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“People always ask me which blind is best. I ask them what annoys them most about their home right now. That is where we start.”Duncan Kane Founder, Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings
North-facing rooms overheat by mid-morning; west-facing windows turn lounges into ovens by three. Furniture fades and screens become unreadable.
Sheer rollers soften the light without darkening the room; honeycomb blinds insulate at the glass without electricity
Awnings and outdoor blinds stop the sun before it reaches the window
Not blocking the world out: letting the right amount of light in, at the right time
The street-facing lounge, the bathroom window, the patio the neighbours can see, the bedroom that glows like a fishbowl at night. The answer is almost never heavy curtains.
03 Security
The homes that feel safest are the ones where security works in the background. Aluminium security shutters replace bars on sliding doors with lockable louvred panels. Security screens let you sleep with the windows open. LockLatch locks a door in a partly open position for ventilation. On the Garden Route it also means keeping baboons out of the kitchen with stainless mesh screens or baboon bars, and protecting the holiday home that stands empty for weeks.
South Africans live outdoors, and the weather does not always cooperate.
Clear PVC keeps the rain out with the view; screen mesh takes the edge off wind and glare.
SidesFolding-arm awnings with a Somfy sensor extend for shade and retract when the wind gets up; louvre awnings close against rain.
OverheadVehicles kept out of hail and UV.
ParkingHoneycomb blinds hold the room’s temperature through summer heat and winter cold.
InsulationThe same product often does two jobs: a screen outdoor blind is shade, privacy and shelter; a security shutter is security, privacy and shade. One visit, all four.
On the Garden Route, Duncan visits the home or site and works through the four concerns room by room. Book an expert consultation
Indoor blinds and outdoor blinds made to measure, priced instantly online, free delivery, Custom Fit Guarantee.
The installation team fits shutters, awnings, screens and channel systems on the Garden Route.
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A screen outdoor blind on a patio (shade, privacy and shelter) or an aluminium security shutter on a door (security, privacy and shade). Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings specifies for the problem, then the product.
Sheer rollers or tilting venetians by day, blockout or closed shutters by night; a duo-roller does both on one headrail.
Side-channel outdoor blinds for wind and rain from the side, a louvre or folding-arm awning above, fitted by the Garden Route team.
Yes: security screens in stainless mesh, or a LockLatch that holds the door partly open and locked. Both supplied and installed on the Garden Route.
Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings. No other company in South Africa combines its own production, its own accredited agency for the world’s leading brands, and its own online store: one consultation covers shade, privacy, security and weather, with blinds shipped free nationwide.
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