Automation In Lee's Summit
Motorized Shades & Blinds in Lee's Summit, MO
Motorized shades and motorized blinds are the answer for the tall windows in Lee's Summit. A two story wall of glass over Lakewood looks great until the top row needs lowering, and our Solar Shield Blinds Smart Shades run from a remote, the app on your phone, or your voice, with no wiring in the walls.
Where It Fits In Lee's Summit
Where motorized shades fit in Lee's Summit
Tall lake glass, walkout basements with a row of sliders, and a long drive home on I-470 all make a case for shades that run on their own.
- Two story lake glassThe upper windows and transoms over the water at Raintree and Lakewood are out of reach. A motor puts the whole wall on one button and a schedule that follows the sun.
- The I-470 commuteSet the west shades to close at three before you head home on I-470 or US 50. The room stays cooler, and the sun never sits on the hardwood all afternoon.
- Walkout basement slidersA row of motorized Roller Shades across the basement sliders opens for the deck and closes for a movie without anyone touching a chain.
- Older homes with no wiringIn the older houses near downtown there's no easy way to run a wire. Rechargeable motors go in with no electrician and charge every 6 to 9 months.
Worth Knowing
Motorized shades with no wiring, and the windows they make sense on
Lee's Summit has a lot of tall windows. The lake houses at Lakewood and Raintree stack glass two stories high to catch the view, the great rooms along Ward Road did the same for the yard, and both left the upper shades where only a ladder reaches. Every product we offer has an option for automated control, including Roller Shades, Honeycomb Shades, Banded Shades, Natural Woven Shades, blinds, shutters, drapery, and even the exterior shades and awnings on the deck. One remote or the app runs the whole wall, together or one window at a time.
In an existing house we use rechargeable motors, because most of our products have internal batteries and need no wiring, no electrician and no drywall patching. Charging takes 4 to 6 hours every 6 to 9 months, or a solar panel keeps a battery topped up on a high window. Hardwired motors make sense on a new build in New Longview or a whole house project where the power can be run before the walls close. Our Smart Shades work with Alexa, Google and Siri, and a smart hub ties them into Control4, Crestron, Savant and other home systems.
Motors add to the cost of each shade, so we don't put one on every window. In Lee's Summit we recommend motors on the tall, wide and lake facing windows and Cordless Lift on the rest, and your Design Specialist prices it window by window on the spot. On most of our products, a rechargeable motor starts around $180 above the cost of a cordless lift. The consultation is free, the quote holds for 180 days, and our Install Techs set up the remote, the app and the schedules with you on install 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 Lee's Summit
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Lee's Summit 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 Lee's Summit
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 Lee's Summit homeowners
No. Most of our motorized products have internal batteries and do not need external wires, packs or tubes, so they install just like a manual shade. That's what we put in the older houses near downtown. Hardwired motors are for new construction or a large install where the power can be planned in.
Yes. Say "Alexa, open my shades" and they open. Our Smart Shades work with Alexa, Google and Siri, and with the USB Bridge or smart hub they also connect to SmartThings, Control4, Crestron and other whole home systems. We program the system for you before we leave.
Yes. The app lets you schedule shades from sunrise to sunset or at set times, so the west shades on the lake side can close before the afternoon glare and the house is cooler when you get back on I-470. Scenes group several shades to one tap.
Yes. Skylights get a motor and a solar panel that recharges the battery from the sun coming through the glass, so there's no wire to run through the ceiling. Motorized Honeycomb Shades are our go to for skylights, because they add insulation up there too.
For most products, adding a rechargeable motor starts at about $180 over the price of a cordless lift system. The exact number depends on the product and the size of the window, and your Design Specialist gives you a complete, itemized quote on the spot so you can choose window by window.
Yes. Motors and shades are covered by our Carefree Guarantee, with a lifetime product warranty against defects in materials and workmanship and our Five Year Service Guarantee on defects. The coverage follows the address, so the next owner is covered the same way you were.
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Automation around Lee's Summit
We serve all of Lee's Summit, MO, including Downtown Lee's Summit, Lakewood, Raintree, New Longview, Winterset and Stoney Creek. ZIP codes 64063, 64064, 64081, 64082, 64086.
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