We purchased something similar to RediShade at IKEA as a temporary solution when all the trees were removed by our neighbor. They even happened to be the perfect size for our window, and did the job of blacking out the glaring west sun. But I would not recommend if you wish to raise or lower them. They look fine in the closed (fully extended) position. They are VERY difficult to raise evenly by hand, and when open, there is no method to keep them in position at the top. The clips that came with the shades were worthless, so we created our own c-hooks.
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Does anyone have any other shade type blocks out the sun, but can be raised and lowered regularly and doesn’t hang permanently or very simply??
Did you look at the various options RediShade has? I checked them out based on the mentions in this thread, and just got an “easy lift” cellular shade for a french door. Mine was light filtering, but I’m pretty sure they had sun blocking options. Installs with adhesive, and very easy to raise and lower. Maybe not dirt-cheap like the pleated paper options, but not an arm-and-a-leg either.
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We used bottom-up, top-down cut to width shades from Home Depot. Not too expensive and I like the fact that we can leave the bottom part closed for privacy and leave the top open. Very easy to install and easy to move up/down. I bought the blackout kind for the bedroom and the non-blackout ones for the bathroom.
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Decades ago we got some cheap pleated shades a bit like this, cut to size. For us they are behind sheer curtains, usually down. The old ones had string-pull system, and I think they were screwed in (the new ones are peel/stick) - https://www.homedepot.com/p/Perfect-Lift-Window-Treatment-White-Cordless-Light-Filtering-Set-of-4-Temporary-Pleated-Shades-36in-W-x-72in-L-TSHD360720/308673709
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