Roller Shades In Pekin
Roller Shades & Solar Shades in Pekin, IL
The windows that cause the most trouble in Pekin, Illinois are the big ones facing west, where the late sun lands on the couch and the TV. Our Solar Shield Blinds Roller Shades, including solar shades made from a screen fabric, take that glare out of the room and leave you looking at the yard, the fairway or the water.
Where It Fits In Pekin
Where Roller Shades Earn Their Keep In Pekin
From the picture windows on the President Streets to the great rooms at Lake Whitehurst, Pekin has a lot of glass that needs a simple shade with the right fabric.
- Lake Whitehurst WindowsHomes on the lakeside lots look out over the water, and the light comes in from the sky and off the lake both. A 10% screen keeps the lake clear in view while it knocks down the glare.
- Ranch Picture WindowsA mid century ranch has one big front window close to the sidewalk. A 3% screen gives the room daytime privacy and still lets you see the street from the couch.
- Kitchen Table LaptopsA screen fabric over the breakfast nook window keeps the afternoon sun off a laptop screen without turning the lights on at three o'clock.
- Bedrooms For Shift WorkersBlackout fabric with side and bottom channels closes the light gaps along the edges, so a bedroom stays dark for anyone sleeping through the middle of the day.
Choosing Your Fabric
Pick the weave for the window, then forget about the glare
A Roller Shade is one panel of fabric on a tube, and everything about how it performs comes from the fabric you put on that tube. Screen fabrics are rated by openness, the share of the weave left open. At 10% the view out stays crisp and some of the glare goes away, at 3% you trade a little of the view for more daytime privacy and more heat blocked, and the light filtering, decorative and blackout fabrics give privacy at any hour.
In a Pekin house, the direction of the window decides most of it. A great room at Sunset Hills or Lick Creek Estates that faces the back yard is worth keeping open to the view, so a screen is the natural pick there. A bedroom on the Lady Streets that faces a neighbor's driveway needs privacy at night as much as during the day, and a light filtering or blackout fabric does that job.
There are thousands of roller fabrics to pick from, so your Design Specialist brings them to your Pekin living room and holds them against your own glass in your own light. We build each shade to our own measurements of your windows and put the exact price in writing during that first visit. From the day you order, the shades take 4 to 6 weeks, and the install itself takes less than a day in most Pekin houses.
What Comes As Standard
- ThousandsFabrics, solar screen to true blackout
- 1 to 10%Openness factors, matched to your glass
- CordlessStandard, with motorized on every line
- 4 to 6 wksOrder to final installation
- 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 Pekin
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Pekin 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.
Operating Systems
Four ways to operate Roller Shades in Pekin
Your Design Specialist brings every one of these to the consultation so you can try them at your own window.
Cordless lift
Push up, pull down, nothing hanging. Standard on homes with children or pets.
Chain loop
Tensioned and anchored to the wall. Best on wide or tall shades where weight is a factor.
Powerwand
A motor inside a wand. The right answer when a window is just past comfortable reach.
Full automation
Schedules, scenes, sun sensors, app and voice. Set the west side once and forget it.
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Straight Answers
Roller Shades questions from Pekin homeowners
Yes. Through a 10% screen the water and the trees across it stay sharp during the day, and a 3% screen softens the view a little while blocking more of the heat. Your Design Specialist will hold both up at your window so you can compare them against your own view.
Yes, and people outside can see in once your lamps are on. A screen fabric is a daytime product, so for a bedroom or a street facing room in Pekin we recommend a light filtering or blackout fabric, or a screen and a blackout shade together on one bracket.
Yes. A Roller Shade covers a slider cleanly, and magnetic hold downs keep the bottom rail from swinging when the door opens. On a French door, the shade has to clear the swing and the handles, and your Design Specialist checks that on site before recommending a mount.
Yes. There's no cord or chain to reach with Cordless Lift, PowerWand or a motor. If a chain loop is the right call on a very tall window, we anchor it with a child safe hold down so the loop stays tight to the wall.
Yes, about 4 to 6 weeks from the day you order to the day our Install Techs come back to install. Free Temporary Shades go up on the windows you've ordered for, so a bedroom isn't left bare while the custom shades are being made.
Yes, along with the size of the window, the operating system, and whether you add a cassette or fascia across the top. Each window is priced during the visit, and the itemized total stays good for 180 days.
Nearby
Roller Shades around Pekin
We serve all of Pekin, IL, including Downtown Pekin, Washington Street, Park Avenue, the Lady Streets, the President Streets, Sunset Hills, Lick Creek Estates and Lake Whitehurst. ZIP codes 61554, 61555.
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