One of the products we like to offer is our outdoor motorized solar roller shade.  If you have an opening or window where a 4" headbox fits nicely with a maximum ten foot wide by ten foot tall application, then our 2700 line is worth considering.  This product is specially built to handle the outdoor elements, with the ease of use provided by motorization.

If you live along the golf course, you will appreciate the knowing that our patio shades are strong enough to block errant golf balls. We can even provide fixed solar screen panels for the top of your trellis.

Our solar Screen Patio Shades enhance the view by filtering the sun and reducing unwanted glare. Patio sun shades also reduce heat on your patio or deck, and reduce harmful UV rays by up to 99%.  The video below provides a brief overview.

We would love to help you with this remote access motorized roller shade feature.  Also, be sure to check out our online roller shade calculator for a rough idea of what your project might cost.  Or, please use this contact form to describe your project with rough sizes, and we will gladly email you a rough estimate.

Shy-Zip Technology

According to our vendor, Insolroll.com, “The Shy-Zip system is uniquely designed to keep fabric taut and in place, enhancing the functionality of the shade system and making it possible to seal insects out. Fabric edges remain in the track, and are heat-sealed to the zipper edge, so there will never be fabric fraying.  The bottom rail uses a large, 1" pliable gasket strip, which is very effective at sealing uneven surfaces on a concrete patio or garage floor, or a floor surface that has texturing or is not level. The bottom rail also seals and protects the fabric edge, so again, there will be no fraying. The system is designed to be durable, and provide many years of service.

Insolroll utilizes time proven SHY Zip technology to seal the edges of the shade. SHY Zip is a product of the SHY Co. Ltd. of Japan, distributed exclusively in North America by its authorized sub-licensees. And, this Insolroll system is distributed exclusively by its dealers.”  After many years handling Insolroll roller shades, they are by far our favorite product.  They engineer quality at a great price.

Specialized Fabrics for Insect Control

Insollroll.com further explains, “TuffScreen and TuffScreen NoSeeUm fabrics are specifically designed to keep insects OUT when the shades are fully lowered. Both fabrics feature very small apertures to stop smaller insects, with NoSeeUm having an aperture small enough to stop the biting midges known as "NoSeeUms" found if coastal Florida and the Caribbean. Although they stop insects from entering, TuffScreen and TuffScreen NoSeeUm fabrics provide excellent view through.”

Versatility

We can also substitute the insect fabric for different types or solar shade fabric, preserving the view and keeping bugs out.  Then, press a button and your patio is wide open to the backyard.  But wait, is it a little cold in the evening with a breeze, press the button and fire up a small heater and your patio is comfortable again.  This is the type of versatility and options that make your patio “user-friendly” in various situations and environmental factors.  Can you see how you can adjust your patio "walls" to maximize its use and comfort?

We would love to help you with this remote access motorized roller shade feature.  Also, be sure to check out our online roller shade calculator for a rough idea of what your project might cost.  Or, please use this contact form to describe your project with rough sizes, and we will gladly email you a rough estimate.

With the explosion of the mobile app technology has come endless possibilities for easy remote access to almost any aspect of your life.  And, motorized roller shades are no exception.  This year, we began offering remote access to our motorized roller shade customers.

Truthfully, this system is manufactured by Somfy, and is offered to many window covering manufacturers which offer it as part of their motorized products.  But, we encounter it with roller shades most often as they are one of the most popular types of window covering for today's modern design taste.

Without getting too technical, you simply download an app to your smartphone or tablet, connect a WiFi bridge to your wireless network, and in a few easy steps you have control of your roller shades from your smartphone or tablet.  This system is great for remote access, setting certain timed events and scenes, and setting up groups and/or shared control.

It is a fun little add-on your motorized roller shade project.

We would love to help you with this remote access motorized roller shade feature.  Also, be sure to check out our online roller shade calculator for a rough idea of what your project might cost.  Or, please use this contact form to describe your project with rough sizes, and we will gladly email you a rough estimate.

Having good meetings is a constant struggle.  Add the difficulty of your conference room's glare, heat or privacy and your meeting is already starting in a hole.  But, what if  you could increasing the comfort for those attending meetings and presentations?  You can - and solar screen and blackout roller shades are your solution. 

Why?  Because with control of light, heat gain, and privacy of your conference room's windows - as provided by a well thought out roller shade application - will provide you a higher level ability to set the atmosphere for any type meeting.

Do you need dark for a presentation?  Lower the blackout portion of your dual roller shade.  Do you need privacy for a sensitive employee discipline meeting?  Yup, black-out roller shades provide both privacy and distraction elimination.  Do you have a birthday party or office celebration?  Use the solar screen roller shade for a comfortable environment and watch your team relax and have a good time together.  Big time presentation?  Use your black-out roller shade and solar roller shade in tandem to get just the right amount of light and dark.

You get the idea.

Can you see how an investment in a high quality roller shade application can take your conference to the next level?  Can you see how investing in roller shades for your conference rooms can provide a return on that investment - in better meetings - in better gatherings - in better employee engagement?  We hope so and from our many experiences providing roller shades for conference rooms, we can say our customers are always very pleased with the added control and value they enjoy as relates to their conference room space.

We would love to help you find the right motorized commercial roller shade solution for your organization.  Also, be sure to check out our online roller shade calculator for a rough idea of what your project might cost.  Or, please use this contact form to describe your project with rough sizes, and we will gladly email you a rough estimate.

The pictures above are some of our quick snapshots of an install we recently completed in a new Brake Master location.  The shop was still under construction at the time of install.  So, that is what you are seeing in the pictures.

The first thing to note is that the blinds are extremely large.  These particular roller shades are over 7' wide and are 16' tall.  Because of this, they are fairly heavy and as such can make for a challenging install 16' off the floor.  Safety on this job demanded that we use OSHA approved scaffolding, as trying to balance that much weight on top of an A-frame ladder is really intense.  So, the pictures above are through our job site scaffolding.

Additionally, these blinds are all hardwired to a 110V motor and are programmed to an in-wall mounted radio control remote.  As such, it was necessary to isolate power to each blind during the install in order to program each blind to its proper channels.  For this application, each blind had a unique channel and a shared channel that runs all blinds at the same time.

We were able to fine tune each blind with perfectly set upper and lower limits and ensure ideal glass coverage for each blind during operation.  This can be a little tricky in such tall windows but thanks to a highly experienced install team, we were able to make for a beautiful look.  One more thing that was noteworthy, as we ran the blinds, we were actually impressed with how quiet the motors operated.  From my location near the customer service desk, I could not even hear the slightest sound.

Anyway, we are pleased with how well this project turned out, and while it was a seriously strenuous, challenging and hot job site, we know that we added value, form and function to this store's operation.

We would love to help you find the right motorized commercial roller shade solution for your organization.  Also, be sure to check out our online roller shade calculator for a rough idea of what your project might cost.  Or, please use this contact form to describe your project with rough sizes, and we will gladly email you a rough estimate.