TL;DR: Blackout Shades in South Jordan
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What they do. Block 100% of outside light when closed. Total darkness in any room, any time of day.
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Best for. Bedrooms, nurseries, media rooms, home offices with screen glare, and shift workers who sleep during the day.
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The Utah factor. Summer sun doesn't set until after 9pm. Blackout shades are how you get kids to sleep and keep bedrooms dark through June, July, and August.
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Get started. Call (801) 455-8013 or fill out the form below for a free in-home consultation.
The 9pm Sunset Problem
If you live in South Jordan, Herriman, Riverton, or anywhere in the Salt Lake Valley, you know what happens every summer. The sun doesn't fully set until after 9pm from June through August. Your bedroom is still bright at 8:30. Your kids' rooms are glowing. The master suite that faces west feels like someone left a floodlight on outside the window.
You pull the blinds down. Light pours in around the edges. You close the curtains. There's still a glow at the top and the sides. You hang a blanket over the window with thumbtacks. It works, but your bedroom looks like a college dorm.
Blackout shades fix this permanently. They block 100% of outside light when closed. Not 95%, not "room darkening." Total darkness. And when they're custom measured to your window dimensions and installed properly, there are no light gaps around the edges where the sun sneaks through.
West Shade Co installs custom blackout shades in South Jordan and across the Salt Lake Valley. Every shade is measured to your exact window for a tight fit that eliminates the light leaks you get with store-bought products.
Why Store-Bought Blackout Shades Don't Actually Black Out
The fabric on a store-bought blackout shade might block light. That's not the problem. The problem is fit.
Off-the-shelf blackout shades come in standard widths. Your windows aren't standard. When the shade is even a quarter inch too narrow, light bleeds in on one side. When it's mounted on the outside of the window frame with brackets, there's a gap between the shade and the wall on both sides. Light comes in from the top where the roller sits. Light comes in from the bottom if the shade doesn't sit flush against the sill.
You can have the best blackout fabric in the world and still wake up to a glowing rectangle if the shade doesn't fit the window properly.
We measure every window to fractions of an inch. Your blackout shade is manufactured to those exact dimensions. We install it inside the window frame for a flush mount that seals light on all four sides. Or if an inside mount isn't possible because of your frame depth, we do an outside mount with side channels that block light at the edges. Either way, the result is the same. Total darkness.
Blackout Shade Types
Blackout cellular shades combine total light blocking with insulation. The honeycomb cell structure traps air for thermal performance while the blackout fabric stops all light. If your bedroom faces west and you want to block both the light and the heat that comes with it, blackout cellular shades handle both at once.
Blackout Roman shades give you the soft, layered fabric look of a Roman shade with full blackout behind it. The face fabric can be a lighter, decorative material while the blackout lining does the work behind it. Popular in master bedrooms and nurseries where aesthetics matter as much as function.
Blackout Shades for Nurseries and Kids' Rooms
This is the number one reason parents in South Jordan call us. The toddler who won't go down at 7:30pm because the room is still bright. The baby who wakes up at 5:30am because the sunrise hits the east-facing window. The 4-year-old who fights nap time every afternoon.
Blackout shades turn any nursery or kids' room into a sleep cave. Total darkness regardless of what the sun is doing outside. Parents tell us their kids start sleeping an extra hour the first night after installation. Nap time goes from a 30-minute battle to a 5-minute routine.
For kids' rooms we always recommend cordless or motorized operation. No dangling cords or chains. Cordless shades lift with a gentle push on the bottom rail. Motorized shades go up and down with a remote or app so you can darken the room without walking in and waking the baby. Both are safer for young children and eliminate strangulation hazards.
Blackout Shades for Shift Workers
Nurses, firefighters, police officers, airport workers, data center techs. South Jordan and the surrounding cities have a large population of shift workers who sleep during the day. If you work nights and try to sleep at noon in a room with standard blinds, you know how miserable it is.
Custom blackout shades turn your bedroom into nighttime conditions during the day. No light leaks, no glow around the edges, no ambient brightness seeping through cheap blinds. Combined with blackout cellular shades for the added sound insulation from the honeycomb cells, you get a room that's dark and noticeably quieter.
Why South Jordan Homeowners Choose West Shade Co for Blackout Shades
The entire point of a blackout shade is total darkness. If there's a single light gap anywhere on the window, it defeats the purpose. A $30 blackout roller shade from a hardware store might use great fabric but have a terrible fit. It blocks light through the middle of the shade while leaking it around every edge.
That's the difference between what we do and what you get off a shelf. We measure your window opening, we assess the frame depth for inside vs outside mount, we factor in the cassette or side channels needed to seal the edges, and we build the shade to those exact specs. When we install it, we test it. Pull it down in the middle of the day and look for light. If there's a leak, we fix it before we leave.
Every blackout shade we install comes with professional installation. And if you're doing multiple rooms, we offer financing through Acorn Finance so you can do the bedrooms, nursery, and media room all at once instead of one room at a time.
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Service Areas
South Salt Lake Valley: South Jordan, Riverton, Herriman, Draper, Sandy, West Jordan, Bluffdale, Daybreak
Mid-Valley: Midvale, Murray, Cottonwood Heights, Holladay, Taylorsville, West Valley City
Salt Lake Metro: Salt Lake City, Millcreek, South Salt Lake, Magna, Kearns
Utah County: Lehi, Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain
Summit County: Park City
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Here's how it works:
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Call or book online. Tell us which rooms need blackout and we'll schedule a time.
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We come to you. We bring blackout samples in roller, cellular, and Roman shade styles so you can compare the look in your rooms.
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We assess each window. Frame depth, sun direction, and mounting options. We figure out the best installation method for a sealed, light-free fit.
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We measure every window. Exact dimensions. No standard sizes.
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Your shades are built. Custom manufactured with blackout fabric. Most orders ready in 2 to 3 weeks.
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We install and test. Mounted, sealed, and tested for light leaks before we leave
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