Automation In Kansas City
Motorized Shades in Kansas City, KS
Solar Shield Blinds installs motorized shades and motorized blinds in homes across Kansas City, KS. The great room windows in a Piper two story can reach the second floor ceiling, and our Smart Shades run every one of them from a remote, the app, a wall switch or your voice.
Where It Fits In Kansas City
Where Motorized Shades Fit In Kansas City, KS
KCK has tall new windows nobody can reach and older homes nobody wants to rewire, and rechargeable motors work for both.
- Two story great roomsA row of tall windows in a newer subdivision near Village West is hard to reach by hand. One button on the wall runs the whole wall of glass at once.
- Day sleeper bedroomsSchedule the blackout shade to close before you get home from a night shift near KU Med and to open when it's time to get up in the afternoon.
- Older homes with plaster wallsAn older home on Strawberry Hill has no wiring for shades, and a rechargeable motor needs none, so the walls stay just as they are.
- Decks and patiosExterior Patio Shades and Retractable Awnings can be motorized too, so the deck on a Piper two story runs from the same app as the shades inside.
Worth Knowing
Motors, Apps And The Windows Nobody Can Reach
Homes in Kansas City, Kansas need automation for two different reasons. The newer two stories in Piper and around the Legends have tall windows, two story foyers and great room glass nobody can reach without a ladder, and the answer is a motor with a wall switch or an app. The older homes on Strawberry Hill, in Rosedale and in Argentine have plaster walls with no wiring for shades, and the answer is the same motor, rechargeable, with no wiring at all.
Every product we offer can be motorized: Roller Shades, Honeycomb Shades, Banded Shades, Natural Woven Shades, Wood & Faux Wood Blinds, shutters, drapery, and the Exterior Patio Shades and Retractable Awnings on the deck. Smart Shades run from a remote, the app on your phone or tablet, a wall switch or your voice, and our USB Bridge works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, SmartThings and Siri Shortcuts. Rechargeable motors are charged every 6 to 9 months, hardwired motors fit a new build, and skylights can take solar charging.
A motor isn't needed on every window, and most of our products are available with a rechargeable motor starting around $180 more than a cordless lift system, so we motorize the tall, the wide, the out of reach and the rows, and keep the rest cordless. Your consultation is free, your Design Specialist measures every opening, and the quote holds for 180 days. Interior orders take 4 to 6 weeks, and our own full time Install Techs pair the remotes and set up the app before they leave.
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 Kansas City
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Kansas City 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 Kansas City
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 Kansas City homeowners
Yes. Most of our products have internal batteries and need no wiring, so nothing in a Strawberry Hill or Rosedale home gets opened up. Hardwiring is for new construction and large installs where the walls are open anyway, and your Design Specialist will tell you which is right for your home.
Yes, and it's one of the best uses of a motor in this part of town. Set the blackout Roller Shade in the bedroom to close before you get home from a night shift at KU Med and to open in the afternoon when it's time to get up. The shade runs itself, and a wall switch or the app can override it any time.
Yes. Our Solar Shield Blinds USB Bridge works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, SmartThings, Siri Shortcuts and IFTTT, so "Alexa, open my shades" raises the room. You can group shades into scenes so one command runs the great room or the whole first floor, and our Install Techs set it all up on install day.
Yes. Exterior Patio Shades and Retractable Awnings can be motorized like everything else, so the deck on a Piper two story runs from the same remote, app and voice commands as the family room shades. Sun and wind sensors can lower and raise the exterior shades for you.
On a window you can reach from the couch, cordless is the better value, and we'll tell you so. A motor is worth it on tall windows, wide sliders, a row of shades that move together and any window that's hard to reach, like a two story foyer near Village West or a stairwell window in an older home.
Sometimes, depending on the product and the headrail. Send us a photo and we'll tell you whether it's worth doing or whether a new shade with the motor built in is the better choice, and you get a straight answer before you spend anything.
Nearby
Automation around Kansas City
We serve all of Kansas City, KS, including Strawberry Hill, Rosedale, Argentine, Armourdale, Turner, Piper and Village West. ZIP codes 66101, 66102, 66103, 66104, 66105, 66106, 66109, 66111, 66112.
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