Window Treatments in Killington, VT

Ski Condos, Second Homes And Empty Weeks

Killington is the ski-house end of Rutland County, and it is a different job from a house in town. The buildings are condos and second homes, a lot of them rented out, most of them empty for weeks at a time, and the windows face a mountain that reflects the sun back all day. Most owners want three things: blackout for sleep, a schedule for the empty weeks, and something that survives a rental.

Condos, Rentals And Matched Units

A Killington condo building often wants the same shade in every unit, in the same fabric batch, so the building looks like one piece from the road. That takes the same care we put into a commercial run. Inside the unit, the shade has to be simple enough that a renter cannot break it, which usually means a cordless lift or a motor and nothing else to fiddle with.

Blackout For Ski Week

Snow throws light back into a bedroom at six in the morning. A blackout cellular does the job, and on a west-facing room it also cuts the afternoon glare. On a big chalet window that goes up to the ridge, the blackout is motorized, because there is no other way to reach it.

Empty Three Weeks Out Of Four

Most Killington houses are empty most of the time. Shades on a schedule close at dusk and hold the heat in, open in the morning, and never depend on anyone being there. A phone app lets an owner check from Boston that the house looks lived in.

• Matched shades across a condo building
• Blackout cellular for the bedrooms
• Cordless or motorized lifts that survive renters
• Schedules and app control for the empty weeks

Questions From Killington

• Do you work on rental condos in Killington?

  Yes. The usual job is a shade simple enough that a renter cannot break it, which means cordless or motorized, and matched across the units so the building looks like one piece from outside.

• What stops the morning sun off the snow?

  A blackout cellular shade. It goes fully dark and it insulates the window at the same time, which on a ski house in January matters. Motorized on anything you cannot reach.

• Can the shades run when nobody is there?

  Yes. A schedule closes them at dusk and opens them in the morning without anyone in the house, and an app lets you check from anywhere. We set both up on the install day.

• How far is Killington from you?

  About an hour from Middlebury, on the same run as Rutland. We schedule Killington around when you or your property manager can let us in.

Get A Price In Killington

We measure at your window and bring the samples to you. The estimate is free and there is no showroom to visit.