Motorized & Smart Shades in Pittsburgh, PA — App, Voice & Schedule Control
Motorized shades for any window type — battery or hardwired, remote, smartphone app, voice control, or scheduled automation. Works with Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit. Call (412) 634-5526.
- ★ Free in-home consultation
- ★ Licensed & insured installers
- ★ Lifetime workmanship warranty
- ★ Pittsburgh-based & family-owned
Motorized shades aren't a luxury anymore — they're the easiest way to actually use the shades you paid for. Set a schedule, and they handle morning daylight and evening privacy without you thinking about it. Pair with a sun sensor and they protect your floors automatically. Penn Shades installs motorized window treatments — rollers, cellulars, romans, zebras, solars, drapery, and verticals — for homes and businesses across the greater Pittsburgh area.
Signs You Need Motorized & Smart Shades
Hard-to-reach windows you've never lowered since you bought the house — high foyer windows, stair landings, two-story great rooms, and skylights. Large window walls with 6+ shades that take 10 minutes to manage manually. A smart-home setup (Alexa, Google Home, HomeKit, SmartThings, Control4, Crestron) that handles lights and thermostats but ignores the windows. A south- or west-facing room where you want shades to lower automatically when the sun reaches a certain angle. Mobility or accessibility needs where reaching pull cords isn't practical.
Motorized shades aren't an afterthought — wiring or battery decisions matter for the lifespan of the install. We walk you through battery vs hardwired, line-voltage vs low-voltage, and smart-hub compatibility during the consultation so you know what's possible before you commit.
Our Motorized & Smart Shades Options
We install five motorization product lines. Smart Shade Systems is the umbrella product — fully integrated motorized treatments with a dedicated app, optional hub, and full ecosystem support. App-Controlled Shades work through your smartphone over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth — open, close, group rooms, set scenes, all from the app. Voice-Activated Shades integrate with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit so you can run individual windows or rooms by voice command.
Smart Home Integration covers full-house integration with Control4, Crestron, Lutron, Savant, and other professional automation platforms — the right path when motorized shades are part of a larger smart-home install. Remote Control Blinds is the simpler, lower-cost option — a handheld remote handles one or several windows without needing app setup or Wi-Fi. Any of our roller, cellular, roman, zebra, and solar shade products can be ordered with motorization.
Motorized & Smart Shades for Pittsburgh Homes & Businesses
The two most common Pittsburgh motorization use cases: two-story foyer windows in colonials across Sewickley, Fox Chapel, and Upper St. Clair where the upper transom hasn't been touched in 15 years; and large great-room window walls in newer Cranberry, Wexford, and Sewickley Heights builds where manual operation of 6–10 shades is impractical. Older Pittsburgh homes (East End, Squirrel Hill, Shadyside) sometimes need battery-only options because adding line voltage to existing plaster walls is invasive — we handle that during the consultation.
We install across Pittsburgh, Moon Township, Coraopolis, Sewickley, Robinson, Carnegie, Bridgeville, Mt. Lebanon, Upper St. Clair, Bethel Park, Cranberry, Wexford, McCandless, Fox Chapel, and surrounding communities. For commercial installs, we cover downtown Pittsburgh, the Strip District, North Shore, and Oakland.
What to Expect
Call (412) 634-5526 or book online. Free in-home consultation within a few business days. Motorization decisions need to be made on-site — we look at outlet locations, wall types, ceiling heights, smart-home hub compatibility, and Wi-Fi coverage in each room. Once we agree on the product and motorization spec, motorized shades typically ship in 14–21 days. Install is 1 day for most residential projects; commercial multi-floor installs run longer.
Why Choose Penn Shades for Motorized & Smart Shades
Motorized installations need a real installer — wiring, app pairing, scene programming, and integration with your existing smart home all take experience. Family-owned, Moon Township-based, licensed and insured Pennsylvania installers, free in-home consultation, upfront fixed pricing, lifetime workmanship warranty. We program the scenes and walk you through the app before we leave.
Want to see the rest of what we install? Visit the Penn Shades main site for our full range of window treatments and smart film.
Pick the right motorized & smart shades for your space
Smart Shade Systems
Fully integrated motorized shades with dedicated app and hub.
Learn More →App-Controlled Shades
Smartphone control over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth — scenes and grouping.
Learn More →Voice-Activated Shades
Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit voice commands.
Learn More →Smart Home Integration
Control4, Crestron, Lutron, and pro automation platforms.
Learn More →Remote Control Blinds
Simpler handheld remote — no app or Wi-Fi setup needed.
Learn More →Book your free in-home consultation
Stop ignoring the shades you spent good money on. Call (412) 634-5526 or book online — motorized projects typically install within 3–4 weeks.