Commercial Window Coverings · San Francisco · Since 1998
San Francisco · Commercial Window Coverings · Est. 1998
Cutting Edge Drapery designs, fabricates, and installs commercial shading systems for architects, general contractors, and facility teams — from SOMA high-rises to Silicon Valley campuses. Measured, built, and serviced from our own San Francisco facility.
Engineered for California code
Title 24
SHGC + U-factor documentation
LEED v4.1 / WELL
Daylight-harvesting credits
AB 2263
Child-safe cordless compliant
Authorized dealer & certified integrator
Since 1998
For 26 years we have been the independent alternative to big-box blind installation — one contractor that owns measurement, fabrication, installation, and lifetime service from 15 Dorman Ave, San Francisco.
26+
Years in business
Founded in San Francisco, 1998
4.9
Average rating
Verified customer reviews
100,000+
Jobs completed
Residential & commercial, since 1998
9
Brand authorizations
Lutron · Somfy · Hunter Douglas · MechoShade · Silent Gliss · Crestron · Levolor · Draper · Polar Shades
Who we serve
When the professionals who build and operate California's commercial spaces need window coverings, they call Cutting Edge Drapery — by name.
01
Architects & Designers
CSI Division 12 specifications, shop drawings, BIM objects, fabric submittals, and NFPA 701 fire certifications — prepared to match your design intent and carried through submittal and approval.
02
General Contractors
We own every phase of the scope — DLO field verification, fabrication, phased and high-rise installation, punch list — coordinated with your site super on TI build-outs across the Bay Area.
03
Facility Managers
Preventive maintenance contracts, motor service and replacement programs, ultrasonic blind cleaning, and priority response — with per-asset service history across your whole portfolio.
Need specs, drawings, or a project consultation?
We respond to all professional inquiries within one business day.
Trusted By · Est. 1998
From Silicon Valley campuses to Financial District towers, San Francisco's most demanding tech companies, hospitality brands, healthcare systems, and general contractors have trusted us with their most visible spaces.
Selected Client Roster
Technology
Finance & Insurance
Hospitality
Healthcare
Construction & Real Estate
Other
Building something significant?
We spec, supply, and install for architects, general contractors, and facility teams across the Bay Area.
Systems & products
Built for California code
Silicon Valley tech offices, high-rises, hospitality, and life-sciences labs call us because California compliance is baked into every specification we deliver — not bolted on at plan check.
Title 24
California Energy Code
SHGC and U-factor documentation prepared for plan check and final inspection — shading systems engineered to pass, not to argue.
LEED v4.1 / WELL
Green building points
Automated daylight harvesting and high-performance solar fabrics that contribute directly to energy, glare-control, and indoor-quality credits.
AB 2263
Child-safe cordless
Cordless and motorized systems compliant with California's window-covering safety law — standard on every spec we write.
NFPA 701
Fire-rated fabrics
Flame-retardant certified fabrics with full documentation for the rigorous standards of California architectural review.
The building-science case for smart shading
30%
U.S. Dept. of Energy
of a building's heating and cooling energy is lost through untreated windows.
45%
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
reduction in cooling load achievable with automated solar shading.
21%
UC Berkeley Research
productivity drop caused by unmanaged glare in open-plan offices.
7×
US Green Building Council
faster ROI on shading vs. HVAC upgrades in commercial high-rises.
Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC Berkeley Center for the Built Environment, U.S. Green Building Council.
How we deliver
CSI Division 12 specifications, shop drawings, BIM objects, and submittals delivered at design development — with NFPA 701 and Title 24 documentation attached.
DLO field verification on site, coordinated with your super. Precise daylight-opening dimensions — no guesswork, no change-order surprises.
Built in our own San Francisco facility at 15 Dorman Ave. Custom rollers, drapery, curved tracks, and specialty systems — one shop, full control.
Phased and high-rise installation crews that show up when they say, integrate with Lutron, Crestron, and Somfy BMS platforms, and commission every shade to spec.
Maintenance contracts, motor service and replacement, ultrasonic blind cleaning, and priority response — for the life of the building.
Timelines depend on scope — we'll give you a realistic schedule with your quote.
Where we work
Crews dispatched from 15 Dorman Ave, San Francisco — measuring, installing, and servicing across the entire Bay Area.
Get a quote
Tell us about your space — or just send the drawings. We'll scope it, walk the site, and come back with a detailed quote and a realistic timeline for your project.
26+ yrs
In business since 1998
100,000+
Jobs completed
1 day
Response to every professional inquiry
Have a Philz on us.
Dan, our co-founder, personally delivers coffee for you and your team on the initial job walk — no strings attached.
15 Dorman Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124 · Fax: 1-415-824-6001