My balcony faces east and gets an insane amount of sunlight before noon. It's basically impossible to even be out there for 20 minutes. So I decided to put up some solar shades. Ordering from Blindster was a breeze. I simply measured the openings dimensions and ordered accordingly. Hint... if you are ordering for outside mounting, add at least 4 inches to the width. I only added 3 inches and it looks great, but not perfect.
Installation was pretty straightforward. However, I opted to use my own screws - they were shorter and easier to screw in. With the shades being only 6 pounds in weight, I figure they don't need that much support. The hardest part of the installation was trying not to fall over my 2nd floor balcony.
In any case, they look amazing. Pretty much exactly how I would imagine them to be. I spent roughly $600 with my shades and am very happy with my purchase.
- Ease of Installation
- 4 out of 5
- Quality of Product
- 4 out of 5
- Value of Product
- 3 out of 5
Response from Blindster
Hi David! We're delighted to hear that our solar shades are helping you enjoy your balcony even more. We look forward to assisting you with any future home improvement projects you may have in mind.