{"title":"Vertical Blinds \u0026 Shades for Sliding Glass Doors","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sliding glass door is the widest opening in most rooms and the one you walk through every day, so whatever covers it has to move out of the way and still give you privacy at night. That is why so many sliders wear vertical blinds: the vanes hang straight down and draw to the side, so you can step outside without lifting anything. This page pairs our made-to-measure vertical blinds with the cellular and solar shades people most often compare them with, each built to your size and shipped direct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVertical blinds and the shades to compare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVertical blinds\u003c\/strong\u003e lead this page. They are the like-for-like replacement for the verticals that came with the house, and the natural choice when the door is in use all day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight filtering cellular shades\u003c\/strong\u003e are the soft alternative for a family room slider. The honeycomb fabric diffuses daylight evenly across the glass and lifts to the top of the door when you want to walk through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlackout cellular shades\u003c\/strong\u003e suit a slider that opens off a bedroom, where the aim is a dark room rather than a view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolar shades\u003c\/strong\u003e are for a door that takes hard afternoon sun. The fabric comes in set openness levels, and solar samples in 1%, 3% and 5% let you compare them against your own glass before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few design notes. On a wide door, a pale color close to the wall keeps the room feeling open and lets the door read as part of the wall. If the slider sits beside windows, use the same color on all of them so the whole wall looks planned. Darker colors frame a garden view and suit a black door frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSizes for a wide door\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize limits and configuration options for our vertical blinds are set on the product page as you build the blind, so check them there against your door. If your slider is unusually wide or tall, send us the measurements and we will confirm what can be made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCellular shades depend on how you operate them, and width is where they differ most on a slider. With a bead chain they reach 197 inches wide and 157 inches high, enough for a wide multi-panel door in one shade. Cordless cellular shades go to 94 inches wide and 94 inches high. Motorized cellular shades reach 126 inches wide but stop at 79 inches high, so on a full-height door check the height before you choose a motor. A bead chain cellular shade needs at least 18 inches of width and a motorized one at least 23 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolar shades are built on our roller system. On the standard cassette, solar fabric reaches 94 1\/2 inches wide and 118 inches high. Any roller shade over 100 inches high moves to a larger tube and a larger cassette, and when a fabric roll is narrower than the system, the fabric sets the maximum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeasuring and installing it yourself\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecide first whether the covering sits inside the door frame or mounts on the wall above it. On a slider, mounting above the frame is the usual choice because it clears the handle and the track. Measure the width at the top, middle and bottom and the height on both sides, and write every number down. For a cellular shade mounted outside the frame, add about 3 7\/8 inches to both width and height so the shade overlaps the opening and closes the light gap. Slide the door open and closed with the tape in place to check that the handle clears the space the covering will hang in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolar shades hang on a cassette bracket. Drill with a 6 mm bit, fix each bracket through at least two of its four pre-drilled holes on opposite sides (all four above a door), and use the anchor that matches your wall. Hook the valance groove onto the bracket latch, press back until it clicks, and check the top and rear are both locked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder samples to see them in your own light, then send your door's width and height and we will make it to measure.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blackout-cellular-shades","title":"Blackout Cellular Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoneycomb shades built from 38 mm cells, roughly an inch and a half deep, that collapse into a tight stack as the shade rises. The cell structure holds a pocket of air across the face of the window and gives the shade its clean pleated look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blackout fabric stops light through the panel, so the room goes dark rather than dim. The stack is compact when raised, which keeps the top of the window clear and makes cellular a good answer where a bulkier shade would eat into the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA top down bottom up build is available, letting you drop the shade from the top for daylight while the bottom stays closed for privacy.\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 raises and lowers the shade and holds it at any height. The chain is fitted with a tensioner as standard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotorized.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quiet battery motor with remote, app and voice control. Motorized cellular is limited in height, so it suits standard windows rather than tall ones. We will confirm what your opening can take before you order.\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","brand":"Coverly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52513654931758,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7331\/0254\/files\/blackout-cellular-shades__gray.png?v=1787951010"},{"product_id":"light-filtering-cellular-shades","title":"Light Filtering Cellular Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoneycomb shades in a light filtering fabric, built from 38 mm cells, roughly an inch and a half deep. The cells fold flat into a compact stack as the shade rises and give the face its even pleated texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fabric spreads daylight across the room instead of letting it through in a hard shaft, so a room stays bright with the shade fully lowered and the glare is gone. It gives you daytime privacy while keeping the window working as a window.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA top down bottom up build is available, so you can bring the shade down from the top for light and leave the lower half closed.\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 raises and lowers the shade and holds it at any height. The chain is fitted with a tensioner as standard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotorized.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quiet battery motor with remote, app and voice control. Motorized cellular is limited in height, so it suits standard windows rather than tall ones. We will confirm what your opening can take before you order.\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. 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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. 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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"},{"product_id":"vertical-blinds","title":"Vertical Blinds","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade-to-measure vertical blinds with 3½″ vanes and a matching, squared 3½″ valance. 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