Overhead Shade for Pergolas & Skylights
The Polar Tension Shade is a motorized roller shade built for horizontal installations - pergola roofs, skylight bays, and covered patio ceilings. ZipRite zip-track edges, spring and belt tensioning, Somfy motor. No sagging. No side tracks at vertical windows needed.
Built for Overhead - Not Adapted From Vertical
Most roller shades are designed to hang vertically from a window header. Gravity keeps them taut. Turn that same shade on its side to cover a pergola roof and the fabric sags, flutters in the wind, and collects water pooling in the center. That's not a shoddy shade - it's the wrong product for the job.
The Polar Shades Tension Shade is engineered from the ground up for horizontal travel. Its ZipRite zip-track system locks coiled zipper edges into precision side channels the full width of the span. A spring-and-belt tensioning mechanism holds the fabric drum level under load - preventing sag even on spans approaching 16 feet wide.
The result is a shade that deploys flat, retracts cleanly, and performs reliably through Colorado's wind, hail, and UV load - season after season.