Saturday 4 July 2009

Perfect Fit Venetian Conservatory Blinds




The perfect fit venetian blinds in these pictures were fitted in Hemel Hempstead a few days ago. The pictures show how neat they can be and how they become part of the conservatory. The colour was a honey type cream and the slat width is 25mm.

The fit took about an hour for the 20+ blinds. The beauty of these blinds is that they were just clipped in with no need to drill any holes. You can see a perfect fit bracket in one of the photos.

Having perfect fit venetians in a conservatory give you a huge amount of control over light and privacy. This particular house has a public right of way adjacent to the conservatory. It was important to get some shade and at the same time stop people being able to look in. When you need to clean perfect fit blinds you can unclip them. This also allows you to clean the conservatory without damaging the blinds.

The controls are the standard cord pull and wand tilt rod. This is far better than some of the slider tilt mechanisms that are becoming available at the moment. The standard way of operating these blinds has stood the test of time. The new sliders are unreliable and prone to breaking. They are often out of reach when you want to tilt the blind.

Saturday 20 June 2009

Perfect Fit Cellular Blinds


Perfect fit cellular blinds have a number of advantages over the standard perfect fit pleated blinds system. The cellular fabric has "cells" formed between 2 fabrics. These cells have a number of benefits when they are put in perfect fit frames.

  • The cells insulate because they have an air pocket between the fabrics.
  • The cells also keep the full heat of the sun from entering the room or conservatory.
  • No cords or pulls are visible because they are all hidden in between the cells.
  • The Blackout cellular fabric ranges allow better blackout because there are no holes in the blind.
  • The translucent fabrics give a soft look and feel to your windows.

The Blinds are operated with a small handle on the moving bar. They can stop at any position within the frame. When you stop moving the handle the blind will stay put due to the friction of the cord circuit.

The perfect fit cellular blinds come in 3 styles. Standard - the blind opens to the top and closes by pulling the handle down. Cafe - The blinds opens to the bottom and closes by pulling the handle up. Two Way draw - The blind has 2 handles and can stack to either the top or the bottom.