How a Shadehunt review is built

Every review on this shelf follows the same protocol: real cart pricing pulled the week of writing, spec sheets read line by line, and owner feedback mined for failure patterns. Even the services get the treatment, from the send-your-own-fabric program to in-home measurement.

Scores go from fabric weight to honest pricing math per panel, and no brand pays for placement. When two products keep splitting readers, the disputes graduate into head-to-head comparisons, and the winners feed the best-of roundups.

Quick answers

Do brands pay for these reviews?

No. Affiliate links fund the site when you buy, at zero markup to you, and the score is written before the link exists. Several picks we rank first earn us nothing.

What does the score actually measure?

Five weighted inputs: fabric spec accuracy, light control, construction, price honesty and owner-reported reliability. The weighting is printed in each review's methodology box.

How often are reviews updated?

Pricing is rechecked on a rolling basis and any SKU change triggers a re-read. The Updated date in the byline is real, not decorative.