Roller Shades In Kansas City
Roller & Solar Shades in Kansas City, KS
Solar Shield Blinds builds custom Roller Shades and solar shades for homes all over Kansas City, KS, from Strawberry Hill to Piper. Coming off a night shift at KU Med and trying to sleep at nine in the morning with the sun on the bed is hard, and a blackout Roller Shade with side channels makes a Rosedale bedroom dark at noon.
Where It Fits In Kansas City
Where Roller Shades Fit In Kansas City, KS
Wyandotte County homes cover more than a hundred years of building, and a Roller Shade fits every era. These are the KCK windows where it does the most.
- Day sleeper bedrooms in RosedaleHospital shifts don't follow the sun. Blackout fabric with side and bottom channels makes a bedroom near KU Medical Center dark at any hour.
- Two story great rooms in PiperThe newer subdivisions out toward the Legends have tall west facing glass in the family room. A 1 to 3 percent solar screen cuts the glare on the TV and keeps the view of the backyard.
- Tall windows on Strawberry HillThe older homes near downtown KCK have tall, narrow openings with deep casings. A Roller Shade mounts inside and rolls up small at the top.
- Ranches in TurnerA 1950s ranch with a picture window facing the street needs privacy from the sidewalk and a view out, and a light filtering decorative fabric does both in one shade.
Worth Knowing
Openness, Blackout Channels And Operating Systems
Openness is the first decision. It's the amount of light and view that comes through the fabric, and it decides what the shade is for. A 5 to 10 percent screen keeps a clear view of the yard and cuts glare on a screen, and a 1 to 3 percent screen gives more daytime privacy while still showing the trees. Decorative fabrics are private day and night, and blackout lets nothing through. With thousands of fabrics to choose from, your Design Specialist brings the samples to your home so you can see them in your own light.
Kansas City, Kansas doesn't have just one kind of home. Strawberry Hill has homes from around the turn of the century with tall windows and deep casings. Turner is full of 1950s ranches with picture windows, and Piper and the streets around Village West went up from the 2000s on with two story great rooms and sliders to the deck. A Roller Shade works in all three because it rolls up small at the top and leaves the window looking the way it was built, and on a slider we add magnetic hold downs so the shade stays flat when the door is in use.
Every Roller Shade has a small light gap down each side, so a day sleeper in Rosedale who needs a truly dark room gets blackout fabric plus side and bottom channels. Choose Chain Loop, Cordless, PowerWand or Motorized, and a very wide shade over a great room slider is best with a motor. Your Design Specialist measures every window and writes an itemized quote on the spot that holds for 180 days. Our lead time is 4 to 6 weeks, our own full time Install Techs install most homes in less than a day, and the fabric carries a lifetime warranty.
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, with the right build. Blackout fabric has no openness, but light still gets around the sides of any Roller Shade, so for a day sleeper coming off a shift at KU Med we add side and bottom channels that close the edges. The result is a bedroom in Rosedale that's dark at noon, and your Design Specialist will tell you which windows need the channels.
Yes. The west facing glass in a Piper two story sends afternoon sun straight across the family room, and a 1 to 3 percent solar screen cuts the glare while keeping the yard in view. Choose 5 to 10 percent if the view matters more than the glare. On a wall of glass that tall, we recommend a motor so nobody has to pull a chain on a shade that size.
Yes, they fit them well. The older homes on Strawberry Hill and near downtown KCK have deep window openings, and a Roller Shade mounts inside them with room to spare. Raised, it rolls up small at the top, so you see the original trim. Your Design Specialist measures each opening, since older windows are not always square.
No. Chain Loop is one option, and you can also choose Cordless, PowerWand or Motorized, all three rated child safe. In a home with kids we recommend a cord free option, and on the tall or wide windows in the newer subdivisions off I-70 a rechargeable motor is the easiest choice, with no wiring needed.
No. Our lead time is 4 to 6 weeks from order to installation, and most homes are finished in one installation day. While you wait, we put free temporary shades on every window you've ordered for, so a front room in Turner has privacy right away.
Yes. We cover Kansas City, Kansas from the river to the county line, including Strawberry Hill, Rosedale, Argentine, Armourdale, Turner, Piper and Village West, and we serve Bonner Springs and Edwardsville too. The consultation is free, in your home, with samples and a measurement of every opening. Text or call (816) 479-0160.
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Roller Shades around Kansas City
We serve all of Kansas City, KS, including Strawberry Hill, Rosedale, Argentine, Armourdale, Turner, Piper and Village West. ZIP codes 66101, 66102, 66103, 66104, 66105, 66106, 66109, 66111, 66112.
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Your window treatments are installed by our own full time Install Techs. We train every installer ourselves, so the job is done right, and the same team is here if you ever need service.
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