How long do custom shades take?

Why local fabrication is faster

When a shade is ordered from a national factory it waits in a queue, is cut, boxed and freighted across the country, then waits for an install date. When we build it in Palm City, the fabric is already on our racks, we cut it on a CNC table the same week we measure, weld the hems, assemble it on the tube and put it on the schedule. The shade never leaves the county until it goes to your house.

Typical timelines

• Roller shades (light filtering, blackout, solar, dual): 1 to 2 weeks from measure to install.
• Motorized roller shades: 1 to 3 weeks, depending on motor stock.
• Plantation shutters: 3 to 5 weeks (made in Florida).
• Custom drapery and Roman shades: 3 to 6 weeks, set mostly by the fabric mill.
• Retractable exterior screens: 3 to 6 weeks.

Rush jobs for a closing, a move-in or a holiday are often possible on roller shades; ask.

What slows a job down

Special-order fabrics, back-ordered motors, hardwired power that is not ready, and windows that are not finished (trim, paint, stucco) when we come to measure. We will not measure an unfinished opening, because the shade would be wrong.

What happens on install day

The same people who measured install. A typical house of ten to fifteen shades takes half a day; we test every shade, pair the remotes, show you how to charge a motor and leave the room cleaner than we found it.