Blinds and shutters

[nod]

We have been getting quotes for blinds and internal shutters 

Some the quotes are eye watering 

I’ve installed sash windows throughout Which are nice but exspensive 

the first quote was more than we paid for the windows 

There doesn’t look much to fitting the shutters or blinds I guessing that a chunk of the price is for fitting 

I’ve looked online and there are quite a few supply only companies 

The blinds look the same At a fraction of the price 

Has anyone used these online suppliers 

 

 

 

 

[lizzie]

I used 247blinds for some rentals they were fine.  Just blinds not shutters.

[nod]

16 minutes ago, lizzie said:

I used 247blinds for some rentals they were fine.  Just blinds not shutters.

Thanks Lizzie

 

I was saying to Deborah we had blinds fitted more than ten years ago in three rentals 

I don’t think they were exspensive 

and they are going fine 

Unfortunately a small local company that is no more 

[Jeremy Harris]

We used roman-blinds-direct, and they seem pretty good.  The blackout lining we opted for in the bedrooms is excellent.  They were dead easy to fit, just screw the spring loaded brackets in place then clip the blind directly to it.  My only regret is not looking around for blinds with electric motors though, as I find it a bit fiddly to get at the beaded string to wind them up and down.

[nod]

11 minutes ago, JSHarris said:

We used roman-blinds-direct, and they seem pretty good.  The blackout lining we opted for in the bedrooms is excellent.  They were dead easy to fit, just screw the spring loaded brackets in place then clip the blind directly to it.  My only regret is not looking around for blinds with electric motors though, as I find it a bit fiddly to get at the beaded string to wind them up and down.

That’s a great help also Jeremy 

My wife is browsing Roman blinds as we speak 

[Adsibob]

On 08/01/2019 at 21:32, Jeremy Harris said:

We used roman-blinds-direct, and they seem pretty good.  The blackout lining we opted for in the bedrooms is excellent.  They were dead easy to fit, just screw the spring loaded brackets in place then clip the blind directly to it.  My only regret is not looking around for blinds with electric motors though, as I find it a bit fiddly to get at the beaded string to wind them up and down.

@Jeremy Harris I don't suppose these were for a flat rooflight? 

[jack]

8 minutes ago, Adsibob said:

@Jeremy Harris I don't suppose these were for a flat rooflight? 

 

Jeremy hasn't been around for several months. I'm pretty sure these weren't for a flat rooflight though.

[Bitpipe]

Rooflights are trickier as gravity will hinder rather than help.

 

On our Velux integra windows we used their external motorised blinds (which can be retro fitted) for the high up windows and their standard internal blinds for the ones easy to reach.

[Adsibob]

42 minutes ago, Bitpipe said:

Rooflights are trickier as gravity will hinder rather than help.

 

On our Velux integra windows we used their external motorised blinds (which can be retro fitted) for the high up windows and their standard internal blinds for the ones easy to reach.

Thanks @Bitpipe. Unfortunately Velux didn't do the rooflight size I was after, so i've had to go bespoke. Got a good price on the rooflight from Sunsquare, including Sunguard Sn35/70 glass, but the quotes I've got so far on the blind are looking like almost double the cost of the actual rooflight!

[Bitpipe]

6 hours ago, Adsibob said:

Thanks @Bitpipe. Unfortunately Velux didn't do the rooflight size I was after, so i've had to go bespoke. Got a good price on the rooflight from Sunsquare, including Sunguard Sn35/70 glass, but the quotes I've got so far on the blind are looking like almost double the cost of the actual rooflight!

 

That's unfortunate - was one of our reasons for sticking to standard window sizes for the roof.

 

Are you looking for internal or external shading?