Automation In Leawood
Motorized Shades and Automation in Leawood, KS
Motorized shades from Solar Shield Blinds give Leawood homes control of light, view and privacy with a single push of a button, and we can motorize every product we offer, from motorized blinds to drapery. The transom over a two story entry near 143rd and Nall closes from a wall switch, the app, or by asking Alexa, with no ladder in the foyer.
Where It Fits In Leawood
Where motorized shades fit in Leawood
Tall entries, homes with a lot of windows, and homeowners who want the shades to work with a smart home system make Leawood a great fit for motorized shades.
- Two story entries and stairwellsThe transom and the stairwell windows in the homes south of 135th are out of reach. A rechargeable motor on each shade closes them on a schedule with no wiring in the wall.
- Whole house scenesA home in Hallbrook with dozens of windows runs from one app. A morning scene opens the family room, an evening scene drops the front of the house for privacy.
- Smart home integrationWall switches by the door, the app on a tablet, and voice through Alexa. The shades join the lighting and the thermostat as one more thing the house does on its own.
- Mid century glass wallsA remodeled ranch near State Line with a new wall of glass to the back yard gets one wide motorized shade instead of three chains, and the wall stays clean.
Worth Knowing
Every product, every control, and the charging question
Every product we sell can be motorized, from a honeycomb in the stairwell to drapery panels on a traverse rod to the Exterior Patio Shades on the terrace. For an existing Leawood home the answer is a rechargeable motor, which needs no wiring, so a plaster wall in an old Leawood ranch or a finished foyer in Leawood Estates stays untouched. Hardwired motors suit a new build going up toward 151st where the walls are open, or a large install where you'd rather not think about charging. Skylights use solar charging. Our Design Specialist sizes the motor to each window at the consultation.
Control is set up the way the house is used. A wall switch by the door for the living room, a remote on the nightstand, the app on a phone or tablet for the whole house, and voice for hands full of groceries. Schedules run the shades without you, so the west facing family room closes at the hour the sun comes over the trees along Tomahawk Creek and the front of the house drops for privacy at dusk. Scenes group rooms so one tap sets the first floor for dinner guests. Our Install Techs pair every shade, build the scenes with you and leave the app working.
A rechargeable motor does need recharging, which takes a small charger and a few minutes when the shade tells you, and a very wide or heavy shade gets a heavier motor, so the motor is sized per window and shows as its own line on the itemized quote. The consultation is free, and we bring a motorized sample so you can hear it run in your own room. The quote is written on the spot and held 180 days. Motorized interior treatments average 4 to 6 weeks from order to install, and our full time Install Techs do most Leawood homes in less than a day.
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 Leawood
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Leawood 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 Leawood
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 Leawood homeowners
Yes. Solar Shield Blinds Smart Shades work with Alexa, Google and Siri, and many of our products connect directly through our USB Bridge to SmartThings, Control4, Crestron, RTI and more. For a whole home system, we add a smart hub that integrates with Savant, Josh.ai, Vantage and others. Our Design Specialist will look at what's already running in your Leawood home and confirm it works before anything is ordered.
No. Rechargeable motors need no wiring, so the plaster in a 1950s ranch near Mission Road stays untouched. You recharge with a small charger when the shade tells you. Hardwired motors are for a new build with open walls or a very large install, and our Design Specialist will say which your house needs.
Yes. A schedule drops the front facing shades on a home along Mission Road at dusk every evening and raises them in the morning, whether you're home or not. In Leawood, where the formal rooms face the street, that schedule is a big help. Any shade can be overridden from the switch, the remote, the app or by voice.
Every product can be motorized, drapery included. Panels on a motorized traverse rod in a formal living room open and close from the same remote or scene as the shades behind them, which matters on the tall windows in the homes south of 135th where the panels are heavy. Rechargeable, no wiring, and the rod is sized to the panel weight.
Yes. On install day our own full time Install Techs pair every shade, name each room, build the schedules and scenes with you, and operate every product before they leave. The app is on your phone or tablet and working when we walk out. If you add shades later, the new ones join the same app.
Most of our products are available with a rechargeable motor starting around $180 more than a cordless lift system. The exact number depends on the product and the size of the window, and it shows as its own line on the complete, exact quote you get on the spot at your free consultation, so you can decide window by window.
Nearby
Automation around Leawood
We serve all of Leawood, KS, including Old Leawood, Leawood Estates, Leawood South, Hallbrook, Mission Farms and Ironhorse. ZIP codes 66206, 66207, 66209, 66211, 66224.
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