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“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.”Duncan Kane Founder, Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings
Width first, then drop, in millimetres. Centimetres and inches are where South African orders go wrong: suppliers cut in millimetres and a stray decimal point is a blind that does not fit.
Keep the listOne line per window, labelled by room. You will use it for every quote you ask for, and the numbers you send are the numbers the blind is made to.
Decide before you measure. The same window gives two different prices.
Inside
Recess fit
Outside
Face fix
Indoor blinds price instantly because they are made to two numbers and shipped nationwide.
Roller, honeycomb, venetian in aluminium, aluwood and plaswood, vertical, bamboo, zebra, motorised and no-drill. VAT included, free delivery, no minimum order.
OnlineNo-drill blinds are for windows only, up to 2m wide, not french or sliding doors. The standard outdoor blind range is priced online; sidetrack, clear PVC and motorised outdoor systems are quoted per project after a site visit.
Read firstAwnings, shutters, shadeports, security screens and Ziptrak outdoor blinds. Garden Route only, measured on site, and Duncan designs the installation before anyone puts a number on it.
Garden RouteAbout 5 to 7 working days, plus courier transit. A quote promising a fixed door-to-door day count for the whole country is quoting the courier as well as the workshop.
Timing04 If you have not measured yet
Book a video call and Duncan Kane goes through the measuring with you. Or 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 trues up in both directions.
Same rules apply10mm per side comes off a recess measurement, nothing comes off a face fix.
Five questions.
Buy online:
Measure width and drop in millimetres, decide recess or face fix, and enter the sizes at shop.customblinds.co.za. The price shows instantly with VAT and free delivery. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings has priced made-to-measure blinds this way since 2010.
Not on a recess fit: send the exact opening and 10mm per side is deducted for you. On a face fix, add 100mm overlap on every side and send the totals; nothing is deducted.
Yes. Book a video call and Duncan goes through the measuring with you, or order on guide sizes; a tape measure is sent if needed and the price trues up both ways once sizes are confirmed.
No. Awnings, shutters, shadeports, security screens and Ziptrak outdoor blinds are Garden Route only and are quoted after an expert consultation.
Production is about 5 to 7 working days, plus courier transit, with free delivery nationwide and no minimum order.
Content reviewed by the Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings team. Visit the online shop for current pricing.
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