Motorized Blinds in Richmond Hill & Vaughan: What It Costs

Installed pricing

A motorized shade starts at $450 per window installed and runs to about $900 for large or specialty openings — the same range published on our motorized blinds page.

Adding motorization to a shade you were buying anyway is $180–$280 per window. A remote covering a whole room is usually included; a hub for app and voice control adds $120–$200 once per home, not per window.

A Patterson great room with four tall windows on one remote typically lands at $2,200–$3,000 installed.

Battery vs. hardwired

Rechargeable lithium motors are the default: no electrician, no drywall work, and a charge lasts 8–14 months on a normal cycle.

Hardwired makes sense in new construction or a renovation where the wall is already open, and on very large shades that draw more power.

In a finished Richmond Hill home, we almost always recommend battery — the cost of running power to four windows exceeds the price difference between the motors.

Smart home, honestly

Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomeKit all work, but only through a hub. If you just want a remote on the wall, you don't need one and you shouldn't pay for one.

Scheduling is the feature people actually use daily: shades down at sunset, up at 7 a.m. Voice control is the feature people demo once and forget.

Where motorization pays for itself

Tall or stairwell windows you physically can't reach. Bedroom blackout you want on a schedule. Rooms with five or more windows where one remote replaces five chain pulls. West-facing rooms where automatic closing protects hardwood and furniture.

Where we say skip it: a single reachable window in a room you rarely use. Put the money into better fabric instead.