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Originally Posted by asianthree
Maybe similar to cord less window shades. To raise our blinds, I use both palm and push up, thumb and fingers to pull down. One drawback is sometimes it takes a second to make them perfectly straight. No effort to raise or lower. Our front bedroom window is the longest width @ 81”. My guess is same concept or maybe a spring action like the old roller shades.
Our lanai faces Northeast, so we were thinking shades for rain. Quote for outdoor motorized shades was $18,000, because of the expanse between pillars and 10’ walls.
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They made it sound like you just touch it and it goes up on its own. Same with lowering. Maybe I misunderstood.
Our quote for motorized outdoor shades, and alternatively indoor shades was about the same. $6K-ish. It’s just a lot after spending $15K on glassing in the lanai, and another $8K or so on two minisplits. Especially since we don’t need the shades for privacy since we have a fenced-in yard. We just need to block the morning sun for temperature control during the hottest months. The sun heats up our lanai so much in the morning that the minisplits are working overtime the rest of the day to cool it back down.