Roller Shades In South Kansas City
Roller & Solar Shades in South Kansas City, MO
Solar Shield Blinds builds custom Roller Shades and solar shades for the ranches and split levels of South Kansas City, MO. The picture window in a Red Bridge ranch was built to look out at the trees, and by late afternoon the glare can make the TV across from it hard to watch, so a solar screen cuts that glare and rolls up out of the way when you want the view back.
Where It Fits In South Kansas City
Where Roller Shades Fit In South Kansas City, MO
The mid century ranches and splits in South Kansas City were built around big glass, with picture windows in front and sliders in back, and a Roller Shade keeps that glass looking big.
- Picture windows in Red BridgeA single wide pane facing the street looks best with one shade rather than a row of blinds. A 1 to 3 percent screen gives daytime privacy and keeps the view of the trees across the road.
- Sliding doors off the family roomMany split levels in Hickman Mills and Ruskin Heights have a slider to the back patio. Magnetic hold downs keep the shade in place on a door that gets used all day.
- Under the tree canopyMature trees filter the sun in Verona Hills and Santa Fe Hills, so a 5 to 10 percent screen is enough on most windows and keeps the view of the yard.
- West windows in the late afternoonWhen the sun drops below the branches, the west side of the house takes it head on. A tighter screen on those windows keeps the view and takes the glare off the TV.
Worth Knowing
Openness, Side Channels And What The Trees Change
The trees make a big difference in South Kansas City. A ranch under the canopy in Red Bridge or Verona Hills gets dappled light most of the day and a strong burst late in the afternoon when the sun drops under the branches, so a lighter openness works on most windows and a tighter one goes on the west side. The picture windows are wide and the sliders are wider, and older frames are not always square, which is why your Design Specialist measures every opening in your home before anything is ordered.
Openness is the choice that matters most. A 5 to 10 percent screen keeps a clear view of the yard, 1 to 3 percent gives more daytime privacy from Wornall Road traffic, decorative fabrics give full privacy day and night, and blackout has no openness at all. You choose from thousands of fabrics with the samples right at your dining table, then pick how it runs: Chain Loop, Cordless, PowerWand or Motorized. A cassette or a fascia can finish the top, and the shade rolls up small against the header.
Every Roller Shade has a small light gap down each side, so a bedroom that needs to be dark gets blackout fabric with side and bottom channels, and we'll plan that with you at the consultation. Consultations are free and in your home, the quote is itemized and written on the spot, and the price holds for 180 days. Our lead time is 4 to 6 weeks from order to installation, most South Kansas City projects are installed in less than a day, and our own full time Install Techs take the old blinds and the packaging with them.
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 South Kansas City
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your South 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 South 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 South Kansas City homeowners
Yes, and a wide window is where a Roller Shade looks best, since one clean piece of fabric covers the whole pane. The picture windows in the ranches around Red Bridge and Santa Fe Hills are wide enough that we'll suggest a PowerWand or a motor, because a shade that size is heavy to pull by hand. We measure the exact width at the consultation.
Under the canopy in Verona Hills or Santa Fe Hills, a 5 to 10 percent screen handles most windows and keeps the view of the yard. The exception is the west side, where the sun comes in under the branches late in the day, and a 1 to 3 percent screen or a decorative fabric works better there. Your Design Specialist can hold the samples in your window so you can see the difference.
Yes, sliders are one of the best places for a Roller Shade, and many split levels in South Kansas City have one. Magnetic hold downs keep the shade in place so it doesn't swing when the door opens, and the shade hangs flat and clear of the handle. Tamara Day used an automated Roller Shade on a sliding patio door on Bargain Mansions.
Yes, with blackout fabric and side and bottom channels. Without the channels there's a small light gap down each side of any Roller Shade. For a bedroom in a ranch off Holmes Road that needs to be dark at noon, we'll include the channels and show them on your itemized quote.
Yes. The fabric carries a lifetime warranty, and the whole shade is covered by our Carefree Guarantee, which follows the address if you sell. You also get our Five Year Service Guarantee, which fixes defects free, and Life Happens, which covers one accident within five years. Many South Kansas City homes pass from one family to the next, so that transferable coverage is worth having.
No. Our You'll Love It promise means that if you don't love your new window covering within the first 30 days of installation, we'll swap it for a different product of equal or lesser value. That's part of our Carefree Guarantee, along with a quote that holds for 180 days.
Nearby
Roller Shades around South Kansas City
We serve all of South Kansas City, MO, including Red Bridge, Verona Hills, Santa Fe Hills, Linden Hills, Hickman Mills, Ruskin Heights, Terrace Lake Gardens and Martin City. ZIP codes 64131, 64132, 64134, 64137, 64138, 64145, 64146, 64147, 64149.
Solar Shield Blinds, 6622 Royal St, Pleasant Valley, MO 64068 ยท (816) 479-0160
Who Turns Up
The people who measure it are the people who hang it
Nothing here is subcontracted. The crew that arrives to install works for Solar Shield Blinds, which is why there is never a question about whose job it is when something needs adjusting later.
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