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Openness is the share of the weave that is open. Lower blocks more; higher sees more.
3%
Heat and glare control
5%
View and light
Darker fabrics see through more clearly; lighter fabrics reflect more glare. For the garden view, dark 5%; for a west window, 3%.
| Performance | Sheer | Blockout | Duo-roller | Outdoor screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day privacy | Yes | Total | Yes | Yes |
| Night privacy | No | Total | Blockout layer | No |
| View | Kept | Closed | On the sheer | Kept |
| Heat | Reduced | Stopped at the fabric | With blockout | Stopped before the glass |
| Where | Living, kitchen, office | Bedroom, nursery, media | Any room needing both | Patios and stoeps |
All four ship nationally from the online shop; Somfy and MotionBlinds motorisation available.
Big glass, garden or sea view, west sun: 3% on every window changes the room.
RightBright for cooking, harsh light cut; the fabrics wipe clean.
RightScreen glare gone, daylight kept.
RightNot alone: pair with a blockout, or fit a duo-roller.
Pair itSee-through at night with the light on; a plaswood venetian or honeycomb instead.
Not alone04 Privacy at night
By day the outside is brighter than the room, so the fabric reads as a screen from the street. At night the room is the bright side and the fabric shows what is behind it. If night privacy matters in that room, fit a duo-roller, sheer in front of blockout, or choose a different blind.
“People think they need blockout blinds for every window. They do not. In a living room with a beautiful garden view, a sheer is the right answer. You keep the light, you keep the view, and you stop the sun cooking your furniture.”Duncan Kane Founder, Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings
Width and drop in millimetres, three readings each way, no deductions. How to measure
3% or 5%, colour, sizes. 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, with Somfy or MotionBlinds motors where wanted.
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No. By day the fabric reads as opaque from outside; at night with interior lights on, people can see in. For night privacy pair a sheer with a blockout on a duo-roller bracket.
3% for west-facing windows with harsh afternoon sun and for TV rooms; 5% for east-facing rooms, kitchens and home offices where more light and a clearer view matter. A darker fabric sees through more clearly.
Yes. Somfy and MotionBlinds by Coulisse motors run them by remote, app or schedule; battery motors need no wiring. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings fits and programmes motorised blinds on the Garden Route.
Sheer rollers are indoor blinds in or over the recess. Sheerweave and Sunworker outdoor blinds mount outside the glass in heavier weather fabrics and stop the heat before it reaches the window. Both keep the view.
Yes. The Coulisse and Hunter Douglas fabrics resist moisture, salt air and UV on powder-coated aluminium headrails; Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings fits them from Mossel Bay to Plettenberg Bay.
Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings. Coulisse and Hunter Douglas sheer fabrics in 3% and 5%, made to measure, priced instantly on the online shop and delivered free nationwide with the Custom Fit Guarantee.
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