Roller blinds.

[Russell griffiths]

Just had an eye watering quote of £1000 for a roller blind 3m wide

anybody got any recommendations, this was supply only. 
still laying on the floor 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[Oz07]

11 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said:

still laying on the floor 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Wait till you see the price of materesses

[crispy_wafer]

Dunno, hows your risk appetite?  Check Ali express, i need to get some blinds for a triangle window.  Custom size, and angled drops etc etc.  They all Look very similar to ones being showcased on expensive uk websites.  You do lose installer backup though if that’s important, for me I’m not bothered and take most things on at my own risk.

[Stratman]

Try these guys: https://www.watersideblinds.co.uk/

 

We had our whole house done a few years ago and it didnt break the bank.

[saveasteading]

1 hour ago, Russell griffiths said:

roller blind 3m wide

Indoors/ outdoors/ manual/ motorised?

 

Ou of interest I looked for one on a Spanish diy shop website.

2m width maximum is the main issue. External Blinds in plastic, €140. BUT Add roller, pull cords runners, mosquito net... all specials. And labour of course.

So I'm thinking your quote isn't too bad.

If it was a garage door it would cost £1200, but maybe a lot more at 3m wide.

Edited Thursday at 18:13 by saveasteading

[Andehh]

We had 7 x electric roller blinds, incl 2 x 2.5m wide and 2.5m drop, for around £1800 fitted. Local family firm in the Midlands. Came back a few times to tweak and adjust to my OCD. About 2 years ago. 

[Russell griffiths]

1 hour ago, Andehh said:

We had 7 x electric roller blinds, incl 2 x 2.5m wide and 2.5m drop, for around £1800 fitted. Local family firm in the Midlands. Came back a few times to tweak and adjust to my OCD. About 2 years ago. 

I had a quote for 7 it was a tad under £12000 fitted, so I asked for just one supply only, that’s the one that’s a grand. 
absolutely bloody mystified. 

[Russell griffiths]

3 hours ago, saveasteading said:

Indoors/ outdoors/ manual/ motorised?

 

Ou of interest I looked for one on a Spanish diy shop website.

2m width maximum is the main issue. External Blinds in plastic, €140. BUT Add roller, pull cords runners, mosquito net... all specials. And labour of course.

So I'm thinking your quote isn't too bad.

If it was a garage door it would cost £1200, but maybe a lot more at 3m wide.

Indoor, needs to roll down and then up again, can’t be £50 worth of material on a steel pole and £10 worth of Chinese motor. 
too many people making their bit of markup on a £250 product. 
 

[saveasteading]

1 hour ago, Russell griffiths said:

Indoor

OK so that is simpler. 

The only problem is that 3m span.

 

I've got one in our kitchen that must be close to 3m wide. The blind concertinas up on a string.

It was made specially from an adapted  kit, and the fabric part was specially made by a friend. It felt expensive at the time. Then I fitted it.

Shop around.

 

[Tetrarch]

I've got three x 2.2m blinds for a 6.5m door. The supplier/installer (I was too chicken) recommended that 2 x 3.25m would be too big. I had all the blinds run on a single motor with the mechanisms linked so that they all move in lockstep. To the right I have another 1m blind on a separate motor

 

I have Somfy blind controls that link to Alexa

 

The all in cost for the blinds was £3,500 of which £900 was labour (survey and install)

 

Added to that was the cost of the blindboxes - they were £1,500 on their own but they are very discreet and hide the blinds and the mechanism beautifully. These were a pain in tp fix as they were so long

 

Regard

[markharro]

I have bought and fixed a couple of electric roller "Smartblinds". Probably around £300-400 from memory for the largest (about 1000x2000mm). I like them as they are Matter enabled and you can automate using Apple kit.