Exterior Patio Shades In Leawood
Exterior Patio Shades and Screens in Leawood, KS
Our Solar Shield Blinds Exterior Patio Shades are motorized patio screens and outdoor solar shades built for the covered terraces behind Leawood homes. On a Hallbrook or Ironhorse lot where the low west sun and the bugs take over in July, the shades close off the open sides at the push of a button and keep your view of the fairway.
Where It Fits In Leawood
Where Exterior Patio Shades fit in Leawood
Leawood's covered terraces, outdoor kitchens and west facing glass walls were built to be lived in, and an exterior shade is what keeps them usable past four in the afternoon.
- Covered terraces on golf course lotsA terrace on an Ironhorse or Hallbrook lot looks at the fairway and the sunset. Wind rated shades on the open sides cut the sun and the bugs and keep the view through the fabric.
- Outdoor kitchens and fireplacesThe outdoor kitchen behind a newer home toward 151st gets used more with a shade on the west side, and the fireplace side stays usable in January with the shades down.
- Glass walls on remodeled ranchesA new wall of glass on the back of a remodeled old Leawood ranch heats the whole house at four. An exterior shade stops the sun outside the glass, where it does the most good.
- Restaurant patios at Town CenterA restaurant patio around Town Center Plaza or Park Place can seat guests in more kinds of weather with the sun and wind under control, and sun and wind sensors run the shades on their own.
Worth Knowing
Wind rating, fabric openness, and the ten week wait
An exterior shade stops the sun before it reaches the terrace or the glass, which cools the space in a way nothing inside the window can match. Ours carry a 75 mph wind rating in wind rated side tracks, so a storm coming across Johnson County doesn't tear the fabric or slap it against the columns. With the shades down, the terrace keeps out wind, rain, snow, ice and bugs, so a covered terrace on a golf course lot becomes a room you use in January with the fireplace going. Push button control is standard, and sun and wind sensors retract the shade on their own when the weather turns.
The covered terraces and outdoor kitchens behind the homes south of 135th are where Exterior Patio Shades belong in Leawood, and a lot of them have stone columns and a finished ceiling, so the tracks and the housing are chosen to sit cleanly against the stone. Each open side gets its own shade in its own track, so the west side drops at four and the fairway side stays open. Fabric openness decides how much view stays: an open weave keeps the course visible, a tighter weave adds privacy from the cart path. Our Design Specialist brings the fabrics to the terrace and measures each opening on site.
Exterior shades run 8 to 10 weeks from order to install, longer than interior shades, so an order in spring is on the terrace before the heat. The shade also needs a solid header and columns to mount to, and on a pergola or a lightweight frame we'll tell you plainly whether the structure is there. The consultation is free, the itemized quote is written on the spot and held 180 days, and our own full time Install Techs handle the install and walk you through the controls. Rock Island Bridge and the patio at Meddy's in Liberty run the same shades.
What Comes As Standard
- 75 mphWind rating, with wind rated side tracks
- Wind ratedSelf-adjusting side tracks
- Sun sensorsAnd wind sensors that retract for you
- 8 to 10 wksOrder to install on exterior work
- 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.
Screen Colors
Exterior screen colors we bring to Leawood
Your Design Specialist holds each one up against your siding, stone and trim so you see it in your own light before you decide.
Flat Black
The clearest view out of anything here. A dark screen absorbs light rather than scattering it, so the yard stays sharp.
Charcoal
A middle tone that reads as shadow from outside, with a clear view from inside.
Granite
A gray with visible texture in the weave. Holds up against stone and painted siding without going flat.
Tobacco
Warm mid brown. The usual pick where the house has cedar or a stained deck.
Espresso Texture
A woven texture rather than a flat color, which breaks up a very large span so it does not read as one sheet.
Shadow Texture
Blue gray with a textured weave. The one that suits a modern exterior with gray or black window frames.
Stone Texture
A pale textured neutral. Brighter underneath than the darks, and it hides dust between cleans.
Bone
Soft off white. Light stays bright under the shade, at the cost of some outward visibility.
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Straight Answers
Exterior Patio Shades questions from Leawood homeowners
On the covered terraces behind the homes south of 135th we place the wind rated tracks so the shade drops inside the column line and the stone stays the feature, and the housing sits up against the ceiling. Our Design Specialist looks at the columns and the header on site and shows you exactly where the tracks and housing will land before the order goes in.
Yes, with an open weave fabric. On an Ironhorse or Hallbrook lot, an open weave keeps the course visible through the fabric and still cuts the sun and the bugs, and a tighter weave on the side facing the cart path adds privacy. Each side is its own shade, so you can mix the two on one terrace.
Our Exterior Patio Shades carry a 75 mph wind rating, and the strength comes from our Self-Adjusting Tracks, which flex up to 3/4 inch on each side under wind pressure and pull the fabric tight again when the wind dies down. That rating is more of a suggestion than a hard warning, and personally, we don't ever raise our own shades during storms, no matter the forecast. Our Design Specialist checks the header and columns on your terrace at the consultation.
With the shades down on the open sides, a covered terrace keeps out wind, snow and ice, and with the fireplace going it's a room you use in January. Meddy's restaurant in Liberty used to close its patio in winter and now seats guests year round behind the same shades. On a terrace behind a home toward 151st, that's an extra season.
Yes. We install Exterior Patio Shades on commercial patios, and the restaurants around Town Center Plaza and Park Place are in our service area. We put 37 shades on the Rock Island Bridge, the century old train bridge over the Kansas River that's now a venue, and push button control with sun and wind sensors means the staff never has to touch them. The lead time is 8 to 10 weeks.
Very little. Our screens are close to self cleaning, thanks to a front and back brush guard at the headbox that brushes both sides of the screen every time it opens and closes. That knocks loose dust and dirt and keeps bugs from riding up into the roll tube, which matters on a terrace that backs up to the trees along a Leawood golf course.
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Exterior Patio Shades 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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