{"title":"UV Blocking Shades \u0026 Blinds","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrong sun through a south or west window does more than warm the room. Over months it works on everything it lands on: a wood floor, a rug, the arm of a sofa, framed prints on the opposite wall. Most people notice the problem when they move a piece of furniture and find a lighter patch underneath. The shades and blinds here are chosen to keep that sun off your things during the hours it is strongest, with options that keep the view and options that do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich shades and blinds to choose\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolar shades are the first choice when you want the view kept. They are specified by openness, and the numbers are published: a 1% screen is rated at 80% shading, 3% at 70%, 5% at 60% and 10% at 50%. The lower the openness, the less sun reaches the room. A 1% or 3% screen suits a west wall that takes the afternoon sun straight onto a sofa. A 5% screen is a fair middle ground for a window you look through all day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight filtering roller shades cover the same daytime job in a wider range of colors and textures, with shading from roughly 45% to 70% depending on the series. Read the figure for the fabric rather than the name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackout roller shades and blackout roman shades are for rooms you are not in during the day, such as a formal dining room or a guest room. Our blackout fabrics are specified at 100% blackout, so lowered, they stop the sun rather than screen it. Roman folds give a softer, more furnished look where a flat panel would feel plain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing worth saying plainly: we publish a shading percentage for every fabric, not a UV rating. Shading percentage is what our specification establishes, so that is the number to compare these shades on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWidths and roll limits on sunny walls\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe windows that get the most sun tend to be the biggest ones, so width usually decides the order. Sunscreen fabrics are milled on 118 inch rolls, which gives solar the most headroom in the range. On our larger squared cassette, sunscreen and blackout goods reach 94 1\/2 inches wide and 118 inches high, while light filtering goods reach 98 3\/8 inches wide and 137 3\/4 inches high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnything over 100 inches high moves to the 43 mm tube and the large cassette, reaching 118 inches wide and 120 inches high. That is a load limit, not a preference. If you plan to motorize so the shades come down on a schedule before the sun arrives, allow for the extra minimum width: a motorized roller needs 8 to 10 inches more than the manual version of the same shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeasuring and installing them yourself\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasure each window on its own, even when a row of windows looks identical. For an inside mount, measure the opening and we build to fit inside the frame. For an outside mount, add about 3 7\/8 inches to the width and height so the shade overlaps the frame and closes the gap at the edges, which is where stray sun gets through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstallation is a bracket job. You need a 6 mm drill bit, the brackets mark at 1.1 inch screw spacing, and two anchor types ship in the box, so use the one that matches your wall. Each bracket has four pre-drilled holes; two screws on opposite sides hold a standard shade, with the other two for wide or heavy ones. Clip the cassette onto the brackets and check that both the top and rear are locked before you let go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a room full of things you want to keep looking new, think about the sun by time of day. A screen that stays down through the afternoon does more than a heavier shade you only remember to lower at weekends. Order solar samples to see the openness levels in your own light, then order each shade made to measure and shipped direct to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blackout-roller-shades","title":"Blackout Roller Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single panel of blackout fabric on a smooth rolling tube, finished in a squared cassette that hides the roller and hardware. Fully lowered it blocks the window completely, which is what makes it the shade for bedrooms, nurseries, night shift sleepers and any room with a screen in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fabric is a woven polyester that blocks all incoming light through the panel itself, so the room goes dark rather than dim. Choose a lighter colour if you want the shade to read bright from the street, or a darker one to cut reflections on a television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWays to operate\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCordless.\u003c\/strong\u003e No cords or chains anywhere on the shade, which makes it the safest choice around children and pets. Lift or lower it by hand and it holds wherever you leave it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCord loop.\u003c\/strong\u003e A continuous bead chain drives the shade and stops free at any height. A chain tensioner is fitted as standard so the loop stays anchored and out of the way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotorized.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quiet battery motor with remote, app and voice control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSmart control\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotorized shades run on a rechargeable lithium battery and are controlled by remote, wall switch or app. Two smart options are available. Zigbee motors pair directly with select Amazon Echo models, and reach any other Alexa setup through a hub. Matter motors join Apple Home directly, and also connect to Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce a shade is on your network you can move it by voice, group shades into rooms and scenes, and set schedules so they open in the morning and close at night without you touching anything. Each motor stores six positions, the two end limits plus four favourites, so a half open setting is a single button press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCassette colours are white, beige, grey and black, and the cassette can be wrapped in your shade fabric if you would rather it disappeared into the window.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery shade carries a limited lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for the original purchaser. Motors, controls and accessories are covered separately for five years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coverly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52513654767918,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7331\/0254\/files\/blackout-roller-shades__black.png?v=1787955193"},{"product_id":"light-filtering-roller-shades","title":"Light Filtering Roller Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single panel of light filtering fabric on a rolling tube, finished in a squared cassette. Lowered, it turns hard daylight into an even glow and gives you privacy without shutting the room down. Living rooms, kitchens and home offices are where it earns its place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fabric softens and spreads the light coming through it, so the room stays usable in daylight with the shade fully down. It reduces glare on screens without the lamps going on at noon. Light filtering fabric is not a blackout, and it is not a privacy fabric after dark once the lights are on inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWays to operate\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCordless.\u003c\/strong\u003e No cords or chains anywhere on the shade, which makes it the safest choice around children and pets. Lift or lower it by hand and it holds wherever you leave it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCord loop.\u003c\/strong\u003e A continuous bead chain drives the shade and stops free at any height. A chain tensioner is fitted as standard so the loop stays anchored and out of the way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotorized.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quiet battery motor with remote, app and voice control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSmart control\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotorized shades run on a rechargeable lithium battery and are controlled by remote, wall switch or app. Two smart options are available. Zigbee motors pair directly with select Amazon Echo models, and reach any other Alexa setup through a hub. Matter motors join Apple Home directly, and also connect to Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce a shade is on your network you can move it by voice, group shades into rooms and scenes, and set schedules so they open in the morning and close at night without you touching anything. Each motor stores six positions, the two end limits plus four favourites, so a half open setting is a single button press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCassette colours are white, beige, grey and black, with the option to wrap the cassette in your shade fabric for a continuous look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery shade carries a limited lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for the original purchaser. Motors, controls and accessories are covered separately for five years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coverly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52513654800686,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7331\/0254\/files\/DY-G059-01_1_1.png?v=1788404833"},{"product_id":"blackout-roman-shades","title":"Blackout Roman Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe softness of a fabric shade with the light control of a blackout. Roman shades gather into horizontal folds as they lift and hang as a flat panel when lowered, so they read as an upholstered treatment rather than a mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blackout fabric blocks all light through the panel, which suits bedrooms and media rooms where you want the room dark but do not want the hard look of a roller. Fully lowered the folds relax into a smooth face; raised, they stack into even pleats at the top of the window.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWays to operate\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCordless.\u003c\/strong\u003e No cords or chains anywhere on the shade, which makes it the safest choice around children and pets. Lift or lower it by hand and it holds wherever you leave it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCord loop.\u003c\/strong\u003e A continuous bead chain drives the shade and stops free at any height. A chain tensioner is fitted as standard so the loop stays anchored and out of the way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotorized.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quiet battery motor with remote, app and voice control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSmart control\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotorized shades run on a rechargeable lithium battery and are controlled by remote, wall switch or app. Two smart options are available. Zigbee motors pair directly with select Amazon Echo models, and reach any other Alexa setup through a hub. Matter motors join Apple Home directly, and also connect to Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce a shade is on your network you can move it by voice, group shades into rooms and scenes, and set schedules so they open in the morning and close at night without you touching anything. Each motor stores six positions, the two end limits plus four favourites, so a half open setting is a single button press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery shade carries a limited lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for the original purchaser. 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The fabric is an open weave, so instead of blocking the window it works like sunglasses for the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree openness levels are available. One percent is the tightest weave, with the most glare control and the most privacy, and the least view through. Three percent sits in the middle. Five percent is the most open, with the clearest view out and the least screening. As a rule, a darker fabric gives you a sharper view out, and a lighter fabric bounces more heat and glare but hazes the view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorth knowing before you choose. Solar shades work by daylight. At night, with the lights on inside, the effect reverses and an open weave will not give you privacy. Pair them with a blackout shade on a bedroom window, or choose one percent where privacy matters most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWays to operate\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCordless.\u003c\/strong\u003e No cords or chains anywhere on the shade, which makes it the safest choice around children and pets. Lift or lower it by hand and it holds wherever you leave it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCord loop.\u003c\/strong\u003e A continuous bead chain drives the shade and stops free at any height. A chain tensioner is fitted as standard so the loop stays anchored and out of the way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotorized.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quiet battery motor with remote, app and voice control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSmart control\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotorized shades run on a rechargeable lithium battery and are controlled by remote, wall switch or app. Two smart options are available. Zigbee motors pair directly with select Amazon Echo models, and reach any other Alexa setup through a hub. Matter motors join Apple Home directly, and also connect to Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce a shade is on your network you can move it by voice, group shades into rooms and scenes, and set schedules so they open in the morning and close at night without you touching anything. Each motor stores six positions, the two end limits plus four favourites, so a half open setting is a single button press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable as an open roll or in a squared cassette that conceals the tube and hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery shade carries a limited lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for the original purchaser. Motors, controls and accessories are covered separately for five years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coverly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52518348882222,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7331\/0254\/files\/light-gray-solar-shade.png?v=1788452975"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7331\/0254\/collections\/uv-blocking-shades-blinds.png?v=1791909378","url":"https:\/\/coverlyshutters.com\/collections\/uv-blocking-shades-blinds.oembed","provider":"Coverly","version":"1.0","type":"link"}