Roller Shades In Independence
Roller & Solar Shades in Independence, MO
Roller Shades and solar shades are a simple answer for a lot of Independence windows. A screen fabric takes the glare off the wide living room window in a postwar ranch or the tall great room glass in a newer two story out east, you keep your view of the yard, and our own team measures, quotes and installs every shade.
Where It Fits In Independence
Where Roller Shades and solar shades fit in Independence
From the ranches east of Noland Road to the new builds past Little Blue Parkway, Independence has plenty of big plain glass, and a Roller Shade covers it with nothing but fabric when it's down and very little when it's up.
- Picture windows in postwar ranchesThe living room in a ranch built after the war has one wide window facing the street. A 3% screen across it gives daytime privacy from the sidewalk and still lets you see out.
- Great rooms on the east sideNewer two stories past Little Blue Parkway put a TV across from tall west glass. A 10% screen fabric cuts the late day glare and keeps the backyard in sight.
- Sliders to the deckA patio slider has a handle that most treatments catch on. Magnetic hold downs at the bottom of a Roller Shade keep the fabric flat and clear of the handle every time the door opens.
- Bedrooms in older homesTall double hung windows near the Square need real darkness for sleep. Blackout fabric with side and bottom channels closes the light gaps that show up at sunrise.
Worth Knowing
Picking a screen fabric for the room you have
The Roller Shade is the most adaptable product we carry for Independence, because the city has every kind of window in it. A brick ranch built after the war has one wide living room window that faces the street. A two story in Rockwell Estates has a stack of glass in the great room looking at the backyard. A Shirtwaist near the Square has tall narrow double hungs inside deep painted trim. One shade style covers all three, and when it's rolled up it nearly disappears at the top of the window.
Fabric openness is the first decision. A 10% screen cuts glare and keeps the clearest view out, which suits a great room facing a big backyard. A 3% screen gives more daytime privacy, the better pick for a ranch window a few steps from the sidewalk, and you still see out. Light filtering and decorative fabrics give privacy at night too, and blackout belongs in the bedrooms. We carry thousands of fabrics, and your Design Specialist brings samples so you can hold them up in your own afternoon light.
Every Roller Shade leaves a small light gap down each side, and blackout fabric makes it easier to notice, so a nursery or a bedroom that has to stay dark gets side and bottom channels, which we point out at the window during the consultation. Your quote is itemized, written before we leave and held for 180 days. Interior shades take 4 to 6 weeks from order to install, free paper temporary shades cover the windows while you wait, and our full time Install Techs finish most Independence homes in a day. We also serve nearby Blue Springs and Lee's Summit.
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 Independence
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Independence 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 Independence
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 Independence homeowners
Yes. A 10% screen keeps the yard and the trees clear while it takes the glare and some of the heat off the glass. For more daytime privacy, a 3% screen still lets you see out. After dark with the lights on, any screen fabric shows the room, so bedrooms get a light filtering or blackout fabric instead.
Your Design Specialist measures it and tells you on the spot. A very wide opening is better served by two or three shades sharing a single headrail than by one enormous shade, and from the street the shared headrail still reads as one clean line across the window.
Not by itself. A Roller Shade has a small gap on each side, and with blackout fabric the light coming through that gap is easier to notice at sunrise. Side and bottom channels close those gaps, and your Design Specialist shows you the difference at your own window.
Yes, along with the size of the window, the operating system and whether you choose an open roll or a cassette. Each window is on its own line of the quote, so you can see a screen fabric on Cordless Lift priced next to a motorized shade with a cassette. The quote is exact and good for 180 days.
No. Roller Shades take 4 to 6 weeks from order to install, and most Independence homes are finished in one day. Free paper temporary shades go up on the windows you ordered for, and our Install Techs take them down when the real shades go in.
Yes. The Carefree Guarantee covers every Roller Shade with a lifetime product warranty that transfers to the next owner, plus our Five Year Service Guarantee on defects. If anything goes wrong, call our office and one of our own Install Techs comes back out.
Nearby
Roller Shades around Independence
We serve all of Independence, MO, including Independence Square, Truman Neighborhood, Englewood, Fairmount, Golden Acres and Rockwell Estates. ZIP codes 64050, 64052, 64053, 64054, 64055, 64056, 64057, 64058.
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