Stay Cool And Bright In Summer With Motorized Skylight Shades

Big skylights bring in natural light and provide great views, but also contribute to unwanted heat during the summer months. Fortunately, you can reduce heat gain by 40% or more, and still enjoy all the benefits of a beautiful set of skylights, merely by installing shades.

Back in the day, it was inconvenient to build dormers with blinds or shades because they were out of reach, thus tricky or even impossible to manipulate. However, motorized shades are here to solve our problems. If you live in a sunny place and wanted to add feature skylights to your bedroom, living room or any other space, but concerns over heat gain have stopped you, then take a look at this article.

An investment well worth the money

Installing skylights with motorized shades is a renovation project well within the four figures range, but if you think about it, the new streams of sunlight will make you save quite a lot in energy bills, especially the lighting. There are accessible options for financing home renovations you should evaluate. A motorized shading system will allow you to control how much sunlight comes in at each time, and even program the blinds or shades to move at certain times of the day. By merely pressing a button, and with no effort on your part, you can transform the lighting of a room in seconds.

Motorized blinds in the age of smart houses

You can choose between a variety of materials for your shades. Opaque blackouts will slide silently and block sunlight entirely, while translucent shades like frosted glass panels or plastic film will significantly reduce the light and isolate the heat without blocking it completely. Most motorized blind systems are powered by batteries, though some of the most sophisticated ones use solar panels installed on top of your roof. Many providers offer smart systems with their motorized shade installations, often with a phone app that allows you to control, program and adjust the shades on your skylights with the touch of a finger.

Smart solutions for a shiny room

Everyone should be able to enjoy the wonders of skylights without worrying about the invasive sun heat and sunlight. Motorized blinds and shades are the perfect solution for home owners to enjoy the best of both worlds. Open up you dormers to let all the light in, or slide in some shades to dim down the light, just with one finger.