Motorized Solar Shades

The light of the sun varies with the time of day. Often, it is at variance with your need for light, or can cause your rooms to be either too warm or too cold due to excess solar energy or heat escaping at the window. Enter the solar shade. Window shades provide control over light, heat and privacy as well.

They can even be made from fabrics designed to block UV rays and glare while preserving your view. Blocking UV rays will help protect your valuable possessions from damage. A more traditional home with smaller windows will most likely require traditional window treatments, but a more modern design, or one with large picture windows may require one-piece exterior shades.

Now imagine this: at the press of a button or flip of a switch, you can watch your window shades drop into place, and conveniently block the sun completely or partially, allow or restrict light, or just protect your privacy. Additionally, these window shades can be centrally controlled and programmed to rise and retract at given times of day.

Motorization can be operated by wall switches, but can also be operated by remote control or even radio control, enabling you to open and close your shades from a significant distance. Automation has the added benefit of enabling you to use solar shades on windows that are hard to reach or in difficult locations.

Motorized solar shades can come in the form of motorized window treatments, on the interior of your home, or motorized solar shades on the outside of your windows. Both have advantages and disadvantages, and the type you choose may depend more on aesthetics than function.

Exterior shades tend to give a more modern appearance, whereas for a more traditional appearance traditional window treatments, such as blinds, shades or curtains can be motorized. Thus your colonial-style home, or even an old, historically significant landmark house can benefit from contemporary technology while still looking historically pristine.

Motorized solar shades last longer by eliminating manual pulling and tugging and the wear and tear that pulling and tugging entails. These automation systems are small and easily concealed behind decorative head rails or valences. These head rails or valences can match any décor. Automated window treatments will also save you time, by allowing you to press a button and change their position without having to move from one room to another.

Motorized solar shades can be made to just about any width or length, and cover just about any size window or set of windows. Many are so easy to install that you can install them yourself. However, if you are not handy or if you choose a complex setup, you may need to hire a professional contractor to install your motorized solar shades.

Exterior shades can be made from various materials, including woven fiberglass, which comes in a variety of colors to coordinate with the architecture to which it is applied. Custom shades, mounted on the outside of your windows or patios, can be adjusted to the exact position you require. They move on durable aluminum guide rails.

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