If you’re like many contemporary homeowners, you’ve likely spent at least some time thinking about how you can update your home with some modern technological conveniences. Motorized window shades, particularly solar shades, are a prime example of smart technology you can easily add to your home that can reduce the costs associated with maintaining your home, increase your home’s intrinsic value, and will be of considerable benefit to you and your family.
If your residence is home to a dozen or more manually operated sets of blinds, you know exactly how cumbersome it can be to raise and lower them throughout the day to allow the right amount of light in. Some windows are a considerable hassle to access, especially those located behind a sizable piece of furniture like a sofa or bed. If you ardently try to regulate your home’s temperature, manual shades or blinds simply won’t cut it. Investing in automated window coverings allows the operator to simply configure the position of the motorized shades and can even have the changes scheduled depending on the time of day or the position of the sun.
Even if you live in a secure neighborhood, the security of your home and your loved ones is never far from your thoughts. The raising and lowering of remotely controlled motorized solar window shades at different times of the day gives the appearance that someone is home when in fact there isn’t. This can be especially useful if you and your family plan to go on vacation or for when you’re out for the day.
If you’ve ever wondered what the best way to lower your heating and cooling costs was, you simply need to consider the sun and how much daylight is allowed to enter your home. In the summer, you’re likely to keep the shades drawn on windows facing the sun; doing so will keep the ambient temperature in your home low, thus requiring less intervention from your home’s A/C unit. In the winter, the opposite may be true. Allow the sun’s rays to permeate your window to heat your home to a comfortable temperature. Motorized solar window shades can make it easier to reduce your home’s energy costs, as they save you from having to strategically raise and lower your blinds. An automated solution is by far the easiest and most cost-effective way to control the amount of sun permitted to enter your space.
You should also be aware that while the sun’s rays can be used to heat your home during the colder months, it can also be detrimental to fabric, furniture or rugs. Though the damage is not noticeable in the short term, unprotected fabric or wood exposed to hours of harmful rays on a daily basis will end up looking prematurely faded and weaken fabric fibers. In fact, UV rays and heat account for 40% of damage to furniture and flooring in the long term — this is a substantial number and can easily be avoided. With automated solar shades, you won’t have to sacrifice the location of your favourite furniture pieces to keep them looking their best, and they will also last dramatically longer.
Automated shades are sleek and clean in appearance and come in a variety of rich fabrics and weave to accommodate any style. You can alter the look of your window treatments by choosing different cassette profiles and fascia.
If you haven’t yet considered the many reasons you should invest in motorized solar window shades, consider this article a crash course on the many benefits associated with them. Dollar for dollar, they are the most sensible way to make your home safer, more comfortable, and more cost-effective.
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