While our sunscreen fabrics can provide excellent results, there are times when adding a window covering to a window is just not practical. If you’ve got a skylight window that’s too difficult to reach, and there’s no option for powering a motorized shade, window tinting could be right for you.  Some people prefer a combination of indoor window coverings and window tinting in their home or office to maximize protection.

There are many different types of window tinting available for different situations, depending on how much light you want to filter, if you want the window film to provide privacy or safety, and the type of windows you’d like the window film installed on.

Advanced Shading doesn’t do window tinting, but can recommend an expert in the field. Since 1986, Daystar has provided Bay Area home and business owners with window tinting services for all needs and situations. We’ve had the pleasure of working alongside Daystar on some jobs in the area and can recommend their services without hesitation.

You can call Daystar for a free window tinting quote and make sure you tell them you were referred by Advanced Shading to get the best price available. For more information, call 415-896-6444 or 510-749-7505. You can also visit their website at daystarwt.com

Take a look at lutron.com

It’s not as if they’ll be in trouble from the lack of sales in this sector. Every year you hear of more and more companies being taken over by Hunter Douglas, as they seek to expand their market even further. This could possibly be an effort to reorganize, regroup, and strategize with so many more avenues for sales than they had when they first sold online. In our opinion,  the result will be to bring the brand a higher level of esteem as sales will be made through exclusive brick and mortar retailers and possibly specialty contractors like ourselves.

What’s also interesting is that this Netherlands based firm seems to be going against the grain. More window covering manufacturers seem to be ramping up or joining in the internet market where it was a gray area before. For instance, Lutron Shading announced last year a new internet sales program for approved sales partners.

If you’ve bought a manual shading system from us you think could be a problem, please call us at 510-487-4233.

This white paper analyzes the total installation cost of line voltage AC and low voltage Sivoia QS shading systems. Various AC and Sivoia QS systems were designed, quoted and compared; yielding hard data that challenges the common high-cost perception of low voltage systems.
 
Beyond the potential savings of Sivoia QS, the paper also considers important issues related to shading systems, such as space churn and
lighting control integration.
 
The full study, P/N 367-1679, is available here.

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The Lutron Blinds and Shades Fashion Event celebrated the launch of the light control specialist’s new range of blinds and shades fabric.

Held at the Imagination Gallery in London’s West End this past October, the event saw Grand Design’s Kevin McCloud talking about the use of lighting within architecture, to over 100 guests from within the lighting and architectural industry. He then stayed to talk to guests at the evening drinks reception.

Another highlight of the evening was a unique fashion show displaying the Lutron product range in an entirely new light – clothing. Fashion graduate, Emma Golding, designed six outfits made entirely out of blinds and shades fabric.

source: http://lutron.libsyn.com/

The CCI-8 Contact Closure Input board can be used for dry contact to a home lighting system or other home automation system.

For more info and to buy online, see this link.

This project is not for the faint of heart, so don’t try this at home!