Roller Shades In KC Northland
Roller & Solar Shades in KC Northland, MO
Solar Shield Blinds builds custom Roller Shades and solar shades for homes across the KC Northland, from the subdivisions off Barry Road to the new builds in Staley Farms. A two story wall of west facing glass can make the great room TV hard to watch from three until six, and a solar screen fabric stops that glare, keeps your view of the backyard, and rolls up out of sight when the sun moves on.
Where It Fits In KC Northland
Where Roller Shades Fit In The KC Northland
From the 1990s two stories off Barry Road to the new builds in Shoal Creek and Staley Farms, the Northland has big square windows, and that's where a Roller Shade does its best work.
- Great room glassThe stacked windows in a Staley Farms or Shoal Creek great room are wide, tall and hard to reach. A motorized Roller Shade on the top row and a matching one below look like one clean line.
- Walkout basement slidersThe slider off the walkout in a Tiffany Springs home can face the sun all afternoon. A Roller Shade with magnetic hold downs stays in place when the door is open.
- Home offices near the airportA spare bedroom office in Tiffany Springs can have the sun on the monitor by two. A 3 to 5 percent screen cuts the glare and keeps the view of the yard while you work.
- Picture windows in GladstoneThe wide picture window on a postwar Gladstone ranch is the whole front of the house. A decorative light filtering fabric gives full privacy day and night without the weight of a drape.
Worth Knowing
Screens, Controls And Light Gaps
Much of the newer Northland was built from the 1990s on, which means open floor plans, great rooms with a two story wall of windows, and a walkout basement with a slider under the deck. Builders put the glass on the back of the house facing the yard, and in plenty of subdivisions off 152 and Barry Road that faces west. Roller Shades suit that glass for three reasons: thousands of fabrics from solar screen to blackout, a shade that rolls up small so the view stays yours, and a motor for the upper windows nobody can reach.
Openness is the first decision. A 5 to 10 percent screen keeps a clear view of the yard and cuts the glare, 1 to 3 percent adds daytime privacy when the neighbor's window is a driveway away, decorative fabrics give full privacy day and night, and blackout has no openness at all. Then you pick the operating system: Chain Loop, Cordless, PowerWand or Motorized. On the wide windows in a newer two story, a curved or square cassette or a fascia covers the roll at the top. Your Design Specialist brings the samples to your home and measures every opening before the quote.
Every Roller Shade has a small light gap down each side, so blackout fabric in a primary bedroom needs side and bottom channels to get truly dark, and we'll plan that with you at the first visit. The consultation is free, the quote is itemized and given on the spot with the price held for 180 days, and our lead time is 4 to 6 weeks from order to installation. Our own full time Install Techs install most Northland homes in less than a day, and our new showroom is opening in Shoal Creek Valley off 152.
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 KC Northland
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your KC Northland 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 KC Northland
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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Roller Shades questions from KC Northland homeowners
Yes, and it's the window we're asked about most in the Northland. The upper row gets a motorized Roller Shade, the lower row gets a matching fabric on a motor or a chain, and the two run together from one remote. The fabric rolls up small at the top so the view stays open, and rechargeable motors mean nobody cuts into the drywall.
No. A solar screen keeps the glare down and the view open during the day, and with the lights on inside after dark, people can see in from the street, which matters on a Shoal Creek cul de sac where the homes sit close. Bedrooms and street facing rooms get a decorative or blackout fabric instead, and the great room gets the screen.
Yes, they're one of the best products for it. The shade hangs flat against the door, clear of the handle, and magnetic hold downs at the bottom keep it in place when the door is open. A walkout in Tiffany Springs or off Barry Road faces the backyard and the afternoon sun, so a screen fabric there keeps the view of the yard and takes the heat off the basement.
Both cover the roll at the top. A curved or square cassette wraps it in a small housing in two sizes and looks finished on the wide windows in a newer two story where there's no deep casing to mount inside. A fascia is a flat panel across the front and looks a little more modern. Your Design Specialist shows you both against your trim at the consultation.
Yes. Our Carefree Guarantee gives you a lifetime product warranty on defects in materials and workmanship, our Five Year Service Guarantee, and one Life Happens repair for accidental damage within five years. The coverage is transferable, so if your Staley Farms or Tiffany Springs home sells, the next owner is covered too.
No. We come to you anywhere north of the river, from Briarcliff and Zona Rosa to Shoal Creek, Staley Farms and Tiffany Springs, and we serve Gladstone, Parkville and Platte Woods too. Our new showroom is opening in Shoal Creek Valley off 152. Your Design Specialist brings the samples, measures every window and hands you an itemized quote on the spot. Text or call (816) 479-0160.
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Roller Shades around KC Northland
We serve all of KC Northland, MO, including Briarcliff, Shoal Creek, Staley Farms, Tiffany Springs, Line Creek, Gashland and Claymont. ZIP codes 64116, 64117, 64118, 64119, 64151, 64152, 64153, 64154, 64155, 64156, 64157, 64158, 64163, 64164, 64165, 64166, 64167.
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