Automation In South Kansas City
Motorized Shades in South Kansas City, MO
Solar Shield Blinds installs motorized shades and motorized blinds in homes across South Kansas City, MO. The sun can drop under the trees on the west side of a Verona Hills ranch right when the family sits down in front of that window, and our Smart Shades close it on a schedule so nobody has to get up.
Where It Fits In South Kansas City
Where Motorized Shades Fit In South Kansas City, MO
Motors make the most sense on the wide picture windows, the sliders, the windows out of reach, and in any home where reaching every shade is a chore.
- Wide picture windowsOne shade across the picture window in a mid century ranch is heavy to raise by hand. A motor lifts it, on a rechargeable battery with no wiring and no electrician.
- Sliders to the patioAn automated Roller Shade on a sliding patio door was part of the Bargain Mansions install. On a Hickman Mills split, one button clears the door for the dog and the kids.
- Windows out of reachA high window over a stair or a transom over a door is exactly where a motor helps most, with solar charging or a hardwired motor so nobody climbs a ladder.
- Staying in the home you loveFor someone staying in the ranch where they raised a family, a remote by the chair or a voice command means every shade in the house is easy to run.
Worth Knowing
No Wiring, Real Schedules And Where A Motor Helps Most
Every product we offer has an option for automated control, including Roller Shades, Honeycomb Shades, Banded Shades, Natural Woven Shades, Wood & Faux Wood Blinds, shutters, drapery, and the Exterior Patio Shades and Retractable Awnings out back. Solar Shield Blinds Smart Shades run from a remote, the app on your phone or tablet, a wall switch, or your voice. Schedules close the west shades before the sun comes under the trees and open them after dinner, and scenes group rooms so the whole street side of the house goes private at dusk.
Wiring is the first question in an older house, and rechargeable motors need none. Most of our products have internal batteries, so nothing gets run through the walls of a Red Bridge ranch. A charge lasts 6 to 9 months and takes 4 to 6 hours. Hardwired motors in low voltage or 110 volt make sense in a remodel where the walls are open, and on a skylight or a high window that faces east, west or south, an optional solar panel keeps the battery charged.
A motor costs more per shade, with most products starting around $180 more than a cordless lift system, so your Design Specialist puts motors on the windows that need them and cordless on the rest, all on one itemized quote. Consultations are free and in your home, with a quote on the spot and a price held for 180 days. Interior orders take 4 to 6 weeks, and our own full time Install Techs pair every motor, build the schedule with you and run each shade 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 South Kansas City
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your South Kansas City 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 South Kansas City
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 South Kansas City homeowners
Yes. Most of our products have internal batteries and need no external wires, so nothing gets run through the walls in a Red Bridge or Santa Fe Hills ranch. You charge them every 6 to 9 months with the provided charger. Hardwired motors are the better fit in a remodel where the walls are already open.
Yes, a schedule does that. Set the west shades to close at the hour the sun drops below the canopy on your block, and adjust it from the app as the seasons change. A scene can group every west window, so a South Kansas City family room that faces the sunset stays comfortable without anyone getting up.
Yes. Our Solar Shield Blinds USB Bridge works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, SmartThings, Siri Shortcuts and IFTTT, so "Alexa, open my shades" works along with the app, a remote and wall switches. Many clients keep a remote in the living room and let the schedule handle the rest of the house.
On a window you can reach easily, cordless or PowerWand does the job for less, and we'll tell you so. A motor makes the most sense on the wide picture window, the slider to the patio and anything up high. The itemized quote lets you put motors on the two or three windows that need them and leave the rest.
One remote controls up to 15 shades, and up to 30 with a bridge, and the app runs them all from your phone. Our Install Techs pair every motor, load the app, build the first schedule with you and run every shade in the house before they go.
Plan on 4 to 6 weeks for interior motorized shades and 8 to 10 weeks for motorized Exterior Patio Shades. Most South Kansas City homes are finished in one installation day, with the app and schedules working before our team leaves.
Nearby
Automation around South Kansas City
We serve all of South Kansas City, MO, including Red Bridge, Verona Hills, Santa Fe Hills, Linden Hills, Hickman Mills, Ruskin Heights, Terrace Lake Gardens and Martin City. ZIP codes 64131, 64132, 64134, 64137, 64138, 64145, 64146, 64147, 64149.
Solar Shield Blinds, 6622 Royal St, Pleasant Valley, MO 64068 ยท (816) 479-0160
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