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SC vs. SHGC- Why is This Solar Screen Shade Value Changing?

  Here at Insolroll, we eat, breathe and sleep solar screen shades, which control the amount of heat and glare that enter your home through the windows. People around here, including me, have been wondering "What's the deal with SHGC on the fabric sample cards? Why can't they just put SC on the cards?" (Or truthfully, sometimes, "What the heck is SC/SHGC anyway?") *sound of tires screeching* Hold everything! What??!! We all know that solar screen…read the full post

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Solar Screen Shades: a Piano’s Best Friend!

by Kim Newby for Insolroll Any musicians out there? This one's for you! Pianos are big. Bulky. Heavy. None of that stops them from being a delicate flower, though, especially in a home environment. My granny always told me "Don't put your piano agains an outside wall!", and "put a shot glass of water behind the soundboard for humidity". I don't know how well either of these pieces of advice actually work, but the idea…read the full post

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Solar Screen Shades Create Ambiance and Comfort at Jax Fish House

Last week, we had the pleasure of photographing Jax Fish House in Glendale, Colorado. From the seashells, to the fish tank, what an outstanding atmosphere.   To add to the ambiance, the entire west wall was covered with Insolroll solar screen shades. The dark tones of the solar screens did a fantastic job of keeping out harsh  sunlight, which coupled nicely with the cool, underwater feeling set for the inside of the restaurant. In addition to…read the full post

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Why Insolroll manual clutch-operated solar shades are easy to lift

One of the major considerations in choosing a manual, clutch operated solar shade is how easy it's going to be to raise it and lower it.  Here at Insolroll, we make sure that your clutch-operated shade is easy to lift with the bead chain in several ways. Why manual Insolroll clutch-operated shades are easy to lift! RollEase Clutches and Lifting Capacity Insolroll uses the industry's most dependable, reliable and strong clutches- the RSeries from RollEase. We believe this clutch…read the full post

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Growing Up Insolroll: Induction into the World of Solar Shades

My induction into the world of Solar Shades As I sit here at my desk, I look back at the years, and am amazed at the steps I have taken to be where I am today. As a photography and marketing assistant for Insolroll Window Shading Systems, Inc., it has been little stepping stones that have transformed me from the little menace, running around with the other employees’ children at company parties, to the young…read the full post

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Why Choose Solar Screen Shades?

We at Insolroll like to use the phrase "Block the sun, not the view!", and yes, view is paramount when it comes to solar shades.  The quality of the view through solar screen shades is unrivaled among window treatments, but that first half of the phrase is equally important! Solar shades block 3 kinds of the sun's radiation We have sort of a knee jerk negative reaction to the word "radiation", but in reality, the…read the full post

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Solar Screen Shade Glare Control & Daylighting: Retractability Means Versatility

This past week, the weather in Colorado has been wet and rainy... It got me thinking about one of the qualities of solar screen shades that gives them a clear advantage: retractability. Roller shades have a full range of positions on-demand, whether you have manual shades with clutch or spring roller operation, or motorized shades with on-demand user control or even building automation. Static vs. dynamic glare control Static glare control There is always more than…read the full post

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Residential Solar Shade Style

Some people think solar shades are perfect for "modern decor". Maybe they'd go so far as "contemporary" (not interchangeable terms!). If you share that opinion, I'd like to try to change your mind... Energy efficiency goes with every style With every day that passes, we become more conscious of energy usage in our homes. Solar panels go up, incandescent light bulbs get switched out for CFLs or LEDs. Weather stripping is applied, smart power strips are investigated.…read the full post

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Insolroll Shades: What WCMA “Green” Product Award REALLY Says About Us

We certainly hope we've been tooting our horn loudly enough that you've already heard about Insolroll's 2014 WCMA "Green" Product Award! If not, in a nutshell, our UL Listed Motorized Shade Systems featuring EnviroScreen were recognized as the Most Innovative Concept this year in WCMA's "Green" Products category in the area of Health and Environmental Safety. But that award says more about Insolroll... and what we do to continue to create the very best product for…read the full post

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High Performance Solar Screen- Beat the Heat and Get in the Silver Sweet Spot!

Hot enough out there for you? Get in the Silver Sweet Spot! Insolroll's high performance, silver backed fabrics change the whole equation when it comes to fabric color and performance. Conventional solar screen fabrics have some predictable performance characteristics- if you look at the chart above, you'll see that typical light colored screens perform well at keeping a room cooler, with a lower shading coefficient overall, but they also fall to the right on the…read the full post