You’re not just paying more for the base materials.
You’re paying more for the motors and automation component.
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On the upside, the Serena line has some of thelongest battery life of any smart blindson the market.
On the downside, you’re limited to a few design options and widths.
If those don’t fit your windows, you’re out of luck.
Thankfully there are a variety of retrofit kits on the market.
You’ll pay $230 for the motor but avoid the cost of replacing the whole window treatment.
There are also retrofit kits for roller blinds.
Like Eve,SmarterHomealso offers upgrade kits to retrofit your existing window treatments with its control platform.
you’re free to pick uproller blind kit for $259or ablind kit for $199.