Become an AJ Shades Dealer in Conejos County

Conejos County is San Luis Valley heritage country, about 7,529 residents across Conejos, Antonito, Manassa, and La Jara. Antonito anchors the county as the terminus of the historic narrow-gauge railroad, which gives the town a character no other valley town has: railroad-era housing, a working Main Street, and visitors who come for the trains and stay for the town.

The housing stock is the opportunity. Railroad-town homes in Antonito carry deep porches and old frames built for shade that has long since worn out, and valley towns like Manassa and La Jara hold ag-family homes with broad patios under full sun. Retractable awnings mount to the existing structure, which makes historic-porch retrofits straightforward and keeps the project simple for the homeowner.

The climate is high desert with an edge: intense sun by day, cold nights, and wind that moves through the valley without obstruction. Fabric that handles temperature swings, a sealed cassette that locks the system away between uses, and a wind sensor that retracts before gusts, the engineering pitch writes itself against this sky.

It works like this. As a wholesale dealer you sell AJ Shades products nationwide on a product-only basis, handling installation with your own crew or trusted local contractors. AJ Shades installs in-house only in Southern California, San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. In Conejos County and beyond, the dealer owns the customer relationship and the profit, supported by factory training and technical guidance.

The commercial lane sets Conejos County apart. Visitor-facing storefronts along Antonito’s railroad corridor run patios and sidewalks that earn money all season, and a cassette awning on a Main Street facade is both a working asset and a billboard. Residential porches are the volume; the commercial corridor is the margin.