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Holiday Season is Here! Is your business search ready?

Holiday Season is Here! Is your business search ready?

  With the holiday season in full swing, we hope your year is shaping up to be as profitable as you expected. Whether you are traveling for the season or putting in one final sales push, it's essential to make sure your customers know when and how to reach you. One quick and easy update [...]

The Hudson House is Seeing Blue!

The Hudson House is Seeing Blue!

Weatherwell Elite isn’t just for the home, it’s for commercial projects too. And what a great opportunity to show off our product than to complete an install just down the road from the Dallas factory! The Hudson House is an East Coast inspired neighborhood restaurant American Style food with a New York flair and is […]

How to Take Amazing Photos on Your Phone

How to Take Amazing Photos on Your Phone

In a world of selfies and Instagram stories, we’ve transitioned to taking photos on our phones as opposed to a traditional camera. And why not? It’s much more convenient, and most of our phones have incredibly high powered cameras included. But if you are going to use these photos to showcase your completed projects, you […]

Shade Limits Shortcuts

Shade Limits Shortcuts

We’ve all been there, completing an installation for a customer, and then technology turns on us, and the shade limits are off! Or worse, we are troubleshooting with a customer who’s 5 yr. old grandson decided to use their roller shades as a swing set, and a reboot to the motor is the best option. […]

Cable Guide vs. Zipscreen: Helping your customer select the correct Shadesol Alfresco Installation method

Cable Guide vs. Zipscreen: Helping your customer select the correct Shadesol Alfresco Installation method

As the outdoor living market continues to grow, so should your knowledge of the products available and the pros and cons of each. It may feel a bit too cold outside to be thinking about outdoor patios, but it’s never bad weather to cross-sell, and plant the seed of a full home upgrade! Today we’ll […]

Dustin Fleet- Lead Fitter Austin

Dustin Fleet- Lead Fitter Austin

Name/Age: Dustin Fleet – 38, Lead Fitter Austin/San Antonio Where are you from? San Diego, California Conversation Starters: How long have you been with TWO? 1.5 years How long have you been in the industry? 19 years What is your favorite aspect of your job? When everything goes smoothly and the customer is happy. I […]

Evaluating home improvement and renovation tradeoffs: A Houzz Guide

Evaluating home improvement and renovation tradeoffs: A Houzz Guide

This Houzz Guide takes an in-depth look at home renovations and the “trade-offs that homeowners inevitably have to access to complete their project. Installing custom high-quality shades or shutters may or may not be considered a full home renovation project, but the sentiment is there. We thought there were some great points in this guide [...]

Partner Spotlight: Sun Protected Outdoor Kitchen

Partner Spotlight: Sun Protected Outdoor Kitchen

Ever wonder what a shade install really looks like? Wonder no longer! Thanks to Josh for sending in this amazing time-lapse of a Shadesol Alfresco Cable Guide install. This customer has a beautiful home in the hill country in San Antonio with an outdoor kitchen made for entertaining. The only problem, that harsh sun shining […]

What is a mid rail, and when should it be used?

What is a mid rail, and when should it be used?

A mid rail is a dividing rail that separates the top portion from the bottom portion of a shutter panel. Mid rails are required for panels that are over 72” tall (for both Highprofile and Weatherwell product lines). Before we dive in further, let’s take a look at the structural makeup of a shutter to [...]

Don’t let your customers turn into memes! Help them select the perfect cordless window solution.

Don’t let your customers turn into memes! Help them select the perfect cordless window solution.

Why are cordless and motorized roller shades so popular these days? Aside from avoiding those terrible memes where your cat is stuck in the blinds, they offer a safety feature as well. Motorized and Cordless roller shades offer proven safety measures when installed in the home. The lack of dangling cords is one less choking […]