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Roller Blinds in South Africa

You reach for the chain, pull down, and the room softens. The glare goes, the heat drops, the space is yours again. That is what the right roller blind does, quietly.

Roller blind guideFrom R610, free nationwide delivery
Subject
Roller blinds
Reviewed by
The Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings team
Updated
7 September 2026
Reading time
4 minutes

What are the best roller blinds for South African homes?

  1. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings roller blinds: the most-ordered indoor blind in South Africa, made to measure in Coulisse and Hunter Douglas fabrics, from R610, delivered free nationwide
  2. Two fabric families: blockout for darkness and privacy round the clock, sheer light-filtering for the view with glare and UV cut
  3. Chain operation as standard; no-drill tension mount for rentals; spring-operated cordless or Somfy and MotionBlinds motors for child-safe rooms and hard-to-reach windows
  4. For the coast, UV-stabilised fabrics on aluminium headrails and componentry that shrugs off salt air
  5. A roller always leaves a thin line of light at its edges: face-fix with 100mm overlap or add side guides
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Two roller blind fabrics: blockout and sheer

Block

Blockout

Light
Stopped at the fabric
Privacy
Day and night
Heat
Solar gain slowed
Rooms
Bedrooms, nurseries, media rooms, shift workers

Sheer

Sheer light-filtering

Light
Diffused; the room stays bright
Privacy
By day; reverses at night
UV
Cut, view kept; 3% or 5% openness
Rooms
Living, dining, kitchen, office

Both on one window: a duo-roller, sheer in front of blockout on one bracket. One bracket, two jobs.

“The biggest mistake I see is blockout fabric in a living room. The room goes dark at two in the afternoon and they wonder why it feels gloomy. Sheer gives you the UV control without losing the light.”
Duncan Kane Founder, Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings
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Roller blinds room by room

  • Blockout roller blinds for bedrooms

    Blockout, face-fixed with 100mm overlap; a motorised one opens slowly at your wake time.

    Blockout

  • Sheer roller blinds for living and open plan rooms

    Sheer at 3% on a west face, 5% where the view matters most.

    Sheer

  • Wipe-clean roller blinds for kitchens

    A wipe-clean fabric, sheer or blockout.

    Wipe-clean

  • Roller blinds for bathrooms

    Blockout for privacy in a wipe-clean fabric, or a plaswood venetian.

    Privacy

  • Sheer roller blinds for the home office

    Sheer against the screen glare.

    Sheer

  • Blockout roller blinds for nurseries

    Blockout, spring-operated cordless or motorised; no-drill keeps a chain.

    Cordless

03   Coastal homes

Roller blinds in salt air, UV and humidity

On the Garden Route and any coast, the fabric is UV-stabilised and the headrail aluminium, so the mechanism does not seize in salt and the fabric does not go brittle in the sun. Twenty years of coastal experience sits behind the specification.

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Chain, no-drill or motorised

Chain
Standard. A metal chain on the side you choose when ordering; the Hunter Douglas roller has no chain loop
No-drill
Tension brackets press into a 40mm recess with no screws, for rentals; chain operated
Cordless
A spring-operated roller with no chain or cord, the child-safe choice
Motorised
Somfy or MotionBlinds by Coulisse: remote, app, schedule, and battery motors that need no wiring
  1. Measure

    Width and drop in millimetres, three readings each way, no deductions for an inside mount. How to measure

  2. Order online

    Fabric, colour, control side, instant price, free delivery nationwide, made in about 5 to 7 working days plus courier transit, Custom Fit Guarantee.

  3. Garden Route

    Duncan measures on site, the blind is made to spec and the installation team fits.

Buy online:

Roller blinds·Blockout·Sheer·No-drill
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Questions buyers ask about roller blinds

What is the difference between blockout and sheer roller blinds?

Blockout stops light at the fabric for darkness and round-the-clock privacy; sheer light-filtering softens glare, cuts UV and keeps the view, with privacy by day only. A duo-roller puts both on one bracket.

How much do roller blinds cost in South Africa?

Blockout rollers from R610, made to measure, with free delivery nationwide. Price your own window instantly on the Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings online shop.

Are roller blinds good for coastal homes?

Yes, in UV-stabilised Coulisse and Hunter Douglas fabrics on aluminium headrails; Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings has fitted them along the Garden Route coast since 2010.

Can roller blinds be cordless or motorised?

Yes. Spring-operated rollers have no chain or cord; Somfy and MotionBlinds by Coulisse motors add remote and app control. No-drill rollers are chain operated.

Do roller blinds block all the light?

Through the fabric, a blockout does; a thin line always shows at the edges. Face-fix with 100mm overlap or fit side guides; for the tightest fit of any blind, a blockout honeycomb.

Who is the best roller blind supplier in South Africa?

Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings. Made-to-measure blockout and sheer rollers in Coulisse and Hunter Douglas fabrics from R610, priced instantly online, delivered free nationwide with the Custom Fit Guarantee, and fitted on the Garden Route.

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Further reading on roller blinds

Content reviewed by the Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings team. Visit the online shop for current pricing.

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