Automation In Olathe
Motorized Shades in Olathe, KS
Every product we offer has an option for automated control, and motorized shades and motorized blinds are how Olathe homeowners reach the tall windows in a two story great room. Control your light, view and privacy with a single push of a button, a schedule, or your voice.
Where It Fits In Olathe
Where motorized shades fit in Olathe
Stairwells, two story great rooms, transoms over an entry door and windows high above furniture are where a motor makes the biggest difference.
- Two story great roomsThe upper windows in a two story great room are out of reach. A rechargeable motor, or one with a solar panel, covers them with no wiring.
- Whole floors of windowsOne button or one schedule moves every shade to the same position, so nobody walks the first floor closing each one by hand.
- Nurseries and bedroomsA motorized shade has no cord, and a schedule can close it for nap time and open it again in the morning.
- New construction in west OlatheIf the walls are still open on a new build, hardwired motors can be planned in, in low voltage or 110 volt.
Worth Knowing
Rechargeable or hardwired, and how you control them
Most of our motorized products have internal batteries and need no external wires, so they install just like a manual shade in a finished Olathe home. Plan on charging them every 6 to 9 months with the provided charger, which takes 4 to 6 hours, or add an optional solar panel to keep the battery topped up. A solar panel has to face east, west or south with a clear view of the sun. Hardwired motors come in low voltage and 110 volt options and suit a new build or a large install.
Our Smart Shades work with a Solar Shield Blinds remote, the app on your phone or tablet, wire-free wall switches, and voice control through Alexa, Google and Siri. A single remote runs up to 15 shades in your Olathe home, or up to 30 when you add a bridge. Schedules open the shades at sunrise, close them at sunset, or move them at set times, and scenes set a whole room at once. If you have a whole home system like Control4, Crestron or Savant, we add a smart hub and take care of the programming.
Not every window in an Olathe home needs a motor. The tall, wide and hard to reach ones earn it, and a bathroom or a small bedroom window works fine on a cordless lift. Most of our products are available with a rechargeable motor starting around $180 more than a cordless lift system, and your Design Specialist will go room by room with you at a free consultation. Motorized interior shades take 4 to 6 weeks from order to install, and our Install Techs set up the app, the schedules and the voice control 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 Olathe
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Olathe 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 Olathe
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 Olathe homeowners
Yes. Our Smart Shades work with Alexa, Google and Siri, so you can say 'Alexa, open my shades' and they open. Our USB Bridge also connects to SmartThings, IFTTT, Control4, Crestron and more, and we take care of programming your system.
No. Most of our products have internal batteries and install just like a manual shade, with no electrician and no holes in the drywall. Hardwired motors in low voltage or 110 volt are available when the power can be planned in, like on new construction.
Yes. We motorize skylights with a remote and a solar panel that recharges the battery from the sun coming through the glass, so there's no wiring to run through the ceiling. Motorized Honeycomb Shades are our go to for skylights.
Yes. A motorized shade has no cord or chain anywhere in the room, and the remote can sit on a shelf out of reach. A schedule can close the nursery shade for nap time and open it in the morning without anyone touching it.
Yes. Our Exterior Patio Shades and Retractable Awnings can both be motorized and run from the same remote, app and voice control as your interior shades, with sun and wind sensors available. Exterior Patio Shades run 8 to 10 weeks from order to install.
Sometimes, depending on the product line 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 makes more sense. Either way, you get a straight answer before you spend anything.
Nearby
Automation around Olathe
We serve all of Olathe, KS, including Original Town, Cedar Creek, Arbor Creek, Havencroft, Persimmon Hill, Forest View, Prairie Farms and Stonebridge. ZIP codes 66061, 66062.
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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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