the install crew can pair it once and walk you through the smart-home setup the same day. Add-on pricing scales with how many screens are on the same property, but the bridge itself is one-time hardware that handles many screens. We send the smart-home and basic motorized prices on the same quote so you can compare.
- Number of screens on the same property (one bridge handles up to ~50 devices)
- Whether you already own a smart-home hub (Alexa, Google, HomeKit)
- Sun sensor add-on (common on solar-shade installs)
- Wind sensor add-on (common on lakefront and exposed installs)
- Multi-channel handheld remote (1, 5, or 16 channels)
Common Questions
What buyers ask first.
Related reading
Helpful pages for next steps.
- Motorized retractable patio screensThe base motorized install before adding TaHoma
- Smart-home patio screens guideDeep-dive on TaHoma, Alexa, Google Home, and HomeKit pairing
- How motors actually workInside the Somfy tubular motor and RTS radio
- Cottage country patio screensOff-property smart-home control at the lakefront
Other service
Solving for the other half?
Same retractable hardware on a track, different mesh. Bug protection on one side, sun and heat on the other. Bundled installs save on the second unit.
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Tell us your opening size, what you're solving for, and your city. We respond within one business day with available consult times and a starting price range.