Automation In KC Northland
Motorized Shades in KC Northland, MO
Solar Shield Blinds installs motorized shades and motorized blinds in homes across the KC Northland. The upper windows in a two story great room off 152 are bare in many homes because nobody can reach them, and our Smart Shades put them on a remote, an app, a wall switch or your voice.
Where It Fits In KC Northland
Where Motorized Shades Fit In The KC Northland
Two story glass, new builds still open to the studs, and busy families who leave before the west sun arrives are all a great fit for shades on a schedule.
- Upper rows nobody can reachThe stacked windows in a Shoal Creek or Staley Farms great room are the first place to motorize. One remote runs the upper and lower rows together, and a schedule lowers the west side at three.
- New builds in Tiffany SpringsA home that's still open to the studs is the time to hardwire. The shades run on house power, and the wiring goes in before the drywall.
- 1990s two stories off Barry RoadA finished home gets rechargeable motors, which need no wiring and no drywall repair. Our Install Techs charge them on install day and show you how to charge them.
- Walkout sliders and patio doorsThe slider under the deck in a walkout gets an automated Roller Shade, like the one on a patio door in the Bargain Mansions install, and it opens with a word to Alexa.
Worth Knowing
Power Options, Schedules And Smart Home Control
Every product we offer can be motorized, inside and out: Roller Shades, Honeycomb Shades, Banded Shades, Natural Woven Shades, Wood & Faux Wood Blinds, shutters, drapery on a track, Exterior Patio Shades and Retractable Awnings. A Solar Shield Blinds Smart Shade runs from a remote, the app on your phone or tablet, a wall switch, or your voice, and it takes schedules and scenes. The west side of a Shoal Creek great room can lower at three every afternoon whether anyone's home or not, and a bedtime scene closes the house with one command.
Power is the first question, and the Northland has homes that need each answer. In a finished home, which is most of the two stories from Barry Road to Staley Farms, the answer is a rechargeable motor with no wiring and no electrician. Charging comes around every 6 to 9 months, and it takes 4 to 6 hours. In a new build in Tiffany Springs or Shoal Creek that's still open, we can hardwire in low voltage or 110 volt, and an optional solar panel keeps a battery charged on a high window that faces east, west or south.
One remote controls up to 15 shades, and up to 30 with a bridge, so we group a bank of great room windows onto one remote. Most of our products are available with a rechargeable motor starting around $180 more than a cordless lift system, with the exact number depending on the product and the window size. Our Install Techs pair every shade, set the limits and build your scenes before they leave. The consultation is free, the itemized quote is written on the spot and holds for 180 days, and interior orders take 4 to 6 weeks.
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 KC Northland
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your KC Northland 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 KC Northland
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 KC Northland homeowners
Not in a finished home. Most of our products have internal batteries and need no wires, so nothing gets cut into the drywall of a 1990s two story in Shoal Creek, and our Install Techs charge them on install day. We hardwire when the house is being built or opened up, which is the better answer for a new build in Tiffany Springs where the walls are still open.
Yes, with a schedule you set once in the app. The west windows lower at three, open at sunset and close at bedtime, and you can change any of it from the couch with the remote or your voice. Scenes group the upper and lower rows of a two story great room so one command runs the whole wall.
Yes. Our Solar Shield Blinds USB Bridge works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, SmartThings, Siri Shortcuts and IFTTT, so "Alexa, open my shades" runs the great room. The app controls them from anywhere, and a wall switch by the door works for anyone who would rather push a button. For a whole home system, a smart hub ties into Control4, Crestron, Savant and more.
No. Plan on charging your shades every 6 to 9 months with the provided chargers, and a charge takes 4 to 6 hours. If you'd rather not think about it, an optional solar panel keeps the battery topped up on a window that faces east, west or south with a clear view of the sun.
Yes. Exterior Patio Shades and Retractable Awnings on a west facing deck in Staley Farms run from the same remote and app as the shades inside, and sun and wind sensors can lower and raise the patio shades for you. Inside and out run on one system, set up by our own Install Techs.
Interior motorized shades take 4 to 6 weeks from order to installation, and exterior shades take 8 to 10 weeks. Most homes are finished in one installation day, and the app, schedules and voice control are set up and working before our Install Techs leave.
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Automation around KC Northland
We serve all of KC Northland, MO, including Briarcliff, Shoal Creek, Staley Farms, Tiffany Springs, Line Creek, Gashland and Claymont. ZIP codes 64116, 64117, 64118, 64119, 64151, 64152, 64153, 64154, 64155, 64156, 64157, 64158, 64163, 64164, 64165, 64166, 64167.
Solar Shield Blinds, 6622 Royal St, Pleasant Valley, MO 64068 ยท (816) 479-0160
Who Turns Up
The people who measure it are the people who hang it
Nothing here is subcontracted. The crew that arrives to install works for Solar Shield Blinds, which is why there is never a question about whose job it is when something needs adjusting later.
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