Shades & blinds in Kimball Junction and the Snyderville Basin

Where Park City's year-round families live

The Snyderville Basin, spread around Kimball Junction along I-80 and State Route 224, is home to many of Summit County's full-time residents. Neighborhoods like Pinebrook, Sun Peak, Bear Hollow, Silver Springs, Highland Estates, Trailside and Silver Creek sit between roughly 6,400 and 7,000 feet, with views across the basin toward the Utah Olympic Park and the Swaner Preserve wetlands. Homes here are lived in every day, so window treatments have to work for school mornings, naps, video calls and movie nights.

Replacing builder blinds

Many Basin homes were built from the 1980s through the 2000s and still have their original builder-grade blinds, often bent, faded or with tangled cords. Replacing them room by room is one of the most common projects we see. Some rooms suit blinds again, while others are better with cellular shades, which are cordless, softer and better at taking the chill off older windows in January.

Bedrooms and home offices

Summer sunrise comes early, and kids' bedrooms facing east light up long before anyone wants to be awake. Blackout shades with outside mounts or side channels help, and cordless or motorized operation keeps cords away from little ones. Home offices facing west or south fight glare on screens in the afternoon. A solar fabric with a tight weave takes care of that without making the room feel closed in.

Close neighbors, open views

Lots in Trailside, Silver Springs and parts of Pinebrook put houses closer together than in the outlying areas, so privacy matters in bathrooms and street-facing rooms. Top-down, bottom-up cellular shades let daylight in over the top while the bottom stays closed. On the other side of the house, decks and great rooms often look out over open space, and there a solar shade keeps the view.

HOAs in the Basin

Most Snyderville Basin subdivisions have HOAs, and some have guidance on window covering colors as seen from the street. A neutral backing is the safe choice when you're not sure. We bring samples, and we're happy to match what's already on the rest of the house.