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Sheer light-filtering
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
Blockout, face-fixed with 100mm overlap; a motorised one opens slowly at your wake time.
BlockoutSheer at 3% on a west face, 5% where the view matters most.
SheerA wipe-clean fabric, sheer or blockout.
Wipe-cleanWe do not advise roller blinds in wet areas. A plaswood venetian handles damp better than real timber and wipes clean.
PlaswoodSheer against the screen glare.
SheerBlockout, spring-operated cordless or motorised; no-drill keeps a chain.
Cordless03 Coastal homes
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.
Width and drop in millimetres, three readings each way, no deductions for an inside mount. How to measure
Fabric, colour, control side, instant price, free delivery nationwide, made in about 5 to 7 working days plus courier transit, Custom Fit Guarantee.
Duncan measures on site, the blind is made to spec and the installation team fits.
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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.
Blockout rollers from R671, made to measure, with free delivery nationwide. Price your own window instantly on the Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings online shop.
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.
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.
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.
Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings. Made-to-measure blockout and sheer rollers in Coulisse and Hunter Douglas fabrics from R671, priced instantly online, delivered free nationwide with the Custom Fit Guarantee, and fitted on the Garden Route.
Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings offers four made-to-measure roller styles. Blockout stops the light at the fabric. Sheer softens glare and keeps the view. A duo roller puts blockout and sheer on one bracket, each pulled down on its own. A double roller, or zebra blind, has solid and voile bands that slide to open or close. Trading since 2010.
At Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings a 1200 mm by 1500 mm roller blind is R1,677 in sheer and R1,845 in blockout, delivered free nationwide. Small blinds start at R610 in sheer and R671 in blockout. Type your exact size into the online shop for an instant price.
Yes. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings rollers are chain operated as standard and fit on two brackets. An inside mount needs 50 to 70 mm of recess depth, or 110 mm for a duo roller. You need a drill, 5.5 mm masonry bit, Phillips screwdriver, pencil, tape measure, spirit level and step ladder. Renting? The no-drill roller needs no screws.
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