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Outdoor Solar Roller Shades for a Superior Outdoor Space

2/23/2015

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Everyone enjoys spending time outdoors with family and friends. Outdoor solar roller shades will enhance the use of your outdoor living spaces by filtering the heat and glare of the sun while maintaining an airy open feeling and view to the exterior. Outdoor solar screen shades dramatically extend the hours of quality time you can use your patio or deck by making them more comfortable in the morning or afternoon hours when the sun angle is low. Outdoor roller shades also provide protection from errant golf balls and a level of privacy from nearby neighbors.

Most quality outdoor solar roller shades are engineered to accommodate larger sizes up to 228" wide and come with a choice of side track or cable guide systems to provide greater stability in breezy conditions. Additionally, most quality patio sun shades will include a fully enclosed headbox for greater product protection when retracted and either a crank or motorized option for operation.

Please understand, outdoor roller shades come in a variety of price and quality tiers.  At the lower tiers, you will find basic 8' outdoor roller shades, available at your big box store, that are not custom to your space, but many find acceptable for a season or two for some shade.  At the other end, are fully motorized options with cable guides or side tracks to create a really special space with a designer look.  And of course, as it true with most products, there are a myriad of options in between.

For the client whose outside space is as important to them as their inside space, custom outdoor roller shades are an amazing enhancement to your home.

We would love to help you with your outdoor solar roller shade project.  And, for a quick estimate of the cost for your project you can check out our online roller shade cost estimation calculator.

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Office Comfort and Productivity with Solar Roller Shades

2/16/2015

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Solar Screen Window Treatments provide increased comfort and productivity in your office environment.  How is it that we can make such a bold claim?  Well....besides our personal and antidotal experience....we know that office environments and their workers are greatly affected by light, glare and heat.  Too much or too little light and people struggle.  Just the right amount of light...opens the door to all sorts of possibilities.

Concentrating on the task at hand is difficult with glare in a worker’s eyes or on their computer screen. Controlling glare and increasing visual comfort is a contributing factor to satisfied workers and increased productivity. Solar Screen window treatments cut glare on computer and media screens, increasing productivity and the quality of image, design and clerical work, without cutting off the view through the window.

All our solar screen fabrics have been laboratory tested to determine their solar performance levels, related to color and fabric density.  This is generally measured by:
  • Visible Light Transmission factor, or how much visible solar energy passes through combination of glass and fabric.
  • Shading Coefficient, or the percentage of solar heat gain through combination of glass and fabric
This scientific data is available for each commercial solar fabric and each color choice to assist in choosing the fabric that will best meet the needs of the individual room, exposure, and function of the application.

We use these measures in combination with your preferences and our experience to help you create a work space that your workers enjoy and which promotes the type of culture you are working toward as a company.

We would love to help you with your next solar roller shade project.  Also, please do take a look at our online roller shade estimation calculator.


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Industry Standards for Roller Shades

2/2/2015

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It is critical that buyers of custom roller shades understand the industry standards for production and quality.  It is wise and prudent to have a meeting of the minds as it relates to what is possible in the production of your custom roller shades - and ultimately leave no unpleasant surprises come installation time.

For instance, roller shades might not roll up completely evenly - this is called telescoping.  An experienced installer will be able to mount and shim your roller shade to be completely level, but if you window is not square - and most windows aren't - then you might see some slight telescoping or else have an uneven gap at the top.  If you purchase a quality product with an aluminum tube inside the roller shade, then tube bending is almost never an issue.  However, some of the less expensive brands that use reinforced cardboard or other material for their tube becomes much more problematic.  That is why we stick with the aluminum tube centered roller shades for years of reliable usage.

Additionally, overtime, the fabric of the roller shade will be affected negatively by the sun.  Even with the highest quality fabrics coated with UV protection, you should expect some simple fading.  How quickly the fabric fades is a function of the temperature and humidity of the home, chemical cleaning agents, long term sun exposure, cleanliness of the home and age of the product. 

You might also experience some color variation between samples and different production runs.  However, it is generally very difficult to see a discernible difference between different runs.  The industry responds to complaints of whether the color and texture is within acceptable parameters, by holding the materials two feet apart, and then determining whether one is able to see a discernible difference.  Of course, this test must be done with similar light and shadow on each piece. 

The bottom line - as long as you order all the roller shades for a single room at the same time, these variances should never be an issue.

With any luck, you are now ready to dive in, fully informed, to beautify your home with modern and efficient roller shades.  And, we would be honored to help you with your roller shade project - you can start by getting a quick online estimate by using our online roller shade calculator.
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