Buy Coolaroo Designer Window Sun Shade 8 Feet Wide by 6 Feet High, BirchCoolaroo Designer Window Sun Shade 8 Feet Wide by 6 Feet High, Birch Product Description:
- Superior UV block
- A double cooling factor
- A light filtering weave
- Weather resistant fabric and components
- Smooth action roller clutch mechanism and stainless steel tie downs
Product Description
The Designer Series Sun Shades are woven of a thin elegant fabric that is fashionable for any home’s exterior or interior. The light filtering weave reduces glare without darkening a room’s interior and also protects your furnishings from the sun’s harmful rays. The Designer shades fabric significantly blocks the suns heat, allows air flow, which allows your home or business to stay cooler, reducing energy costs. This special fabric is resistant to fading, mold and mildew and is easy to keep clean. The smooth action roller clutch mechanism is designed to provide a smooth even roll even when exposed to extreme weather conditions and the stainless steel tie downs are a stylish finish to secure the blind in the down position.
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108 of 109 people found the following review helpful.
Different colors have slightly different weave and blocking properties
By Nanciejeanne
I was looking at these blinds for a while and was having trouble deciding which color I liked. I decided to look for other images of the products so I could get a better idea of what they look liked installed. What I did find was that the "Designer" shade colors listed here are actually 1 color in the "Brisbane" series (Desert Sand) and 2 colors in the "Melbourne" series (Birch and Sandalwood.) The "Melbourne" are the 2 colors that WERE in Coolaroo's former "designer" series. (and the Brisbane used to be called "premier.")Now, you are probably wondering what difference does it makes if the change the name? Well, the Melborne ones are usually more costly than the Brisbane (and the desert sand is indeed slightly cheaper here than the other two.) This is BECAUSE the Birch and Sandalwood are more tightly woven. These two colors are listed on other sites as offering 92% sun blockage, while the Desert Sand is only 80%. The "Select" series offered here on amazon (which coolaroo now calls "Outback" series) also offers 80% blockage, but the weave is different....almost like a zigzag versus the perpendicular nature of the weave in the other two series.I am not sure if that 12% really makes that great of a difference, but I did want a the tightest weave for my very sunny back porch. I ultimately chose the "Birch" which is a sandy color with a few darker "threads." It is almost a beige color from a distance, you can only see the mottled colors up close.I really REALLY like it. It is such a nice upgrade from those plastic "bamboo" type of shades that are often the only thing you can find. I hung my 6 foot one by myself, although it would have been easier with another person to help mark the brackets. I just made a template from the packing box. I drew the outline of the brackets and screw hole marks on the cardboard with sharpie, then taped the entire thing up so I could adjust placement to where I wanted it exactly without having to screw multiple times. I just screwed right through the cardboard then took the screws out, removed the cardboard, and my holes were in the perfect place to attach the brackets.I do wish it were longer because my porch has a high ceiling, but it blocks most of the sun at 6-feet long. Also, with a high ceiling, the draw cord is not as long as the blind in the lowest position, but still long enough to reach while standing. The only thing I DON'T like is a spring tension bracket-thing that holds the cord at the bottom. It came pre-attached to the cord and I guess it keeps the cord taut and easy to work, but my walls are stone so I really can't attach it (I am not drilling into stones for a plastic bracket.)They don't show it in the pictures. I used it today by repeatedly moving the thing or depressing the release button with one hand and pulling the cord with the other, but it is sort of a pain. It mentions in the directions how to remove it to replace it, I may try to eliminate it all together and just have a plain old loop. I don't have young children who may get caught in the loop (another reason it may come pre-attached) and for my installation I can hook the looped cord out of the way.It also has a track in the bottom rail to attach 2 hold down rings. I didn't know they were included (and not junky!!) and was very happy. I didn't want to fool with strings all the time, so I just used bungee cords with hooks and attached the other end to a ledge near my floor on windy days. The manual says the 6 foot one weighs about 7 pounds, and it felt close to that, not too heavy, no need for a thousand screws (just 4.)Overall, I like it very much. It looks much more clean and nice than a cheapo outdoor blind. The corded pull makes it smooth and easy to raise and lower. Mine is on a porch, so it isn't in direct contact with rain, but the plastic fabric would withstand that...not sure about the mechanisms/brackets (though the brackets are enameled.) The weave filters out most of the sun, but is slightly sheer so you can still somewhat see out. (You see to the LIGHTER side, so don't expect complete privacy in a lighted room in the dark.) If it were 2-3 feet longer, I would give it ten stars!!
22 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
Customer Service doesn't respond
By JJJ
This Coolaroo Sun Shade 6X6 Birch was delivered in a timely fashion. Although I have not installed it yet, I think it may do the job I anticipate it doing.However, it was delivered with a broken small plastic piece inside the sealed shipping package. It appears to be a fairly minor piece, but I don't know that yet prior to installation; so, I called Coolaroo Customer Service yesterday morning to have the piece replaced. (It would fit in a small envelope). After being on hold for a period of time due to high volume of calls, I was given the option to leave my telephone number and they would return my call. I called again this morning after not hearing from them, and they still haven't returned my call as of this afternoon.My concern with Coolaroo is that if they cannot return a customer service call within twenty-four hours or so, they either have an inordinate number of customer complaints about their products, or they are unconcerned about customer satisfaction. Either will make it unlikely that I will purchase any other products from Coolaroo.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Not good quality--overpriced
By cs9254
There are no tie-downs or end caps and both sides of the shade are fraying on the edge from top to bottom. In addition, every time you raise or lower the shade, the plastic box holding the chain pops open and the chain comes off. This was not a cheap shade. I have purchased several Coolaroo shades in the past, the cheapest ones, which were $40 or $50 and I had them for years and years and never had a problem with them, so why is this expensive one a piece of junk?
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