Question 1

What are window treatments?

Accepted Answer

Window treatments are anything that covers a window, inside or out: blinds, shades, shutters and exterior solar screens. They decide how much light, heat and privacy a room gets, and here they do a lot of work. West-facing glass in the Las Vegas valley takes direct sun from about two in the afternoon until sunset. The right treatment turns a room you avoid in July into one you use. We measure, supply and install every kind on this site, custom-made for your windows.

Question 2

What types of window treatments does Premier Shade Solutions offer?

Accepted Answer

Five kinds, all custom. Blinds: vertical blinds, and wood and faux wood blinds. Shades: roller, solar, cellular, roman, woven wood and transitional. Shutters: plantation shutters in composite or real wood. Outdoor: exterior solar screens that stop the heat before it reaches the glass. And motorization, which puts blinds and shades on an app, a wall remote or a schedule. We are an Authorized Hunter Douglas Dealer and also carry Alta and Norman, so we can show you more than one maker's take on the same window. Every one is made to your measurements and installed by us.

Question 3

How do I choose the right window treatments for my home?

Accepted Answer

Start with what each room needs to do. Bedrooms usually want darkness: a blackout roller, or a dual roller with a solar screen for daytime and a blackout behind it, the setup we specify most for west-facing bedrooms. Living rooms want glare control without losing the view, which points to a solar shade or a shutter. Kitchens and baths want something that wipes clean, like faux wood. Then the direction each window faces narrows it down. Shade’ walks you through it at your free consultation, with samples in your own light.

Question 4

What is the difference between blinds and shades?

Accepted Answer

Blinds are slats or vanes that tilt, so you can keep the light and lose the glare without closing the room off. They wipe clean, which makes them the practical pick for kitchens, baths and home offices. Shades are a single panel of fabric that raises and lowers, and the fabric decides everything: sheer, light filtering, room darkening or true blackout. Shades read softer, and a cellular shade adds real insulation. Shutters are a third option: louvered panels built into the window opening itself.

Question 5

How much do custom window treatments cost?

Accepted Answer

It depends on your windows, so we don't publish a price list. What moves the price: how many windows, how big they are, the product and fabric you choose, how it operates (cordless, chain or motorized) and any extras. Taking your old blinds down is one of those extras, priced per window on your quote; hauling them away is free. Your quote is free and in writing, so you see every line before you say yes. If the final measure changes a size, the mounting or the product, you hear the new price first, and nothing is ordered until you approve it.

Question 6

Are custom window treatments worth it?

Accepted Answer

For most Las Vegas homes, yes, because fit and fabric are where off-the-shelf goes wrong. Custom is made to your exact openings, including sliding doors and tall great-room glass. The fabric choice, like a solar shade's openness factor, is exactly the decision people get wrong buying online, and we make it with you window by window. And shutters are the one window treatment that reliably adds value at resale instead of wearing out.

Question 7

Do my windows need to be professionally measured?

Accepted Answer

For custom, yes. Your blinds, shades or shutters are built to the numbers we send, so the measurement is the whole job. Josh measures every window himself, and he works out the details there and then, like whether a wide shutter panel needs an extra stile. We stand behind every number. If a measurement is off, we remake it and install it again, free. That is our measurement guarantee.

Question 8

How long does it take to receive and install custom shades?

Accepted Answer

3–5 weeks for blinds and shades, 6–10 weeks for shutters, counted from the day you order. Motorized products take about a week longer. Your lead time is written on your quote, so you know before you say yes. Need privacy sooner? We put up temporary shades for free while you wait. On install day we install, walk through every window with you, clean up, and haul your old blinds away free.

Question 9

Can you install window treatments in an existing home?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We work in homes people live in, from a mid-century ranch with single-pane glass in aluminum frames to a new build near the 215. We protect your floors, clean up and vacuum before we go, and haul your old blinds away for free. If you want us to take the old ones down, that is priced per window on your quote, so there are no surprises on install day.

Question 10

What window treatments are best for blocking sunlight?

Accepted Answer

For a truly dark room, a blackout roller shade with side channels, which close the light gaps at the edges. That matters in bedrooms and for anyone who sleeps days. Cellular shades come in blackout fabrics too. If you want to cut the sun but keep your view, a solar shade blocks up to 99% of UV and comes in openness factors from 1% to 14%: tighter blocks more heat, more open keeps a crisper view. We choose the openness window by window.

Question 11

Do cellular shades help with energy efficiency?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Their honeycomb cells trap a layer of still air against the glass, and that air is real insulation. In a Las Vegas summer it slows heat coming in, not just heat leaking out. On single-pane windows or older aluminum frames, a double-cell shade makes a measurable difference in how hard your air conditioning works in the afternoon. How much you save depends on your windows and which way they face, so we won't promise you a number.

Question 12

Which window treatments are best for Las Vegas heat?

Accepted Answer

Stop the sun before it reaches the glass if you can. Exterior solar screens turn away roughly 70–90% of the sun's heat, and they are the most economical way to treat a whole west or south wall. Inside, solar shades cut heat and glare while keeping the view, cellular shades insulate, and composite shutters won't warp or yellow in direct sun. Motorized shades can close themselves at 2pm every summer afternoon, whether or not anyone is home.

Question 13

What window treatments provide privacy without making a room too dark?

Accepted Answer

A few good ones. Transitional shades alternate sheer and solid bands, so one shade goes from filtered daylight to full privacy. Top-down bottom-up cellular shades lower from the top for daylight while the bottom half stays private, which we use constantly for front bedrooms and street-side bathrooms. Solar shades keep your view by day; for night privacy we pair one with a blackout on a dual roller. Woven woods need a privacy liner behind them.

Question 14

What are motorized shades?

Accepted Answer

Blinds and shades that move on a motor, from an app or a wall remote. Modern ones run on a rechargeable battery tube, so no electrician, and they install in the same visit as a manual shade. They earn their keep on windows nobody can reach, rooms that should move together, and schedules that beat the sun to the window. More of our Henderson jobs end up motorized than anywhere else we work, because of the tall great-room glass there.

Question 15

Can motorized shades connect to a smart-home system?

Accepted Answer

Motorized shades pair to an app or a wall remote and can run on a schedule. Whether they also join your smart-home system depends on the motor and on the system you use, and we would rather not promise a pairing we haven't checked for your home. Tell us what runs your house when we come out, and we will match the motor to it at the consult.

Question 16

Are motorized shades available with battery power?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Modern motorized shades run on a rechargeable battery tube inside the shade, so there is no wiring and no electrician, and they go up in the same visit as a manual shade. That is why motorizing a hard-to-reach window is no longer a remodel. Motors and motorized parts: 5 years.

Question 17

Are motorized shades safe for children and pets?

Accepted Answer

Motorized and cordless shades remove the cords a child or a pet could reach. Roller shades come cordless or motorized, cordless lift is available on wood and faux wood blinds and on roman shades, and shutters have no cords at all. If you have little ones or pets at home, tell us at the consult and we will steer every window toward cordless or motorized options.

Question 18

How do I clean and maintain my window treatments?

Accepted Answer

Dust is the main thing in this valley: fine desert dust settles on slats and works its way into headrails. Dust or vacuum with a soft brush regularly, and check the maker's care instructions before using anything wet on fabric. Blinds wipe clean, and vertical blinds shed dust rather than collecting it. If a cordless cellular shade starts drifting down, a two-minute reset usually fixes it, and a cracked blind slat takes about fifteen minutes to replace.

Question 19

How long do custom blinds and shades last?

Accepted Answer

A long time, if the product suits the window. What shortens it here is sun. Real wood and vinyl on west-facing windows fade and turn brittle fastest, which is why we put faux wood blinds and composite shutters where the sun hits: both hold up to direct sun without warping or cracking. A cordless shade's spring eventually wears out. Shutters last longest: on a hard west wall, a shutter still looks right in fifteen years when a fabric shade would have been replaced twice.

Question 20

Do custom window treatments come with a warranty?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and on three things. A limited lifetime manufacturer warranty on blinds, shades and shutters, for as long as you own them. Motors and motorized parts: 5 years. Our own installation work: 1 year. If something goes wrong because of how we installed it, we come back and fix it at no charge. Your exact terms are written on your quote. After that first year, a service visit is $175. Parts the manufacturer's warranty covers are free, so you pay only for our labor; any other parts are extra, and we quote the cost before doing any work.

Question 21

Do you offer consultations for custom window treatments?

Accepted Answer

Yes, free and with no obligation. We come to your home and bring samples, so you see every color and fabric in your own light, and Josh measures every window himself. You get a written quote with your lead time on it. There is no call center and no sales rep to chase: you text the owners, Shade’ and Josh, directly.

Question 22

Are you insured?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We carry general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in total, with Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company through biBERK. If your HOA, builder or property manager needs proof, ask and we will email you our certificate of insurance before we start. And because the two of us measure and install every job ourselves, there are no subcontractors in your home whose coverage you would have to check.

Question 23

What areas does Premier Shade Solutions serve?

Accepted Answer

The Las Vegas valley: Las Vegas, Henderson, Summerlin and North Las Vegas. Each area has its own page with what we see there most, like Summerlin's west-facing view windows or the tall great-room glass in Henderson. We also travel out to Pahrump and Mesquite. If your area isn't listed, call anyway, and we will tell you honestly whether we can get to you.

Question 24

Can I get custom shades for large windows or sliding glass doors?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Sliding doors are the hardest openings in most Las Vegas homes, and vertical blinds are still the most sensible answer: the vanes stack to one side so the door still works as a door, and they tilt to block the low western sun. Cellular shades stack small, which keeps tall windows usable, and motorization handles glass too high to reach. On very wide openings composite shutter panels get heavy, so we plan the layout at the measurement, not after the order.

Question 25

How do I get started with Premier Shade Solutions?

Accepted Answer

Invite us over. Fill in the short form or give us a call, and we will set a time to come to you. We bring samples and help you choose, and Josh measures every window. You get a written quote with your lead time on it. On install day we install, walk through every window with you, clean up, and haul your old blinds away free.

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