Automation In Gardner
Motorized Shades & Blinds in Gardner, KS
Motorized shades and motorized blinds solve the Gardner windows that sit too high to touch. A two story great room in a newer house puts glass well above the first floor, and our Solar Shield Blinds Smart Shades run from a remote, an app, a schedule or your voice.
Where It Fits In Gardner
Where motorized shades fit in a Gardner home
Motors make the most sense on high glass, on wide sliders, and in a house that sits empty all day while everyone commutes up I-35.
- High great room windowsThe upper windows in a Genesis Creek or Symphony Farms great room are out of reach. With a rechargeable motor they come down from the couch, and no wire runs through the finished wall.
- New builds before drywallIn a house still under construction, power for hardwired motors can be run to each window before the walls close.
- An empty house on a sunny dayShades on a schedule close the back windows before the afternoon sun heats the family room and open again by evening.
- Smart home setupsSmart Shades work with Alexa, Google and Siri, so they fit right in with a new house that runs its lights and thermostat from an app.
Worth Knowing
Rechargeable or hardwired, and how the schedules work
Every product we sell takes a motor, from Roller, Honeycomb, Banded and Natural Woven Shades to blinds, shutters and drapery, and outside to the Exterior Patio Shades and Retractable Awnings. You can run Solar Shield Blinds Smart Shades by voice, by remote, from a wire free switch on the wall, or from the app on a phone or tablet. A schedule closes the west windows before the afternoon heat, and a scene brings every shade on the main floor down at dusk with one tap.
Gardner has a lot of houses under construction, and that changes the wiring question. In a finished home, rechargeable motors need no wiring at all: the battery sits inside the shade and charges every 6 to 9 months, which takes 4 to 6 hours. In a new build with the walls still open, hardwired motors are worth planning, and a solar panel can keep a shade charged on a high window.
Motors cost more per shade, and a bedroom window at arm's height is just as easy with Cordless Lift, so the quote puts motors only where they pay off. Nothing is charged for the visit, and your price is locked for 180 days. On install day our techs connect each motor to the app, build your first schedule and test every shade with you.
What Comes As Standard
- BatteryHardwired or solar charged
- AlexaGoogle Assistant and Siri
- SchedulesSet a time and your shades open and close on their own
- RetrofitNo wiring needed in an existing house
- Carefree GuaranteeA lifetime product warranty that transfers if you sell, plus our five year service guarantee
- Free Temporary ShadesOn every window you order for, installed while your custom order is made
Our Process
Planned, measured, and installed by our team in Gardner
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Gardner home or office. We'll listen to what you're wanting to accomplish with your windows, take a good look at every opening, and explain the options that will actually work for them.
- On the spot quoteWe take the time to make sure you know exactly what you're getting, and you'll have a complete and exact quote before we leave, so there are no surprises on install day.
- Installed by our teamEverything we install is custom built to the exact measurements of your windows, and when ready, professionally installed by our full time installers. Most projects are installed in less than a day.
Ways To Control
Four ways to control motorized shades in Gardner
Remote, app, wall switch or voice. Your Design Specialist will go over each one with you at your free consultation.
App control
Rooms, scenes and schedules from a phone, home or away.
Voice control
Works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri.
Smart speaker
Ask for a room and it happens. No phone needed.
Smart home integration
Ties into the system you already run.
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Straight Answers
Automation questions from Gardner homeowners
No, not with rechargeable motors. The battery is inside the shade, it charges every 6 to 9 months, and it connects to a remote or the app, so nothing runs through a finished wall. Hardwired motors belong in a new build or a large install with many windows.
Yes. While the walls are open, your Design Specialist can mark which windows get hardwired motors so power reaches each one before drywall. If the house is already finished, rechargeable motors do the same job.
Yes. Build a schedule in the app once and it runs every day. Close the back windows in the early afternoon and open them in the evening, and change the timing from your phone wherever you are.
Yes. Smart Shades work with Alexa, Google and Siri, and you don't need a smart home system for the remote, the app or the wall switch to work.
Yes. A single remote runs up to 15 shades, or up to 30 with a bridge, and a scene lines up every shade in an open kitchen and great room at the same height.
Yes. Before they leave, our full time Install Techs pair the motors, load the app on your phone, set your first schedule with you and test every shade in the house. They're employees, not subcontractors.
Nearby
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We serve all of Gardner, KS, including Downtown Gardner, Cottage Creek, Genesis Creek, Symphony Farms, Prairie Trace and Gardner Lake. ZIP code 66030.
Solar Shield Blinds, 6622 Royal St, Pleasant Valley, MO 64068 ยท (816) 479-0160
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Tim & Denise Sanders are the founders of Solar Shield Blinds
Tim and Denise founded Solar Shield Blinds in 2006 with one simple mission; to bring elevated comfort to more people, in more places. Over the years they have hired and trained a professional team of like minded individuals who all continue to push toward that same mission every day. Tim now oversees the sales and installation side of the business by training and growing the team. Denise is over people & finances and her role helps Solar Shield Blinds continue to stay focused on an amazing team culture.
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