Why shadeOS
The install ends. The relationship shouldn't.
A motorized screen project is a five-figure sale with a weather problem. What most installers hand over at the end of it is a manufacturer's app — someone else's brand, someone else's relationship, and a phone number that isn't yours until something breaks.
The problems every screen installer already knows
Expensive screens, exposed to weather
Homeowners forget to retract them. Gusts don't wait. Damage disputes and warranty arguments eat the margin the install earned.
Callbacks that cost a truck
“It's not working” calls arrive with no diagnostics. You roll a truck to learn a hub was unplugged — or worse, you roll a truck for nothing.
Someone else's app in their pocket
Generic manufacturer apps weaken the post-sale relationship you paid to build. Your customer's daily touchpoint should carry your name.
Nothing differentiated at quote time
When every bid includes the same motors and the same remote, price is the only lever left. A branded protection package changes the conversation.
How the white-label model works
Three steps, and your brand does the rest.
- 01
We provision, you brand
A shadeOS hub arrives configured for the job. Your logo, colors, and support contact go into the app before your customer ever sees it.
- 02
You install and hand off
The hub speaks to the motors you already use. Handoff is a QR code at the kitchen counter — the app lands on their phone with your icon.
- 03
You own what happens next
Protection routines run, the activity feed shows the work, and your fleet console watches every site. Renewals, service plans, and referrals stay yours.
Under the hood
How it works
Speaks RF to the motors you already install; runs protection logic locally
Optional per-shade sensing for measured positions and motion health
Hyperlocal weather, automation routines, activity history, alerts
The homeowner app and reports your customers see; the console you work from
An honest word about the landscape
Weather-reactive hardware exists — wind sensors, RF bridges, hub apps from the motor brands. If a sensor and a remote solve your customers' problem, use them. shadeOS is for installers who want the thing none of those offer: a platform under their own brand, purpose-built for shade and screen work, with a console over every install and a protection story that wins quotes.
Who it's for
Regional motorized screen and shade professionals — outdoor retractable screens, awnings, pergolas, patio shading — running Somfy RTS or compatible RF motors, in markets where wind is a fact of life. If your projects run $5K–$25K and weather calls are part of your week, shadeOS was built around your day.
shadeOS is in pilot with working installers now, starting with Rowland Screen Company. Pilot partners get locked pricing and a direct line to the people building it.