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Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

ALL NEW OUTDOOR SHADES ARE NOW AVAILABLE! Block harmful UV rays and cool your patio or deck with these great-looking Solar Shades made from waterproof materials. You can expect minimal maintenance and unmatched durability. Outdoor shades are available in colors BronzeQ10 or CharcoalV21 for a 15% upcharge - be sure to select the outdoor fabrics chart during checkout! Premium Phifer sheerweave sun shades (2000, 4000, 4800 & 5000 series) have an average openness of 5% to 7%. These solar shades have a decorative design made expressly for those insulating and glare-blocking applications which require a more private and non-directional fabric. The material is a PVC-coated fiberglass yarn.All Sheerweaves roller shades come standard with a continuous loop clutch mechanism for easy control. This system raises and lowers the sun shades smoothly and evenly for trouble-free performance. No more long, dangling cords or frustrating cord locks or cleats. A beaded chain comes standard. Reverse roll is also available. This option reverses the fabric to roll from the front of the roller instead of the back. This option is used most often to bypass obstructions which might have otherwise been obstructed by the fabric.On inside mount roller shades the fabric will be 7/8" to 1" narrower than the roller measurement. This allows space for the shade to operate properly and is true on all brands of roller shades. You may compensate for this by adding to your width measurement and opting for an outside mount. On all inside mounted roller shades you will have a 7/16" to 1/2" light gap on each side of the shade unless there is a window frame, trim, or drapery covering this space.Color shown in picture is Alabaster P07 4000 (5% Open).

Average Customer Rating:

4.6 out of 5

49 of 51 (96%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Great buy, August 25, 2008
By younggranny

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		3 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

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look you can see the pool

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what a difference in brightness

"I wasn't sure when I purchased the shades if I was going to really like them. But how I tell everyone they were a GREAT BUY. I love the fact that I can still see the granddaughters playing in the pool when I have to go in to get snacks. And they have cut down on feeling the afternoon heat in the sunroom and that should help the utility bill. I just love them!"

Review 2 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Glad I bought these shades, August 20, 2008
By BREZ

Quality:		4 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		4 out of 5
Appearance:		4 out of 5

"Very nice shades, but the bottoms are not cut straight. There is a one quarter of an inch difference from one side to the other...I notice it, but my guests say they cannot see it. We doubted the mounts and how they would be installed, but the process was very easy. I plan to purchase more!"

Review 3 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

great product - order wide enough, August 17, 2008
By Speidbones

Quality:		4 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		4 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

"We ordered solar shades for our dining room french doors. AFter looking at many samples from many companies, we decided on this product because of color selection, quality and price. They are very nice and are just what I expected. The one thing I would have done differently is to order a slightly wider shade. I was a little confused about how to measure correctly and thought I had allowed enough extra width, but we could have used an extra inch. They work fine, though, and we are pleased with the updated look the shades give our dining area."

Review 4 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Love it, August 14, 2008
By mccarred

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

"I love everything about this blind. I only bought one but will be considering other windows in my house. Sized perfectly, falls level, blocks rays into my kitchen but allows me to still look outside. Can't think of anything to change. Ordering the blind was easy too."

Review 5 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

What a relief!, July 31, 2008
By relentleslie

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

"After a very long and painful whole-house remodeling last year, I still needed to get the window shades but was reluctant to bother with the process once I learned my windows weren't standard size. I found Blinds.com easily enough and called to clarify the swatch order. Randy was hugely helpful, had a great sense of humor, and helped me when I placed the order, making sure I didn't make a mistake. The shades arrived sooner than I expected and were installed w/o a hitch. I'm very grateful this project was so painless and very reasonably priced."

Review 6 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Great heat reduction!, July 27, 2008
By HeatPatrol

Quality:		4 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		4 out of 5
Appearance:		4 out of 5

"We purchased these shades to cut down the heat that was building up in the house while we were at work. We used to avoid going upstairs in the evening until we'd turned on all the fans and opened all the windows; it was ridiculously hot (even with tinted windows). These shades have helped to cut our air-conditioning use and look like they belong behind our plantation shutters. The only thing I would change is to have more attractive-looking shades in the 5% or less category. When you first get them, you'll want to air them out. After a week, you'll love them."

Review 7 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

PRODUCT FAILURE, July 21, 2008
By RAMAN

Quality:		1 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		3 out of 5
Appearance:		3 out of 5

"THE MECHANISM THAT DRAWS THE BLINDS BACK UP BROKE IN 2 OUT OF 5 BLINDS PURCASED....NOT VERY RELIABLE ....GLUE IS VISIBLE WHEN SHADES ARE PULLED DOWN ALL THE WAY...WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TIS DESIGN TO A FRIEND"

Review 8 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Great sun shades!, July 20, 2008
By Doogal

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

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"We bought the Phifer premium sun shades for the West windows of our sun room. These 9 foot windows let in a lot of light but also a lot of heat in the Summer.
The sun shades let air through but keep the sun out and keeping it much cooler in the room.
I would highly recomend these shades."

Review 9 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

what i had hoped for, July 1, 2008
By eichlerhouse

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

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"after looking at many other shades, i was apprehensive about my purchase. i knew what i wanted, but with an online ordering system, i was unsure as to what i'd actually get. i've seen the "shade i wanted" in many commercial and high-end modern residential applications, but had not idea where to get them... some must-haves: metal beaded chain, solid rolling mechanism and true solar fabric... these are all that. the mechanisms are solid, the basic covers look great and you can roll them up with a certain sense of "confidence". we bought some for a sliding glass door as a test and they installed in under an hour. the only complaint is that the bead-chain did not come with a "stop", allowing the user to adjust where they stop unrolling -- a must-have for "to the floor" shades. the chain itself could be reconfigured to do this (it has a nugget that joins the chain itself), but there are no provisions to do this easily with the manufacture of the roller-mechanism. otherwise, outside the 5-cent piece of plastic (that might actually be hard to find), i'm thrilled and will order one for every window in the house (and we have a LOT of windows). these are definitely high-quality shades at a great price."

Review 10 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

AWESOME, June 27, 2008
By TORIANA

Quality:		4 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

"WE LOVE OUR SHADES. WE HAVE DIRECT WESTERN EXPOSURE AND HUGE WINDOWS IN THAT HOT AFTERNOON SUN. THE SHADES DO THE JOB AND KEEP IT COOL TO BOOT."

Review 11 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade, June 22, 2008
By franknsarah

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

"Covered my west facing sliding door in the kitchen and could not be happier. The kitchen is so much cooler in the afternoon - product will pay for itself. Super easy to install!"

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Review 12 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

More stability, June 22, 2008
By fm3i5sXJ

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

"Only improvement would be to add an additional hanger when blind is over 40" for more stability. Other wise we are going to be ordering more blinds for our house."

Review 13 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Quality fulfilled, June 17, 2008
By castlequeen

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		4 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

"I was very sceptical about ordering on line-but it sure paid off. I first ordered a sample and then ordered the phifer moire mocha colored blind. Wow, it is nice."

3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Review 14 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

very good value, June 17, 2008
By sandydandy

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

"No difference between this product and my friend's very expensive name brand. Excellent call center, update on delivery, product and price!
Thanks"

Review 15 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Excellent Product, June 1, 2008
By DesignerJames

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

"This is an excellent product. I am a designer and I have used these in more than one installation. The quality is great, the one-way viewing and UV/heat/sun/light blocking is fantastic. You can still see out. A perfect situation when you don't want to feel blocked in in a room. HIghly recommend. I use the 5% opacity in most installations."

Review 16 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

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Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

It looks good!, May 11, 2008
By sadie

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		4 out of 5
Appearance:		4 out of 5

"We're pleased overall, and get lots of compliments. It was a little tricky to pick something for this unusual window; this one works.
2 small problems:
1) the bottom of the shade is about 1/4 to 1/2 inch off from level. We always raise or lower it all the way so we don't notice this.
2) we asked for left-side controls, got right-side.
The owner of Blinds.com offered replacement for these problems."

Review 17 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Good and then better, May 8, 2008
By VeryOpinionated

Quality:		4 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		4 out of 5
Appearance:		4 out of 5

"I had ordered 5 drapes wih an error in size for the livingroom. Blinds.com was great about making me a new blind, but when the replacement arrive three weeks later, the mechanism was different than the other four. We liked the other four. So we were worried that the odd man out would be disfuctionial. It wasn't! it's mechanism is better than the other four. It is quieter and easier to use. I like the other four, but now I am sad that they don't match and they are not as great as the "newest". Oh well, I guess I can't have it all ;0}."

Review 18 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

faux Blinds and solar shades, April 19, 2008
By Homeowner

Quality:		4 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

"I am very happy with the service and quality of the products purchased from this company. The blinds and solar shades were shipped as I was told and arrived in good condition... I would use the company again..."

Review 19 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Great Product, February 14, 2008
By laurie55

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

"I was amazed at how simple it was to was to install my blinds. I love the material and how they look. I saved so much money by buying online. I would highly recommend Blinds.com and the Solar shades"

Review 20 for Premium Sheerweave Solar Shade

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Great Modern Look at a Great Price, February 7, 2008
By kygolfgirl

Quality:		5 out of 5
Ease of Installation:		5 out of 5
Appearance:		5 out of 5

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Sheerweave Charcoal 5% (shade open)

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Sheerweave Charcoal 5% (shade closed)

"I live in sunny Florida! I bought the Phifer Premium Sheerweave Solar Shades after looking high and low for some type of window solution that would serve many functions.

I have a typical Florida house with a lot of windows and a great view of water and boats out the back. That means lots of sun with my great view, it also means a lot of heat and damage to materials inside the house. I ordered the Charcoal color for all my windows. It does a fabulous job of cutting down the heat and the glare in the house during the day without blocking out my view.

I also needed something that would go with the modern look we were going for in the house. These served the purpose with the clean sleek lines. Kid friendly (easy to clean peanut butter off of) was my next stipulation for a window covering. The solar roller shades work great. A damp cloth and they clean right up.

And last but not least I needed something that would not break the bank. When you are looking for modern or contemporary window treatments it seems like the more basic and simple the look, the more expensive the window treatments got. I am covering most of the windows in my main living area for under $700. That is out of this world considering a high end designer was not able to do the same thing for under $3000.

If you need something to darken totally at night you will need to go with another color. You can still see in when the lights are on at night, but just barely. You are not able to seen in from outside during the day at all.

I would recommend these shades to anyone especially if you are purchasing them through this site! I have had great customer service help every time I called in."

19 of 19 people found this review helpful.

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