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Material, energy, life, distance. A blind that scores on all four is the green choice; most score on two or three.
Renewable or long-lived. Bamboo renews in months; aluminium is one of the most recycled metals in use.
What the blind stops at the glass is electricity you do not buy. Honeycomb does most; blockout and screen fabrics help.
A blind that lasts fifteen years, made to your window in this country, has a smaller footprint than one shipped from overseas and replaced twice.
Bamboo
Renewable, natural
Honeycomb
Insulating, long-lived
Want the natural look in a wet room? Aluwood venetians: an aluminium slat, the wood look, no warping.
The biggest environmental lever a blind has is the electricity it stops you using.
04 Lifespan and distance
Every blind is made to your measurements in South Africa, from Somfy, Hunter Douglas and Coulisse product assembled to order, and delivered free. No container of standard sizes, no oversized blind trimmed and binned, and a mechanism rated for a decade of daily use instead of one that fails in two summers. Longevity is the quiet half of sustainability.
CareA soft cloth, an occasional damp wipe, no harsh chemicals. The blind lasts; the room stays fresh.
Match the material to the room and the energy job to the orientation.
Heat on a north or west window: honeycomb. Warmth and texture in a living room: bamboo. A wet room: aluminium or aluwood venetian.
Your sizes, your fabric, instant price.
Free delivery anywhere in South Africa, made to measure in about 5 to 7 working days plus courier transit.
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Bamboo for a renewable natural material, honeycomb for the energy it saves at the glass, and any made-to-measure blind built to last. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings makes all three to measure with free delivery nationwide.
Honeycomb blinds do most: up to 78% less summer heat gain and 46% less winter heat loss in Coulisse testing, which means less cooling and heating every day they are closed.
Yes. Bamboo renews in months, grows without harsh chemicals and is harvested without killing the plant, so the blind carries a smaller footprint than slow-growing hardwood.
Usually. It is built to the window in South Africa, nothing is trimmed and wasted, and a mechanism rated for a decade replaces several short-lived ones.
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