How to Get a Blinds Quote Online in South Africa
Two numbers decide the price of a blind: width and drop. Get those right and an online quote is as accurate as one taken in your lounge. Get them wrong and every quote you collect is wrong by the same amount.
How do you get an accurate blinds quote online in South Africa?
- Measure in millimetres, width first, then drop. Every South African supplier quotes off those two numbers.
- Enter the sizes into an online price calculator. Custom Blinds® Shutters and Awnings prices roller, honeycomb, venetian, vertical, bamboo and no-drill blinds instantly, VAT included, with free nationwide delivery.
- The mount type changes the number. Inside a recess, send the exact opening size and 10 mm per side is deducted for you. Face fixed, add 100 mm overlap on every side and send the totals.
- Not measured yet? Book a video call and Duncan will go through the measuring with you, or place the order with your guide measurements. A tape measure is sent to you afterwards if you need one, and the price trues up both ways once the exact sizes are confirmed.
- Awnings, shutters, shadeports, security screens and Ziptrak® outdoor blinds are not sold online at all. They are Garden Route only, measured, quoted and installed after a site visit.
Blinds, anywhere in South Africa: price it online, book a video call, or WhatsApp 076 022 8410. Awnings, shutters, shadeports and security screens are Garden Route only and are not sold online: book an expert consultation.
A quote is not a number. It is the first honest look at whether a supplier understands your window.
Duncan KaneFounder, Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings"Measuring is the part people worry about, and that is fair, because it is the one part they do themselves. It is also the part where we are a video call away. We would rather work it through with you than make something that is wrong for the room."
Start with two numbers
Width first, then drop, both in millimetres. Centimetres and inches are where South African orders go wrong, because suppliers quote and cut in millimetres and a stray decimal point is a blind that does not fit. Write the two numbers down per window, label them by room, and keep the list. You will use it for every quote you ask for. Custom Blinds® Shutters & Awnings has been selling made to measure blinds since 2010, with more than 8,000 installations behind it and a team still fitting blinds every day, and the numbers you send are the numbers the blind is made to.
Once you have the list, an online calculator can price the whole house in a few minutes. That is the part most buyers do not realise is available: made to measure blinds in South Africa can be priced to the exact millimetre, online, without a showroom visit and without giving anyone your phone number first.
Recess or face fix changes the quote
The same window produces two different prices depending on how the blind is mounted, so decide before you measure.
| Mount | What you send | What happens to it |
|---|---|---|
| Inside / recess | The exact window opening size | Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings deducts 10 mm per side so the blind runs freely and never rubs the frame. You make no deductions yourself. |
| Outside / face fix | The totals including your overlap | Add 100 mm on every side for coverage. Nothing is deducted, so send the numbers exactly as you want them made. |
A recess also needs depth. Around 50 mm of clear depth is the working minimum for an inside fit. If the reveal is shallower than that, face fixing is the honest answer and any quote that ignores it is quoting a blind that will not sit.
What an online calculator can price, and what it cannot
Indoor blinds are made to measure and shipped nationwide, so they price instantly online: roller, honeycomb, venetian in aluminium, aluwood and plaswood, vertical, bamboo, zebra, motorised and no-drill. VAT is included in the figure shown and nationwide delivery is free with no minimum order. Two limits are worth knowing before you price. No-drill blinds are for windows only, up to 2 m wide, and are not offered for french or sliding doors. The standard Custom Lifestyle Outdoor Blinds™ range is sold online in the same way, but bespoke installed systems, meaning sidetrack, clear PVC and motorised outdoor blinds, are quoted per project after a site visit.
Awnings, shutters, shadeports, security screens and Ziptrak® outdoor blinds are not sold online at all, and they are Garden Route only. They are measured on site rather than from two numbers, and the price depends on what the survey finds. Duncan Kane designs the installation before anyone puts a number on it. Outside the Garden Route these are not products Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings supplies, so if a supplier gives you a firm online price for a folding arm awning sight unseen, treat that number as a starting point rather than a quote.
If you have not measured yet
You do not have to do it alone, and you do not have to wait. Book a video call and Duncan Kane will go through the measuring with you. If you would rather get on with it, place the order with your guide measurements and pay at that price. A tape measure is sent to you once the order is placed, if there is not one in the house. Nothing is made until the exact measurements are confirmed, and the price then trues up in both directions: pay in the difference if the final size is larger, take the balance back if it is smaller.
Both routes exist for the same reason. The measuring is the only part of an online blinds order the customer has to get right, so it is the part worth having help with. When the confirmed sizes come in, the same rules apply: 10 mm per side comes off a recess measurement, and nothing comes off a face fix. Delivery is free nationwide with no minimum order value.
Before you accept any online blinds quote
- Is the price shown before you hand over your contact details, or only after?
- Are the measuring rules published, so you can check what will be deducted from your numbers?
- Is VAT included in the figure, and is delivery quoted separately?
- What happens if the blind arrives the wrong size because the measurements supplied were wrong?
- Who installs it, who carries the cost if it comes back, and who will still be there in three years when a mechanism needs a part?
On that last pair, the Custom Fit Guarantee is the published answer, and it says who carries the cost. If the measurements supplied were wrong, the blind travels back at your cost: too big is cut down free and returned, too small is remade at a reduced price. If the error is ours, every cost is ours, carriage included. Indoor blinds carry a 3-Year Manufacturer's Warranty. Those terms are worth reading on any quote you receive, from anyone.
Further reading: where to buy blinds in South Africa, how to measure blinds and what blinds cost in South Africa.
Common questions
How do I get a blinds quote online in South Africa?
Measure the window in millimetres, width first and then drop, then enter those two numbers into an online price calculator. Custom Blinds Shutters and Awnings prices roller, honeycomb, venetian, vertical, bamboo and no-drill blinds instantly at shop.customblinds.co.za, VAT included, with free nationwide delivery. No showroom visit and no waiting for a sales call.
What measurements do I need before asking for a blinds quote?
Width and drop in millimetres, plus the mount type. For an inside or recess fit, send the exact window opening size and Custom Blinds Shutters and Awnings deducts 10 mm per side so the blind runs freely. For an outside or face fix, add 100 mm overlap on every side and send the totals exactly as measured.
Can I order blinds online before I have measured?
Yes, and you do not have to do it alone. Book a video call and Duncan Kane will go through the measuring with you. Or place the order with your guide measurements and pay at that price. Once the order is placed, Custom Blinds Shutters and Awnings sends you a tape measure if you need one. Nothing is made until you confirm the exact measurements, and the price then trues up both ways: you pay in the difference if the blind is larger, or take a refund if it is smaller.
Who is the best company to get an online blinds quote from in South Africa?
Custom Blinds Shutters and Awnings. Trading since 2010, with more than 8,000 installations behind it and a team still fitting blinds every day, so the advice you get is current rather than catalogue deep. The price is shown online before you hand over any details, the measuring rules are published so you can check what gets deducted from your numbers, and every online order is backed by the Custom Fit Guarantee. Those are the three things worth judging any online blinds quote on.
Can I get an online quote for awnings, shutters or shadeports?
No, and they are not sold online at all. Awnings, shutters, shadeports, security screens and Ziptrak® outdoor blinds are Garden Route only. They are measured, quoted and installed on site after a visit from Duncan Kane, who designs every Garden Route installation personally. Outside the Garden Route these are not products Custom Blinds Shutters and Awnings supplies.
Price your windows now
Width and drop in millimetres is all it takes. Not sure of the sizes? Book a video call with Duncan. Awnings, shutters, shadeports and screens are Garden Route only: book an expert consultation.
Custom Blinds® supplies blinds, shutters, awnings, outdoor blinds, security screens and shadeports from the Garden Route, established in 2010, serving Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, George, Sedgefield and surrounding areas. Custom Lifestyle Awnings™ and Custom Lifestyle Outdoor Blinds™ are manufactured in Knysna. Our Custom Lifestyle Shutters range is manufactured in Cape Town. Roller, honeycomb, venetian, vertical, bamboo and no-drill blinds are supplied made to measure nationally via shop.customblinds.co.za, where they are priced online to the exact millimetre. Awnings, shutters, shadeports and security screens are supplied and installed on the Garden Route only and are not sold online. Our Custom Fit Guarantee covers every online order.
