TempoShade
Temporary cover while you wait
Privacy and light control during the manufacturing period. TempoShade keeps your home comfortable and presentable while your permanent shutters or blinds are being made.
About TempoShade
Bridging the gap
When you order window shutters, the manufacturing period is typically 10 to 12 weeks. During that time, you may need privacy, light control, or simply a neat appearance at your windows, particularly if you have just moved into a new home or removed old curtains in preparation for your new shutters.
TempoShade provides a temporary window covering that gives you privacy and light control during the waiting period. It is neat, presentable, and designed to be installed and removed without any damage to your window frames or surrounding decor.
TempoShade is available as part of The Scottish Shutter Company's service. Ask your consultant about the option during your appointment.
The Benefits
Simple and practical
Privacy
Provides privacy from day one, so you do not have to live with bare windows.
Light Control
Reduces glare and controls light levels while you wait for your permanent solution.
Neat Appearance
Looks tidy and presentable. No makeshift sheets or temporary fixes.
Easy to Install
Quick to put up and simple to remove when your permanent shutters or blinds arrive.
No Damage
Designed to leave no marks, holes, or residue on your window frames or walls.
Part of Our Service
Available as part of The Scottish Shutter Company's offering. Ask during your consultation.
Installation and safety
How to install and use
TempoShade is a single ply pleated paper blind. We issue the light filtering white version by default, which covers the great majority of windows. A room darkening variant is available on request for bedrooms, subject to a quick check at survey.
Measure and trim
Measure the width of your window and trim the blind to size with ordinary household scissors. No knives, no special tools.
Fix to the reveal
Peel the adhesive strip and fix it to the top of the window reveal, not to the glass itself. This leaves a natural air gap behind the blind.
Leave room to breathe
Let the blind hang freely with a small gap at the sill so warm air can circulate behind it on sunny days.
Raise and lower as needed
Push up during the day for light and air, pull down for privacy in the evening. When your permanent shutters arrive, simply peel away.
Please read: room darkening variant
A note on sunny windows
The room darkening (black) version of TempoShade absorbs a high proportion of incoming sunlight. On south or west facing windows in strong direct sun, this can raise the temperature of the air pocket behind the blind enough to create a small risk of thermal stress on the glass. This is a documented behaviour common to all dark coloured blinds installed close to glazing, not specific to TempoShade.
Three simple rules keep things safe:
- Raise the blind during sunny hours, especially on bright mornings when the glass is still cool.
- Leave a ventilation gap at the bottom so warm air can escape upward.
- Do not press the blind flat against the glass. It should hang with space behind it.
If you are unsure whether the room darkening version suits a particular window, please ask your consultant. We are happy to supply the light filtering white version instead, which does not carry this consideration.
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