Lutron Sheerweave 8000 Fabric
Woven by Phifer in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 5 colourways, openness <5%, solar screen, up to 116 inches wide. Every swatch and every specification, from a certified Lutron dealer in Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach.
A PVC-free, Cradle to Cradle polyester screen with the most open view
Sheerweave 8000 is a 100% polyester screen with no PVC, certified Cradle to Cradle and GREENGUARD, in five colours (Snow, Eggshell, Ecru, Silver, Kohl) at under 5% openness and 116 inches wide. It is light (about 7.4 oz per square yard) and has the highest visible light transmission of any solar screen Lutron lists, up to 36% in the light colours, so it reads almost like a sheer while still cutting glare.
It is not seamable or railroadable and is cleaned by dusting and vacuuming only. Fire listings include NFPA 701, CA Title 19, CAN/ULC-S109 and DIN 4102 B1.
The mill: Phifer, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Phifer weaves the majority of its SheerWeave roller-shade fabrics in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; SheerWeave 8000 is one of Phifer's PVC-free styles. It is one of the two mills behind our fabric standard; with direct supply, the same weave is available on Somfy and manual shades, not only on Lutron.
What Sheerweave 8000 does on your glass, and what it does not
Best use
A room that is not fighting the sun, and a client who wants the glass to stay bright: a north bedroom, a stair window, a dining room under a deep soffit, a covered terrace. Kohl is the one to take if any direct sun reaches the glass, because it is the only colour here that holds much light back. Snow and Eggshell are for daylight, not for control.
Privacy
Read this part before you buy it. Snow and Eggshell pass 36% and 35% of the visible light, more than any other screen in this library, so in daylight anyone close to the glass will see movement and shapes inside. Kohl at 7% is the only colourway with real daytime cover. After dark, with a lamp on, none of the five hides anything at all.
Glare control
Not a glare fabric, and it is worth being blunt about it. At 22% to 36% visible transmission the four pale colours leave a television washed out and a laptop unreadable with the sun behind it. Kohl at 7% is the only one that keeps a monitor usable, and even then not on hard west glass. Where glare is the problem, a tight fiberglass weave is the tool.
Limitations
Solar transmittance reaches 38% in Snow, so a lot of the sun's energy comes straight through: this is not a heat fabric, and furnishings near the glass take more of a dose than they would behind a tighter screen. Cleaning is dusting and vacuuming only, which rules it out over a kitchen counter. It cannot be seamed, so 116 inches is the hard stop for one shade.
Sheerweave 8000
5 colours. Openness <5%; up to 116 in wide; pvc-free; fire listed.
Colourways
Every Sheerweave 8000 colourway, with Lutron's published figures
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Openness | Tv | Ts | Rs | As | Back | Width | Sample no. | Docs | Visualize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow | RF-8000-1 | <5% | 36% | 38% | 54% | 8% | Same as Face | 116 in | WSF-RF-8000-1 | Red List Compliant | See it | |
| Eggshell | RF-8000-2 | <5% | 35% | 37% | 52% | 11% | Same as Face | 116 in | WSF-RF-8000-2 | Red List Compliant | See it | |
| Ecru | RF-8000-3 | <5% | 25% | 30% | 49% | 21% | Same as Face | 116 in | WSF-RF-8000-3 | Red List Compliant | See it | |
| Silver | RF-8000-4 | <5% | 22% | 30% | 46% | 24% | Same as Face | 116 in | WSF-RF-8000-4 | Red List Compliant | See it | |
| Kohl | RF-8000-7 | <5% | 7% | 18% | 26% | 56% | Same as Face | 116 in | WSF-RF-8000-7 | Red List Compliant | See it |
Tv = visible light transmitted, Ts = solar energy transmitted, Rs = solar energy reflected, As = solar energy absorbed, as published by Lutron. Sample numbers are Lutron memo-sample codes; we bring the samples to the consultation.
Where Sheerweave 8000 works here
Sheerweave 8000 suits rooms that are not fighting the sun: north-facing living rooms, covered lanais and interiors with deep overhangs, where the brief is a soft, bright, almost-sheer roller in a clean material. On direct west glass we would steer you to a tighter fiberglass screen instead.
Sheerweave 8000: frequently asked
Is Sheerweave 8000 a sheer or a solar screen?
Technically a solar screen, in feel closer to a sheer. Its openness is under 5% but the polyester yarn passes far more light than a fiberglass weave at the same openness, so expect a brighter room and a softer look.
How wide can a Lutron Sheerweave 8000 shade be?
Lutron publishes a maximum usable fabric width of 116 inches for Sheerweave 8000. Wider openings are covered with two shades on one headrail, programmed to move together. We confirm the exact limit for the chosen system when we measure.
Which Lutron shades use Sheerweave 8000?
Sheerweave 8000 is made up on Lutron roller shades. As a certified Lutron dealer in Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach we order it for any Lutron system it is offered on and install it with our own team.
Is Sheerweave 8000 PVC-free?
Yes. Lutron lists every Sheerweave 8000 colourway as PVC-free, with Lead Free, Anti-microbial Properties, Cradle to Cradle Certified, GREENGUARD Certified, RoHS Compliant certifications.
Can I see Sheerweave 8000 samples before ordering?
Yes. Lutron makes memo samples of every Sheerweave 8000 colourway on this page; tell us which colours you are considering and we order them from Lutron for your consultation. Both our Fort Lauderdale workroom (by appointment) and our Miami Beach showroom have Lutron shades running so you can see the fabrics in motion.
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Lutron Sheerweave 8000 shades in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Sheerweave 8000 from Lutron for any project from Miami to Palm Beach, make the shades up in our Fort Lauderdale workroom on the Lutron system the window calls for, and install and program them with our own team. Both showrooms, 4539 Powerline Rd in Fort Lauderdale (by appointment) and 500 South Pointe Dr #150 in Miami Beach, have Lutron shades running so you can see the fabric in motion.
See Sheerweave 8000 in your own light
Book a complimentary in-home consultation. Shortlist the colours you like and we order the Lutron samples, bring demo motors, and give honest answers about openness, colour and what your windows actually need.