Hello, I am looking to install smart solar shades with roman blinds over them in a bedroom the is 3 sliding doors only one in the center moves and the window total is 115x96. I got some estimates from shade store and it is $8k for the one window with their motors. we get tons of sun so we assume we can get some solar batteries but these also seem very expensive and not sure how long it all will last. I hear that HD blinds now suck and Lutron seems astronomical does anyone have recs? I am in Los Angeles area and this is just a rental but we would like to have the shades go up to get us the hell out of bed. anyone have experience or recommendations for such a large window?
Ikea has a reasonable blinds motors, try them. They are zigbee, so home assistant, zigbee stick, raspberry pi and few of those (plus a bit of tinkering) should do the trick.
Commercially, electrical motor for shutters cost about 300-400 per motor. $8k per window sounds like post-capitalism to me.