Focus Areas
Motorized Shades
Motorized Shading From Selection Through Startup
Motorized shades add convenience and automation, but they also introduce additional coordination requirements that need to be addressed well before installation.
Power, wiring, controls, mounting conditions, integration points, programming, and responsibility between trades can all affect whether the finished system works as intended.
Wilson Shade provides commercial motorized shading systems and manages our scope from product and control selection through installation, programming, commissioning, and testing.
We support projects from product selection, through installation and follow-on service.
Our goal is to deliver a complete, clearly coordinated motorized shade system that performs as expected at turnover.
Product & Control Selection
We help select compatible motors, controls, sensors, and accessories based on project requirements, available power, and how the shades need to operate.
Field Measurement
We verify dimensions, mounting conditions, clearances, and other field requirements before ordering when needed.
Wiring Coordination
We identify power and wiring requirements for our equipment and coordinate them with the electrical contractor and other responsible trades.
Trade Coordination
We coordinate mounting, access, power, controls, and system interfaces with electrical, ceilings, glazing, millwork, and other affected trades.
Installation
We professionally install, align, adjust, and prepare motorized shade systems for programming and startup.
Programming
We configure shade limits, groups, presets, schedules, sensors, and other supported control functions according to project requirements.
Commissioning & Testing
We test shade travel, limits, controls, grouping, and programmed functions to confirm the system within our scope operates as intended.
User Training
We provide basic training so facility teams understand how to operate and manage the installed shading system.
Built for Commercial Project Teams
General Contractors
Clearly defined motorized shade scopes with coordinated power, controls, installation, startup, and closeout requirements.
Architects & Designers
Motorized shading systems, fabrics, controls, samples, and submittals that support the intended design and operation of the finished space.
Facility & Property Managers
Motorized shade installation, replacement, troubleshooting, and ongoing support for systems that need to perform reliably in occupied facilities.
Business Owners
One commercial shading partner to help select the system, coordinate installation, explain control options, and support the finished installation.
From Bid Through Commissioning
Motorized shade systems require coordination before the shades ever arrive on site.
Mounting conditions, shade pockets, power locations, wiring pathways, control devices, sensors, integration points, programming requirements, and trade responsibilities all need to align.
We work to identify those requirements early and clearly define our portion of the project.
We can support projects with:
- Drawing and specification review
- Product selection
- Motor selection
- Control-system selection
- Fabric and shade-system selection
- Control-component submittals
- Samples and mockups
- Field measurements
- Shade pocket and mounting coordination
- Power requirement coordination
- Wiring coordination
- Electrical trade coordination
- Lighting control coordination
- Building automation coordination where applicable
- Procurement and scheduling
- Installation
- Programming
- Commissioning
- Functional testing
- User training
- Punch-list completion
- Closeout
- Troubleshooting
- Preventive maintenance for Wilson Shade-installed systems
Understanding Our Role
Wilson Shade provides motorized shading systems and the controls associated with those systems.
Depending on the project, our work may include coordinating shade controls with lighting systems, sensors, centralized controls, or compatible building automation systems.
Our responsibility is the successful delivery and operation of the motorized shading system within our defined scope.
Electrical distribution, building automation programming, network infrastructure, lighting controls, or other systems provided by separate trades remain the responsibility of those project partners unless specifically included in our proposal.
Clear scope definition and early coordination are especially important on motorized projects.
Frequently asked questions!
01. What control options are available?
02. Who provides power and wiring?
03. When should electrical and controls coordination happen?
04. Can motorized shades integrate with lighting or building automation systems?
Motorized shades can also operate independently without building automation.
05. Do you program, commission, and test the shades?
06. Do you provide training after installation?
07. Do you provide repair and maintenance?
Have a Motorized Shade Project to Discuss?
Send us your drawings, specifications, control requirements, or information about the existing facility.
We’ll review the shading scope, identify power and control requirements, and help determine the appropriate system and next steps for the project.