What are the Best Motorized Shade Options?

one of the fastest-growing segments of the luxury home market is electronic shades if you're like most people you have blinds curtains or shades covering your windows what people find over time is that they simply don't want to go through the hassle of constantly opening and closing window treatments throughout the day so the vast majority of homes end up with windows covered 90% of the time in the ideal world you would have window treatments that let the perfect amount of sunlight end maintain great outdoor views and also ensure privacy when appropriate having designed and installed more electronic shades over the past decade than anyone else in the southeast the audio device team has come to love what electronic shades can do for homeowners if you're considering electronic shades the first step in the process is to choose the right brand Lutron shades have been the gold standard in electronic shades for over a decade and Lutron for acts without continually running their shades up and down all day long for years as a way to prove their reliability recently new players such as screen note evasions and others have entered the market as each brand progresses with their technology there are four main things to consider reliability quietness aesthetics and the ability to integrate them into smart home systems you want a low voltage motor which is extremely quiet and has high reliability in terms of aesthetics in performance there is a lot to learn before choosing a shade all the advice was an early adopter in the category and it took us several years for our system designers and installers to really become experts at specifying the right attributes and installing them perfectly the first thing that most people focus on is how much light it LED Sun this is known as the openness factor for instance a 10 percent openness factor means that 10 percent of the area covered by a shade is open with holes that let light through a five percent openness factor would reduce the fears through the shade but provide more privacy than a temper now it starts to get a little tricky from here the color and type of fabric also impact your ability to see through a shade darker colored shade provides a better view than a lighter colored shade because less light reflects in the shade in general we find that most home owners and designers underestimate the impact of light reflecting in a shade and thus tend to over specified lighter colors and later which they had chosen something slightly darker most good shade companies will get your swatches to analyze before purchasing the next thing to think about related to aesthetics is how you want to mount and cover the shades if you're building a brand new modern home you may want the shades fully hidden into a pre-designed pocket you need to think through how to get power to each pocket the exact size of the pocket and how the bracket size differs from shade winked whip etc in main home areas you will often find 5% in 10% shades with slightly darker colors if there is a good view from the home and slightly lighter colors if there's no privacy behind the home in media rooms and master bedrooms blackout shades are often the norm your specifier we'll help you decide if you want one solid fabric or if you want to go with a fabric with a darker color on the inside and a lighter color facing outside this has some energy-saving advantages since the lighter colors will retain less heat for ultra luxury homes there are also a couple of other unique options the first is horizontal blinds these allow you to create three different environments the first is completely open for maximum view the second is a see-through position that simultaneously reduces glare and provides privacy the third is a full privacy position completely closed these blinds are the most complex to specify is they have to be measured in ordered perfectly with almost zero tolerance for error the other unique option that works well in a home office environment is electronic venetian blinds these are also more expensive than roller shades but look absolutely beautiful particularly in a wood paneled room when designed and implemented properly electronic shades can transform your home by adding more natural light and maximizing great views and privacy in the home if you live in North Carolina we'd love to help you out give us a call or visit our stores in Charlotte or Raleigh or chat with us at audience comm if you found this video helpful feel free to subscribe to our channel to get more or check out our other videos on smart homes lighting control outdoor speakers outdoor televisions lots more at youtube or at audio advice calm thanks for watching [Music]

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Length: 4min 32sec (272 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 25 2018