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“People phone me after ordering from somewhere else. The blind arrived, it does not fit, and now they are stuck. That is why we built the shop the way we did: guided measuring, millimetre sizing, and a guarantee if anything is off.”Duncan Kane Founder, Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings
A blind is not a t-shirt. It has to fit one opening in one wall, and if it does not, it cannot simply go back.
Standard sizes come in 600, 900 and 1200mm. Your window is almost certainly none of them. The gap lets in light, heat and eyes.
MillimetresThe price should change as you adjust width, drop, fabric and mechanism. A price that only appears after an enquiry is lead generation, not a shop.
LiveCan you ask whether sheerweave handles a west-facing Johannesburg window, or whether no-drill works on aluminium frames, and get an answer from someone who knows?
PeopleMade to your sizes and it does not fit: with most stores, you own it. A platform that stands behind the product says what happens next.
GuaranteeImports take four to eight weeks and support crosses time zones. Local means days, local remakes, and South African consumer law. Somfy, Hunter Douglas and Coulisse product, assembled to order here.
LocalFree is only good if it is also soon. Production about 5 to 7 working days plus courier transit, free to every South African address.
Days, not weeksWidth at three points, use the narrowest; drop at three points, use the longest; steel tape, millimetres. How to measure
Blockout or sheer, roller, venetian, honeycomb, zebra, no-drill. Enter your sizes and the price shows.
Pay, then it is made and shipped with tracking.
Fifteen years of calls from people who ordered elsewhere.
04 Built by installers
Confidence: knowing the blind will fit, not hoping. Clarity: the full price before you click. Support: someone who installs blinds, not a script reader. Peace of mind: a guarantee if the measurements are slightly off. On the Garden Route, Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings measures and installs directly; everywhere else, the same team advises the order.
Garden RouteKnysna, George, Plettenberg Bay, Sedgefield and Mossel Bay: Duncan measures, we manufacture to spec and our installation team fits.
Buy online:
A platform with made-to-measure sizing, live pricing, a fit guarantee and real human support. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings handles online sales, Garden Route consultation, manufacturing and installation, and has sold blinds online to South African homes since 2010.
Yes, with made-to-measure sizing, secure payment and a fit guarantee. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings supports every order on WhatsApp and, on orders over R8,000, sends sample swatches on request in the colours you like.
Width at three points, use the narrowest; drop at three points, use the longest; steel tape, millimetres. On a recess fit, 10mm a side is deducted for you; on a face fit, add 100mm a side and send the totals.
With most stores, nothing. The Custom Fit Guarantee covers every Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings shop order: too big from the sizes supplied, cut down free and returned; too small, remade at a reduced price.
Roller blinds: width, drop and a mount choice. Venetians and honeycomb are also straightforward. Shutters and awnings need a site visit and are Garden Route only.
Yes, free, from the Garden Route to every address in the country, made in about 5 to 7 working days plus courier transit.
Content reviewed by the Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings team. Visit the online shop for current pricing.
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