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SANDY
ROLLER SHADES.

Solar shades, motorized rollers and exterior screens for Sandy’s west-facing valley views and canyon-mouth wind.

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Sandy’s Authorized Roller Shade Dealer

WINDOWS POINTED
WEST.

Sandy sits on the east bench with its back to the Wasatch and its windows pointed west across the valley. That is the single fact that drives almost every shade decision here: the view is the reason people bought the house, and the same window delivers four hours of low afternoon sun straight into the main living space.

Peak Shades has been doing this since 2006, as an authorized dealer for Lutron, Draper, Hunter Douglas, Phantom Screens, Somfy and MechoShade. The same person who measures your windows installs them, and most Sandy homes are finished in one visit.

Where We Measure

SANDY NEIGHBORHOODS WE SERVE.

Hidden Valley

Larger homes, wide west-facing glass, often two storeys of it. Motorized solar shades on a sunset schedule rather than something anyone has to remember to pull.

Granite

Close to the canyon mouth. Interior shades only on the exposed elevations — exterior screens take a beating from canyon wind if they are not specified for it.

Crescent

1970s and 80s homes with standard windows. The straightforward retrofit: wireless Caséta motors, no wiring opened up.

Pepperwood

Premium homes, often already running Lutron lighting. Sivoia QS hardwired shades drop onto the system that is already there.

Alta Canyon

Mixed stock, mature trees on the south side, so the problem is almost always the west rooms rather than the whole house.

White City

Smaller post-war homes. Bedroom blackout packages with light-blocking channels, priced per window.

Sandy-Specific

WHAT MAKES SHADING SANDY DIFFERENT.

  • 01
    The view is the point
    Nobody on the Sandy bench wants an opaque window. Solar fabric at 1–5% openness holds most of the heat and glare while the valley is still visible through it, which is why openness gets chosen at the window and not from a chart.
  • 02
    Canyon wind rules out some exterior options
    Little and Big Cottonwood push real wind down onto the neighbourhoods at their mouths. A fixed-frame exterior screen handles it; a light retractable one on an exposed west wall is the wrong specification.
  • 03
    Snow glare comes from below
    Once the valley is white, light reflects up into rooms from an angle no summer shade was set for. Dual shades — solar in front, blackout behind — are the honest answer for a room used year round.
  • 04
    Heat is stopped outside or not at all
    An interior shade works after the sun has warmed the glass. An exterior solar screen stops about 90% of it before the glass, roughly three times more effective on air conditioning load.
Pricing

HOW MUCH DO ROLLER SHADES
COST IN SANDY?

Priced per window. A Sandy quote usually compares an interior solar shade against an exterior screen on the same opening, because on a west wall those are genuinely different products.

MOTORIZED ROLLER

$700–$3K+

Per window, by size and system. Install is 1–2 days; service life 20+ years.

EXTERIOR SOLAR SCREEN

$400–$2K+

Per window, fixed frame through motorized retractable. Usually a one-day install, 15–20 year life.

WHAT MOVES THE NUMBER

4 things

Window size, fabric, motor system, and whether power already reaches the window. We quote the options side by side.

Ranges cover measurement, fabric, hardware, install and programming. Electrical work for hardwired systems, and any HOA or design-review submittal, are quoted separately.

Sandy Shade FAQ

SANDY SHADE QUESTIONS.

Interior or exterior screens for my west windows?

Exterior, if the building and the HOA allow it — it is about three times more effective because it stops heat outside the glass. Interior solar shades are the answer when an exterior mount is not an option.

Will an exterior screen survive canyon wind?

A fixed-frame screen will. Manual and motorized retractables are fine on sheltered elevations and we do not put them on an exposed west wall near the canyon mouths.

Can I keep the view and still cut the heat?

That is what openness percentage is for. Lower numbers block more and show less; we hold the actual fabric against your actual window before you choose.

Do motorized shades need new wiring?

Not necessarily. Lutron Caséta and Somfy battery motors are built for retrofit. Hardwired Sivoia QS is better if the walls are open or the house already has low-voltage infrastructure.

How long do they last?

A motorized roller has a 20-plus year service life; exterior solar screens run 15 to 20 years. Fabric fade is the usual limit, not the mechanism.

Can you schedule them to close before the sun hits?

Yes. Scheduled scenes are the main reason people motorize — open at sunrise, down before the afternoon sun reaches the glass, up again in the evening for the view.
Sandy

READY TO MEASURE YOUR
SANDY WINDOWS?

Free consultation anywhere on the east bench — we come at the time of day your sun is worst.

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