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A compact motor hidden inside the blind tube, speaking Bluetooth and Thread, the low-power network used in new smart-home systems.
Most start for convenience and stay for the quiet comfort. Once blinds move on their own you stop thinking about chains and start thinking in scenes.
Open gently when the alarm goes off. Close at sunset without a touch. Morning light, afternoon shade, privacy at night.
Block heat during the hottest hours, keep warmth in on winter evenings, and take load off fans and air conditioners.
No hanging cords or chains for a child to pull. Blockout that closes itself at bedtime.
During installation the team programmes the upper and lower limits, adds a remote if you want one and pairs the blind to Apple Home.
Open, close, or move a blind to a percentage height by voice.
VoiceLiving Room Sheer. Bedrooms Blockout. One command for the set.
By roomOpen at 6:30 on weekdays. Close everything at sunset.
By timeMovie Night. Away. Blinds with lights and other accessories in one tap.
Combined04 Which blinds take them
Blockout rollers for bedrooms and television rooms. Light-filtering rollers for living spaces. Duo rollers where sheer and blockout share a bracket. Outdoor blinds where smart control helps with wind and sun. In complex homes the team combines Eve MotionBlinds for the Apple-centred rooms with Somfy elsewhere, designed around the devices you already own.
Where it pays mostOpen-plan rooms with big sliders, home offices with screen glare, bedrooms that need reliable blockout, and Garden Route holiday homes that should look lived in when you are away.
The team measures, checks Wi-Fi coverage and learns how you use each room. WhatsApp Duncan on 079 523 5407.
To match your rooms and budget; manual in some rooms, motors in the key spaces, with later upgrades planned in.
The in-house Garden Route team fits the blinds, pairs them to Apple Home and helps set up your first scenes and schedules.
Eve MotionBlinds, which pair directly to Apple Home from an iPhone over Bluetooth and Thread, with Siri, schedules and scenes and no bridge for local control. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings fits them across the Garden Route.
Not for control inside the home. For control when you are away, an Apple TV, 4th generation or later, or a HomePod mini acts as the home hub.
Roller blinds, duo roller blinds and selected outdoor blinds. The consultation confirms which windows suit which motors.
Yes. Many clients motorise the living room and main bedroom first, and the installation is planned so adding motors later is straightforward.
Yes. They remove hanging cords and chains, and the team positions remotes and controls sensibly at installation.
Yes. Eve for Apple-centred spaces and Somfy where another control platform is needed, designed around your devices.
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