Roller Shades In Kansas City
Roller & Solar Shades in Kansas City, MO
Solar Shield Blinds builds custom Roller Shades and solar shades for homes and lofts all over Kansas City, MO, from the Crossroads to Brookside. A solar screen fabric takes the afternoon glare off a west wall of glass, keeps your view of the skyline, and rolls up out of sight when you want the whole window back.
Where It Fits In Kansas City
Where Roller Shades Fit In Kansas City, MO
From the downtown lofts to the tall double hungs in Brookside, the city has almost every kind of window, and Roller Shades handle most of them.
- Downtown and Crossroads loftsA converted warehouse with a wall of west facing glass gets hot and bright by late afternoon. A 5 to 10 percent solar screen keeps the skyline in view and takes the glare off your TV and your monitors.
- Brookside and Waldo double hungsTall, narrow windows with deep casings were built to show off the trim. A Roller Shade mounted inside the casing rolls up small at the top, so the woodwork and the glass stay in full view.
- Plaza area condosBalcony sliders facing Brush Creek take the afternoon sun straight on. A Roller Shade with magnetic hold downs at the bottom stays in place on a sliding door and keeps clear of the handle.
- Living rooms along Ward ParkwaySouth and west facing living rooms on the big lots get sun across the hardwood all afternoon. A light filtering fabric protects the floors and the furniture and keeps the room bright.
Worth Knowing
Fabric, Openness, Controls And Light Gaps
The homes inside the city limits run from 1910s shirtwaists to lofts finished last year, and the window problem changes from one block to the next. In Hyde Park it's a bay window that heats up the front room. In the Crossroads it's fourteen feet of glass and a TV you can't watch until dusk. Roller Shades cover both because the fabric range is so wide, with thousands of fabrics in three groups: solar screens that keep the view, decorative fabrics that give full privacy day and night, and blackout fabrics for the bedroom that faces a streetlight.
Openness is the first decision. A 5 to 10 percent screen keeps a clear view and cuts the glare, 3 to 5 percent suits a home office with screen glare, and 1 to 3 percent gives more daytime privacy in a street facing room. Then you choose the operating system: Chain Loop, Cordless, PowerWand or Motorized. Last is the top of the shade, either an open roll or a cassette, fascia or cornice that covers it. Your Design Specialist brings the samples to your home, holds them against your trim in your own light, and measures every opening before the quote.
A Roller Shade is one flat panel, so there is a small light gap down each side, and in a shirtwaist bedroom with a streetlight out front you will notice it. For a truly dark room, blackout fabric needs side and bottom channels, and we plan that with you at the consultation. The consultation is free, the quote is itemized and given on the spot, and the price holds for 180 days. Our lead time is 4 to 6 weeks from order to installation, and our own full time Install Techs finish most homes in less than a day.
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 Kansas City
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your 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.
Operating Systems
Four ways to operate Roller Shades in Kansas City
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 Kansas City homeowners
Yes, and our clients there like them because they leave the casing alone. We mount inside the deep casings those homes have, the shade rolls up small at the top, and when it's raised you see the original trim and the glass. Your Design Specialist brings fabrics that suit both stained oak and painted woodwork so you can compare them at your own window.
For glare and heat, yes. A 5 to 10 percent solar screen keeps the skyline in view while it takes the glare off your screens, and a 1 to 3 percent screen adds more daytime privacy. At night with the lights on inside, any screen fabric lets people see in from the street, so loft bedrooms get a decorative or blackout fabric instead.
Yes. A sliding door is one of the best places for a Roller Shade because the shade hangs flat and stays clear of the handle. We add magnetic hold downs at the bottom so the shade stays put when the door is open, and a motor if the door is wide. It rolls up small enough that the whole view is yours when you want it.
Yes, when you choose one of the three cord free options. Cordless, PowerWand and Motorized Roller Shades have no cord or chain for a child or a pet to reach, and all three are rated child safe. If you prefer a Chain Loop, the chain is anchored to the wall with a chain guide so it stays tight. Your Design Specialist will help you pick the right one for each room.
Yes. Every Roller Shade we install is covered by our Carefree Guarantee: a lifetime product warranty against defects in materials and workmanship, our Five Year Service Guarantee, and one Life Happens repair for accidental damage within five years. The warranty is transferable, so if you sell your Hyde Park or Waldo home, the next owner is covered the same way you were.
We come to every part of Kansas City, MO, including Midtown, Westport, Hyde Park, the Crossroads, the downtown loft buildings, Brookside, Waldo and the homes along Ward Parkway, and we serve North Kansas City and Mission Hills too. Your Design Specialist brings the samples, measures every opening and hands you an itemized quote on the spot. Text or call (816) 479-0160 to set a time.
Nearby
Roller Shades around Kansas City
We serve all of Kansas City, MO, including Hyde Park, Westport, Crossroads, River Market, Country Club Plaza, Brookside, Armour Hills and Waldo. ZIP codes 64105, 64106, 64108, 64109, 64110, 64111, 64112, 64113, 64114, 64123, 64124, 64125, 64126, 64127, 64128, 64129, 64130.
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