Vertical blinds & Vertical Drapes on the Central Coast.
Benefits of vertical blinds & vertical drapes:
- Affordable price point
- Easy to maintain and service
- Easy to replace spare parts
- Suitable for sliding doors or windows
- Versatility with controls means you can manage blinds flapping in breezes
- Translucent fabrics allow light but with the security of privacy (people cannot see through)
- Block out fabrics can darken a room and give privacy
- Fashion colours and fabrics in vertical drapes now mean you can compliment any decor
- Different blade widths mean you can fit different window depths in same fabrics
- You can match your vertical blinds with your roller blinds through the home as many of the fabrics can be used for both styles
Features of vertical blinds & vertical drapes:
- Ability to have controls on the left, right or centre of window
- Ability to have vertical blades stacked right, left or on either side
- Common sizes available in Australia include 89mm, 100mm and 127mm blades
- Fabric available in block out, translucent, sunscreen, embossed, textured and patterned
- Vertical blinds can fit within the window frame (reveal fit) or outside of the window frame (face fit)
- Vertical blinds can fit in sloping windows
- Many vertical blind fabrics are also available in Holland Blinds (roller blinds Fabrics)
- Can be controlled by chain cord or by wands
- Most popular track colours in order are white, birch white, beige, black, bronze, silver, champagne
- Can be up to 5.5metres long on one continuous track
- Drop (length) is usually not limited. Up to 3metres long is not a problem
- Expect to pay $100-$200 a square metre for custom made vertical blinds
Holland blinds on the Central Coast.
(also known as roller blinds)
Blockout Fabric Roller blinds means you cannot see through the blind at all (Inside or out).
Translucent Fabric Roller Blinds lets a filtered light in, people may see faint shadows if they are up close, but cannot see in/out.
Sunscreen Roller Blinds enable you to enjoy the view outside, while getting 90% of the glare & heat reduced. During the day you can see out but people can’t see in. Warning: this works in reverse at night.
Benefits of Holland Blinds:
- Block out blinds are Ideal for bedrooms
- Translucent blinds let the light filter in, but still give you privacy which is ideal for blinds in your computer rooms
- Sunscreen blinds enable you to see out, but others cannot see in during the day
- Roller Blind Fabrics have varying price points from economy to luxury (Fabric Categories 1-9)
- Light Filtering or Translucent blinds are ideal for living areas or computer and TV areas
- Sunscreen blinds are ideal to enjoy views during the day, while getting 90% of glare & heat protection from the window
- Sunscreen blinds are ideal to compliment a dual roller system (1 blind block out, the other sunscreen)
Features of Holland Blinds:
- Block out blinds totally blocks out light from the window
- Huge range of blockout Fabrics from economy, to rubber backed heat reducing styles
- Sunscreen fabrics come in varying degrees of thickness to increase the view/or protect from the sun
- Roller blinds can be made as small as 300mm (about the length of a ruler)
- Most fabrics come in 2.4metre wide or 3metre wide
- Drop (length) is only limited to the weight of the blind. Over 4.5-5.0 square metres will need better quality roller or the blind may bow
- Some fabrics can be “railroaded” which means they can be turned on their side and made a bigger width
- Be careful choosing railroading as an option, as some fabrics don’t railroad well and may cup on the sides
- Some manufacturers will make a railroaded blind for you, but they may not give you any warranty again it –always check!
BUT is it total block out?
There will always be slight gap on either side where the blind fits within the frame, possibly up to 4-5mm. This is because the pin part of the roller blind cannot be exactly flush up again the frame or it won’t spin. If this small gap bothers you, you may want to try making the blind “Face Fit” which means it sits on the outside of the window frame. Another alternative is to put curtains on either side of the window to frame the blind.
Alternatively you could get a blockout blind called a “channel blind”. It has blockout fabric to darken the room, and the blind is within a headbox and side chanels to close up the gaps around it. This will give you a completely dark room. Ideal for shift-workers bedrooms. These are also great to be motorised. Premier Shades at 18/482 Pacific Highway, Wyoming, have this style of blockout roller blind on display in their showroom.
channel blockout blind
