Automation In Mission
Motorized Shades & Blinds in Mission, KS
Motorized shades and motorized blinds handle the windows in a Mission home that nobody wants to reach. A tall window over a Mission Hills stair landing or a wide picture window in a Mission ranch is a chore by hand, and our Solar Shield Blinds Smart Shades run from a remote, an app or your voice, with no wiring in the walls.
Where It Fits In Mission
Where motorized shades fit in Mission
Motors make sense on high glass, on very wide windows, and in a house that sits empty all day while the sun works on it.
- Stair landings and high glassThe tall window over a landing in an older Mission Hills home is out of reach without a ladder. A motor puts it on a button or a schedule.
- Wide picture windowsA shade across a full ranch picture window is heavy to lift. A motor raises it smoothly and lines it up with the others.
- The drive home on Shawnee Mission ParkwaySet the west shades to close in the early afternoon, and the house is cooler by the time you turn off Shawnee Mission Parkway.
- Plaster walls with no wiringThe 1920s and 1930s houses in Mission Hill Acres and Mission Hills have plaster walls. Rechargeable motors need no wire, so nothing gets cut.
Worth Knowing
Rechargeable motors and where they belong in a Mission house
Any product we sell can be automated. Roller Shades, Honeycomb Shades, Banded Shades, Natural Woven Shades, blinds, shutters, drapery, and the exterior patio shades and awnings outside can all be motorized. You can run Solar Shield Blinds Smart Shades from a remote, an app on your phone or tablet, a wire free wall switch, or by voice through Alexa, Google or Siri. A smart hub connects them to systems like Control4, Crestron and Savant.
In an older house the first question is about wiring, and rechargeable motors answer it, because most of our products carry their battery inside the shade. You charge it every 6 to 9 months, which takes 4 to 6 hours, and nothing has to be fished through a plaster wall. A solar panel can keep a battery charged on a window too high to reach. Hardwired motors fit a full renovation or a new build, where power can be run before the walls are closed.
A motor adds to the cost of every shade, so we don't recommend one on every window. A small bedroom window you can reach does fine with Cordless Lift, and a motor earns its place on high glass, wide windows and the west side. Your Design Specialist prices it window by window on the spot, and the quote holds for 180 days. On install day our Install Techs pair each motor, set up the app and the schedules, and run 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 Mission
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Mission 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 Mission
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 Mission homeowners
No. Most of our motorized products have the battery inside the shade and need no outside wires, so they install like a manual shade. That's what we use in the older homes in Mission Hills and Mission Hill Acres.
Yes. High windows are the main reason people motorize, and a solar panel can charge the battery from the light through that same glass. The shade runs from a remote, the app or a wall switch at the bottom of the stairs.
Yes, on a schedule. Set the west shades to close in the early afternoon and open in the evening, and change the timing from the app wherever you are.
Yes. Our Smart Shades work with Alexa, Google and Siri, and with a smart hub they connect to Control4, Crestron and Savant. You don't need a smart home system for the remote, the app or the wall switch to work.
A single remote runs up to 15 shades, or up to 30 with a bridge. A scene can bring a whole room of shades to the same height with one press.
Yes. They pair the motors, load the app on your phone, set up the first schedule alongside you, and run each shade before leaving. They're our own full time employees, not subcontractors.
Nearby
Automation around Mission
We serve all of Mission, KS, including Downtown Mission, Mission Hill Acres, Countryside, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Fairway and Westwood. ZIP codes 66202, 66205, 66208.
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Your window treatments are installed by our own full time Install Techs. We train every installer ourselves, so the job is done right, and the same team is here if you ever need service.
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