Crestron Architectural shade hardware: the brackets, pockets, fascia and blackout channels
Crestron Architectural shade hardware: every current model, Crestron's specifications and documents, and what the shade costs in Crestron's own budget guide.
What are the Crestron Architectural shade hardware?
Crestron's Architectural hardware (CSS-ARCH3 for the QMT3 motor, CSS-ARCH5 for the QMT5) is the mounting system behind a Crestron roller shade: brackets for surface mounting on a wall or ceiling or recessing in a pocket or window jamb, with fascia, top and back covers, aluminum pockets and the blackout side channels, H channels and sill angles that close the light gaps.
Single roll shades on the QMT3 hardware fit a pocket as small as 3 x 3 inches; the QMT5 needs 5 x 5 inches, and dual shades on one bracket need 5.75 x 4.125 inches (QMT3) or 9 x 6 inches (QMT5). Fascia comes square or curved, top and back covers in single and dual versions, and pockets as aluminum U-extrusions with an optional tile lip, all in white, black, gray, brown and almond and running to 16 ft in one length; the QMT3 brackets themselves are white. The QMT5 system adds coupled brackets, an angled coupler for bay windows and manual clutch brackets with Crestron's Chainhold tension device for child safety. Blackout accessories are the same on both: U-channels at the sides, an H-channel between two shades and a sill angle at the bottom, with end caps. The CSA-DSK-HDWR-QMT3 and QMT5 sample cases hold the parts for a design meeting. Crestron sells the hardware only as part of a complete shade, so the choice is made when the shade is specified.
Crestron Architectural shade hardware: every model Crestron lists
4 models on crestron.com. CSMI and CSAI part numbers are the international versions of the same product.
| Model | Crestron description | Type | Spec sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSS-ARCH3 | QMT3 Series Architectural Shade Hardware | Architectural hardware system | |
| CSS-ARCH5 | QMT5 Series Architectural Shade Hardware | Architectural hardware system | |
| CSA-DSK-HDWR-QMT3 | QMT3 Series Hardware Sample Case | Hardware sample case | |
| CSA-DSK-HDWR-QMT5 | QMT5 Series Hardware Sample Case | Hardware sample case |
CSS-ARCH5 specifications
Crestron's published figures for the CSS-ARCH5, QMT5 Series Architectural Shade Hardware. The other models on this page differ in the points the table above shows.
| NOTE: Please refer to the PDF version of this spec sheet for images and dimensional drawings of each hardware component. | |
| Mounting Brackets (Motorized) | |
| Mounting Brackets (Motorized) | Single Mounting Brackets - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-BRKT; (includes (1) motor side bracket and (1) idler side bracket) |
| Available Finishes | White only |
| Height | 4.50 in (115 mm) per bracket |
| Width | 1.75 in (45 mm) per bracket |
| Depth | 4.51 in (115 mm) per bracket |
| Mounting Brackets (Motorized) | Dual Mounting Brackets - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-BRKT-DUAL; (includes (1) motor side bracket and (1) idler side bracket) |
| Height | 9.00 in (229 mm) per bracket |
| Depth | 6.00 in (153 mm) per bracket |
| Mounting Brackets (Manual) | |
| Mounting Brackets (Manual) | Single Mounting Brackets - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-BRKT-MAN; (includes (1) clutch side bracket and (1) idler side bracket) |
| Available Finishes | White only |
| Height | 4.50 in (115 mm) per bracket |
| Width | 1.75 in (45 mm) per bracket |
| Depth | 4.51 in (115 mm) per bracket |
| Angled Coupler | |
| Angled Coupler | Single Roll Angled Coupler - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-ANGLED-COUPLER |
| Available Finishes | White only |
| Height | 4.44 in (113 mm) |
| Width | 3.63 in (92 mm) |
| Depth | 4.02 in (102 mm) |
| End Caps | |
| End Caps | Single Square End Caps - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-BRKT-CAP-SQR; (includes (1) motor or clutch side end cap and (1) idler side end cap) |
| Available Finishes | White, Black, Gray, Brown, Almond |
| End Caps | Single Curved End Caps - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-BRKT-CAP-CRV; (includes (1) motor or clutch side end cap and (1) idler side end cap) |
| End Caps | Dual Square End Caps - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-BRKT-DUAL-CAP-SQR; (includes (1) motor side end cap and (1) idler side end cap) |
| End Caps | Dual Curved End Caps - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-BRKT-DUAL-CAP-CRV; (includes (1) motor side end cap and (1) idler side end cap) |
| Fascia | |
| Fascia | Single Square Fascia - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-FASCIA-SQR |
| Available Finishes | White, Black, Gray, Brown, Almond |
| Height | 4.68 in (119 mm) |
| Width | Up to 16 ft (4.88 m) |
| Depth | 3.10 in (79 mm) |
| Fascia | Single Curved Fascia - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-FASCIA-CRV |
| Fascia | Dual Square Fascia - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-FASCIA-DUAL-SQR |
| Height | 9.05 in (230 mm) |
| Depth | 3.29 in (84 mm) |
| Fascia | Dual Curved Fascia - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-FASCIA-DUAL-CRV |
| Top/Back Covers | |
| Top/Back Covers | Single Top/Back Cover - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-TBC |
| Available Finishes | White, Black, Gray, Brown, Almond |
| Height | 4.57 in (117 mm) |
| Width | Up to 16 ft (4.88 m) |
| Depth | 4.51 in (115 mm) |
| Top/Back Covers | Dual Top/Back Cover - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-TBC-DUAL |
| Height | 9.12 in (232 mm) |
| Depth | 6.05 in (154 mm) |
| Pockets | |
| Pockets | Single Pocket - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-POCKET |
| Available Finishes | White, Black, Gray, Brown, Almond |
| Height | 5.37 in (137 mm) |
| Width | Up to 16 ft (4.88 m) |
| Depth | 5.19 in (132 mm) |
| Pockets | Single Pocket w/Tile Lip - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-POCKET-TLIP |
| Depth | 5.88 in (150 mm) |
| Pockets | Pocket Flap - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH5-FLAP |
| Height | 0.59 in (15 mm) |
| Depth | 3.28 in (84 mm) |
| Pockets | Pocket Flap Hanger - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH-FLAP-HANGER |
| Height | 1.20 in (31 mm) |
| Depth | 0.23 in (6 mm) |
| Pockets | Pocket Flap Hanger Tile Lip - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH-FLAP-HANGER-TLIP |
| Depth | 0.92 in (23 mm) |
| Blackout Accessories | |
| Blackout Accessories | U-Channel - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH-BO-CHANNEL-U |
| Available Finishes | White, Black, Gray, Brown, Almond |
| Width | 2.50 in (64 mm) |
| Depth | 1.00 in (26 mm) |
| Blackout Accessories | H-Channel - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH-BO-CHANNEL-H |
| Width | 5.00 in (127 mm) |
| Blackout Accessories | Sill Angle - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH-BO-SILL |
| Height | 1.75 in (45 mm) |
| Depth | 1.09 in (28 mm) |
| Blackout Accessories | Channel Cap - |
| Model Number | CSA-ARCH-BO-CHANNEL CAP |
Architectural hardware documents from Crestron
Spec sheets, guides and certificates published by Crestron (PDF, opens on crestron.com).
- Spec Sheet for: CSS-ARCH3
- Spec Sheet for CSS-ARCH3
- Installation Guide for: QMT®3 Series Shade Motor Accessories
- Installation Guide for ARCH3-BRKT-DUAL
- Installation Guide for: CS-SHADE-ROLLER-MANUAL-MOTOR-UPGRD
- Product Information: CSA-ARCH3 Series
- Quick Start: CSA-ARCH3 Series Brackets for Motorized Shades
- Installation Guide: CSA-ARCH3-BRKT-MAN
- Quick Start: Chainhold Tension Device
- Design Guide: Crestron® Shading Solutions
- CSA-ARCH3-BRKT-DUAL
- CAD Drawing for: CSA-ARCH3-POCKET-DUAL
- CAD Drawing for: CSA-ARCH3-POCKET
- CSA-ARCH3-BRKT
What Crestron's own guide says a shade costs
Crestron sells no motor or bracket on its own: the price is the finished shade, and Crestron publishes only a budgetary guide for it. This is that guide, unchanged.
| Shade size | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 ft wide x 5 ft high | $900 | $1,000 | $1,200 | $1,400 |
| 5 ft wide x 10 ft high | $1,100 | $1,300 | $1,600 | $2,200 |
| 10 ft wide x 10 ft high | $1,400 | $1,600 | $2,000 | $3,200 |
Options in the same guide: fascia $20 per ft; top and back cover $20 per ft; pocket $50 per ft; dual shade (two fabrics, one bracket) double the single-shade figure. The guide names example fabrics per tier: Tier 1: Bella, Mika, Merinda, Nava; Tier 2: E Screen, SheerWeave 2500, 2700 and 7500, Perla, Dilanna; Tier 3: SheerWeave 7000, Rachel, Nohea, Cosima; Tier 4: Flocke, Vizela, Harika; a few have changed tier since, and every fabric page gives the tier the Crestron fabric shop lists today. The guide excludes control processors, keypads, interfaces, wiring, power supplies, programming and installation. Source (PDF).
Figures are Crestron's own budgetary MSRP guide of June 2022 for one motorized 5 Series roller shade, motor included, before options. They exclude the control system, wiring, power, programming and installation, and Crestron may have changed them since. We quote every project at the measure.
Where the Architectural hardware fit
On Trump Tower III every roller sits in a recessed ceiling pocket, no fascia, no bracket, no tube in sight, which is what the Architectural pocket is for; the pockets were templated on a stepped and curved facade and set out with the ceiling trades before the drywall closed. On a finished ceiling the same shade wears a square fascia or a top and back cover in the jamb. Blackout channels are the difference between a dark bedroom and a bright edge at 6 am on an east-facing wall in Sunny Isles: see blackout shades and recessed shade pockets for how we detail them.
Crestron Architectural shade hardware: frequently asked
What is the difference between QMT3 and QMT5 Architectural hardware?
The motor and tube they are built around. QMT3 hardware carries the 3/4 Nm CSM-QMTDC-163-1 motor on a 1.625 inch tube in a pocket as small as 3 x 3 inches; QMT5 hardware carries the 4 Nm CSM-QMTDC-250-4 on a 2.5 inch tube, needs 5 x 5 inches and adds coupled and angled brackets for wider walls and bays.
How deep does a Crestron shade pocket need to be?
Crestron's minimum for a single QMT3 shade is 3 x 3 inches and for a single QMT5 shade 5 x 5 inches; dual shades need 5.75 x 4.125 inches (QMT3) or 9 x 6 inches (QMT5). The roll of fabric grows with the shade height, so a 12 ft blackout needs more than the minimum; we confirm the pocket size per opening from Crestron's charts before framing.
Can a Crestron shade be manual?
Yes. Both Architectural systems have manual clutch brackets with a Chainhold tension device, so a guest bath or a closet window can match the motorized shades in the same finish and fascia without a motor.
Do you install Crestron shades without a Crestron integrator?
We measure and specify the shades, Crestron builds them to order, our workroom sews the drapery for the track, and we install everything and commission it with the home's integrator, who owns the processor programming. On a project without an integrator we bring one in or propose Lutron or Somfy, which we program ourselves.
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