There’s a lot that goes into Stack Height & the Shade Gurus at EcoSmart broke it down for you!

Stack Height: The distance from the bottom of the bottom rail to the top of the headrail of a window treatment that is fully raised up to the top of the window.

Fabric Choice

We have four different types of fabric:

  • cell-in-cell light filtering
  • single cell light filtering
  • cell-in-cell blackout
  • single cell blackout

Our Cell-in-Cell fabric features 3/4″ pleats pleats, meaning there is 3/4″ pleats from one crease to the next. Our single cell fabric features 3/4″ pleats. 

Knowing Stack Height Helps to:

  1. Determine where you should hang your shade above doors or window frames.
  2. Envision how much space at the top of the window will be blocked by the shade.
  3. Decide which type of shade to get in the first place!

Shade Thickness Factors:
We use the most compact materials available for the insulation and ease-of-use our insulating shades provide. Three factors determine the stack height, which includes the bottom rail, the fabric, and the headrail, when the shade is fully raised up at the top of the window opening.

Length:
Not surprisingly, the length of your shade dictates the overall stack height. What is surprising is that for every two feet of length, you only add about ½” to the stack height!

This is the height of all Bottom Up Shade Headrail.

This is the height of our Top Down/Bottom Up Shade Headrail.

 

How to measure your window for an inside mount cellular shade

Minimum Shade Mounting Requirements for:

How to measure your window for an outside mount cellular shade

Measurement for Outside Mount.

Minimum Shade Mounting Requirements for:

Outside Mount – 3/4″ 7/8″

 

If your questions haven’t been answered, do not hesitate to reach out to one of our super Shade Gurus.

We’ll love talking about stacks on stacks.

Give us a call! 877-338-9392

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