Screens, shutters and awnings provide security to businesses and homes and protection from Thurston County’s seasonal weather changes of warm sun on summer days and blustery wind and rain throughout the winter. Behind these devices is a quality product, person and company. Sound Shade & Shutter is locally owned and operated by Gary Merritt, a home improvement professional who has been in the local industry for over 25 years. Commonly known as the “roll shutter guy,” Gary recognizes that his positive attitude, professionalism and outstanding customer service have been the foundation to his happy customers.
“It is my philosophy that we would never do anything to someone’s home that we would not do to our own. And I provide service with a smile. We do the work right the first time so that we have satisfied customers. I offer professionalism and experience and I think that is why I have so many repeat customers and new customers from friends and neighbors recommending me,” shares Gary.
Jean Muller has worked with Gary through five different projects in three separate homes. She originally met Gary when she bid on an auction item to fit her living room and bedroom with roll shutters. “I liked his work so much that we had him return to fit our screen door. Then when we moved to our second home we knew immediately that we would have to have roll shutters and that we wanted Gary to do it. Now we are in our third house and Gary installed more roll shutters. We just had Gary come back out to put in a motorized sun screen. He has really good products. We have been extremely happy customers for a whole bunch of years. We think Gary is great.”
Sound Shade & Shutter is the premiere local choice for sun control and security needs. They offer the highest quality products in the industry for habitat screens, awnings and roll shutters. Habitat screens are an energy efficient solution to block the sun but not the view while expanding a living space. They are easy to see through and completely retractable. Gary describes habitat screens as sunglasses for your home.
Awnings come in a variety of styles and types, depending upon the need of the patio, window or other enclosure. Customarily, their purpose is to create a living space out of a balcony or patio into the open air.
Roll shutters are a popular and effective product as they are strong, secure and durable and simply glide into place when needed or retract easily into an overhead panel box when not being used. Roll shutters are designed either to be manually operated or with motorized controls and are an excellent solution to protect windows. Sound Shade & Shutter offers generous parts and labor warranties on installed roll shutters, awnings, and sunscreens. Gary strives for every customer to be 100% satisfied.
Marjorie Henry is a testament to the longevity and superior service offered by Sound Shade & Shutter. She has been a customer of Gary’s for nearly twenty years when he initially installed roll shutters on seven windows throughout the house. “Gary is a good man and he does excellent work. We have had these roll shutters since 1997 and they are wonderful. We put the westside facing ones down in the summer to keep the house cool. And when we need to protect from the wind, we put them all the way down. Gary recently came out to clean the shutters and just check on them. They still work great and we are so glad that Gary is in the business,” exclaims Marjorie.
Gary prides himself on his superior products and reputable customer service, which is evidenced by products lasting over twenty years and repeat customers. “Sound Shade & Shutter products have truly been a life saver for us,” says customer Jean Muller. “We had a neighbor’s tree come down on our master bedroom in the middle of the night. The roll shutter protected us as it would have broken through our door and on top of us. The sturdy roll shutter simply got a small crease in it and still functions to this day. However, the most impressive thing is how Gary goes above and beyond with his customers. When he came out recently, he realized some starlings had made a nest above the roll shutters and made a humongous mess. Those starlings were persistent but Gary’s follow up was even better. It is a rare company that has that kind of follow up and service.”
Sound Shade & Shutter is a full service company offering sales, maintenance and repair and an authorized Talius and ABC Sun Control representative. To learn more about their innovative sun solutions and security products visit their website. Contact Gary at 360-742-3600 or info@soundshadeandshutter.com.
