Blockout Roller Blinds

Deciding on a mount type for your roller blind...

Determining where to mount your blind is not always a matter of personal preference, there are definitely plenty of practical reasons to consider when making your choice. Is blocking light more important in certain rooms? Appearance? Will it fit? Here’s what you need to know to help you decide.

Recess Fit

Give your window a clean, simple look
Streamline a row of windows, helps windows appear slimmer and more discreet
Highlight attractive Window Mouldings (Architraves)
Most popular & recommended way to Install Roller Blinds

Face Fixed

Minimise light gaps, offering better privacy
Make your window appear larger
Hide windows that are crooked or unattractive
Clear obstructions in the window recess like winders, knobs, etc. that would interfere with an inside mounting blind (Depth requirements can be found on our “How To Measure” Page)

Light Gaps When Recess Mounting

Another thing to consider when Recess Mounting a Roller Blind is that there is generally a small light gap of around 15-20mm on each side of the window opening to the side of the cloth to accommodate for the brackets and mechanisms.

If light gaps are not acceptable for you, consider these options in spaces like Bedrooms, and Theatre Rooms where you would prefer the most blockout:

Adding drapery to cover the light gaps
Choosing a Face Fixed Roller Blind

Deciding on Roll Direction

The downside for a Back Roll is that the roll and hardware show – a look some people don’t like. There are some remedies such as Waterfall Rolling (Front Rolling) your blind, selecting “Cassette” as your control system (only if available for your dimensions), or adding one of our valances as this provides a more finished look.

All of our back rolled blinds have extra fabric added to the drop so that when wound all the way down will never show the raw tubing.

Waterfall (Front) Roll

Waterfall Front Roll

A Waterfall (Front) Roll means the fabric comes over the front of the roller, so you do not see it around the tubing, it creates a more finished look. The Waterfall Roll is also good for clearing an obstruction, like a window crank or door handle because it pushes the fabric away from the glass.

Waterfall Rolls are also used for fabrics that have two different colours on each side.

Because having a Waterfall Roll pushes the fabric away from the window glass, for Face Fixed Mounts specifically, you should consider Back (Standard) Roll

Please note that our Zebra Roller Blinds only come in a Cassette System and roll direction is not applicable to them.

Selecting the right roll direction...

The downside for a Back Roll is that the roll and hardware show – a look some people don’t like. There are some remedies such as Waterfall Rolling (Front Rolling) your blind, selecting “Cassette” as your control system (only if available for your dimensions), or adding one of our valances as this provides a more finished look.

All of our back rolled blinds have extra fabric added to the drop so that when wound all the way down will never show the raw tubing.

Waterfall (Front) Roll

Waterfall Front Roll

A Waterfall (Front) Roll means the fabric comes over the front of the roller, so you do not see it around the tubing, it creates a more finished look. The Waterfall Roll is also good for clearing an obstruction, like a window crank or door handle because it pushes the fabric away from the glass.

Waterfall Rolls are also used for fabrics that have two different colours on each side.

Because having a Waterfall Roll pushes the fabric away from the window glass, for Face Fixed Mounts specifically, you should consider Back (Standard) Roll

Selecting your roller system...

Your roller blind will come in a cassette with matching fabric in the cassette face. Please note that if your blind exceeds a certain size, it will have to go on a 45mm tube and therefore our system will only show you the “45mm tube” option to select.

Classic System with 38mm tube

Your roller blind will come on a 38mm tube with no cassette. You have the option to choose a 106mm half round valance to mount over your blind. We have a selection of colours to choose from, which will be shown if you select this option. Please note that if your blind exceeds a certain size, it will have to go on a 45mm tube and therefore our system will only show you the “45mm tube” option to select.

Classic System with 45mm tube

Your roller blind will come on a 45mm tube with no cassette. You have the option to choose a 106mm half round valance to mount over your blind. We have a selection of colours to choose from, which will be shown if you select this option. Please note that for blinds exceeding a certain size, this will be the only option available to select.

Spring Assist Mechanism

Spring Assist

Operating a manual blind by pulling the Drive Chain may require significant effort, and upgrading to motorization can become expensive. With our Spring Assist Mechanism you can have a cost-effective option for operating even the largest blinds with ease. Mounted inside the tube and attached to the clutch, this pre-wound spring can reduce the required pulling force necessary to operate the blind by up to 50%.

It comes pre-wound inside the roller tube, eliminating the need for complicated installations.

Select a Valance

Half Round Valance

You can decide to add our 106mm half round valance to your blind, this will be mounted over the roller system, so it is nicely tucked away.

Available colours are Coffee Bean, White, Java, Cream and Black. You will be able to choose your colour in the next option.

Valances are only available for our Classic System in a 38mm or 45mm tube.

Select Control Option...

Manual With Control Chains

Roller Manual

Your standard chain operated system, which comes with a plastic white chain as a standard feature. You can change the chain to a stainless steel chain (highly recommended) a bit further down in the product options. Adding a Spring Assist will be a great add-on to go with your 45mm tube, especially for larger and/or heavier blinds.

Ambient Wired Motor

A motor built into the roller tube with a plug in cord. For the Cassette and 38mm Classic Systems, we offer a motor with a 1m cord and for the 45mm Classic System, a motor with a 2,5m cord. Our system will only show the available motor based on your roller system selected. Please note that we do not offer any electrical installations with our installation, and this will have to be done by your electrician. Not ideal for power outages, unless if you have a backup generator. Requires a minimum blind width of 700mm, so this option will only be shown if your width entered is 700mm or more.

Somfy Wire Free (Battery Operated) Motor

Roller Motorised

A Somfy motor built into the roller tube with operated by battery power. Available for a 38mm or 45mm tube. Our price includes the battery pack, but a battery charger will be at an additional cost. Please contact us if you require one. With the Somfy Tahoma HomeKit, you will be able to control your blinds, and other household items, from your smartphone or other smart devices. This option can be arranged on request.

Select your remote...

You will need a remote if you choose to order your blinds motorized. If you are to order more than one motorized blind, or bought motorized blinds from us before, and you have a 5 channel or 15 channel remote with available space on, no remote is required. You will however have to operate your motorized blinds with a remote.

For more than one motorized blind, you can add a 5-channel or 15-channel to either one of your blinds. For a single blind, you can choose a 1 channel remote.

Remotes look similar to picture below

Ambient Remote

Select your remote...

You will need a remote if you choose to order your blinds motorized. If you are to order more than one motorized blind, or bought motorized blinds from us before, and you have a multichannel remote with available space on, no remote is required. You will however have to operate your motorized blinds with a hand held remote or wall remote.

For more than one motorized blind, you can add a multichannel remote to any one of your blinds. For a single blind, you can choose a 1 channel remote or wall remote.

There are a variety of remotes to choose from as shown in pictures on product from and below:

Smoove Wall Remote

Smoove 1 Channel Wall Remote with Frame

Telis 1 Channel

Telis 1 Channel Remote

Situo 2 Channel

Situo 2 Channel Remote

Situo 5 Channel

Situo 5 Channel Remote

Telis 6 Channel

Telis 6 Channel Remote

Telis 16 Channel

Telis 16 Channel Remote

Select Chain Type...

Standard Plastic Chain

Plastic Chain

Standard option for most blinds. Normal white plastic chain

Stainless Steel Chain

Steel Chain

We highly recommend a steel chain for continued rotation and specified cord height. The plastic chain may exceed blind drop.

Deciding on a mount type for your blind...

Determining where to mount your blind is not always a matter of personal preference, there are definitely plenty of practical reasons to consider when making your choice. Is blocking light more important in certain rooms? Appearance? Will it fit? Here’s what you need to know to help you decide.

Give your window a clean, simple look
Streamline a row of windows, helps windows appear slimmer and more discreet
Highlight attractive Window Mouldings (Architraves)
Most popular & recommended way to Install Blinds

Face Fixed

Minimise light gaps, offering better privacy
Make your window appear larger
Hide windows that are crooked or unattractive
Clear obstructions in the window recess like winders, knobs, etc. that would interfere with an inside mounting blind (Depth requirements can be found on our “How To Measure” Page)

Select Control Option...

Manual Control Chain

Zebra Manual

Your standard chain operated system, which comes with a plastic white chain as a standard feature. You can select a stainless steel chain (highly recommended) a bit further down in the product options.

Ambient Wired Motor

Zebra Motorised

A motor built into the roller with a 1m plug in cord. Please note that this motor can only lift and drop the blind and cannot open and close the “Zebra Waves”. Please consider the Wire Free Motor if you require this. We do not offer any electrical installations with our installation, and this will have to be done by your electrician. Not ideal for power outages, unless if you have a backup generator. Requires a minimum blind width of 700mm, so this option will only be shown if your width entered is 700mm or more.

Somfy Wire Free (Battery Operated) Motor

Zebra Motorised

A Somfy motor built into the roller operated by battery power. Our price includes the battery pack, but a battery charger will be an additional cost. Please contact us if you require one. For our Zebra Roller range, this motor has the ability to roll the blind up and down, as well as open and close the “Zebra Waves”. With the Somfy Tahoma HomeKit, you will be able to control your blinds, and other household items, from your smartphone or device. This option can be arranged on request.

Select Your Tubes Size

38mm Tubes

Your Double Roller Blind will come on 38mm tubes. You have the option to choose a 106mm half round valance to mount over your blind. We have a selection of colours to choose from, which will be shown if you select this option. Please note that if your blinds exceeds a certain size, they will have to go on 45mm tubes and therefore our system will only show you the “45mm Tube” option to select.

45mm Tubes

Your Double Roller Blind will come on 45mm tubes. You have the option to choose a 106mm half round valance to mount over your blind. We have a selection of colours to choose from, which will be shown if you select this option. Please note that for blinds exceeding a certain size, this will be the only option available to select.

Select Control Option...

Manual With Control Chains

Double Roller Manual

Your standard chain operated system, which comes with a plastic white chain as a standard feature. You can change the chain to a stainless steel chain (highly recommended) a bit further down in the product options. Adding a Spring Assist will be a great add-on, especially for larger and/or heavier blinds on a 45mm tube.

Ambient Wired Motors

Double Roller Motorised

Motors built into the roller tubes with a plug in cord. For the 38mm Classic Systems, we offer motors with a 1m cord and for the 45mm Classic System, motors with a 2,5m cord. Our system will only show the available motors based on your roller system selected. Please note that we do not offer any electrical installations with our installation, and this will have to be done by your electrician. Not ideal for power outages, unless if you have a backup generator. Requires a minimum blind width of 700mm, so this option will only be shown if your width entered is 700mm or more.

Please note… You will get two motors, one in each tube…

Somfy Wire-Free Motors

Double Roller Motorised

Somfy motors built into the roller tubes with operated by battery power. Available for 38mm or 45mm tubes. Our price includes the battery pack, but a battery charger will be at an additional cost. Please contact us if you require one. With the Somfy Tahoma HomeKit, you will be able to control your blinds, and other household items, from your smartphone or other smart devices. This option can be arranged on request.

Please note… You will get two motors, one in each tube…

Selecting your Ambient remote...

You will need a remote if you choose to order your blinds motorized. If you are to order more than one motorized blind, or bought motorized blinds from us before, and you have a 5 channel or 15 channel remote with 2 available channels on, no remote is required. You will however have to operate your motorized blinds with a remote.

For more than one motorized blind, you can add a 5-channel or 15-channel to either one of your blinds. For this blind, you will not be able to choose a single channel remote.

Remotes look similar to picture below

Ambient Remote

Choose your remote...

You will need a remote if you choose to order your blinds motorized. If you are to order more than one motorized blind, or bought motorized blinds from us before, and you have a multichannel remote with available channels on, no remote is required. You will however have to operate your motorized blinds with a hand held remote or wall remotes.

For more than one motorized blind, you can add a multichannel remote to any one of your blinds. For this blind type, you will automatically get 2 x wall remotes if you select that option.

There are a variety of remotes to choose from as shown in pictures on product from and below:

Smoove Wall Remote

Smoove 1 Channel Wall Remote with Frame x 2

Situo 2 Channel

Situo 2 Channel Remote

Situo 5 Channel

Situo 5 Channel Remote

Telis 6 Channel

Telis 6 Channel Remote

Telis 16 Channel

Telis 16 Channel Remote

Select Control Option

Manual System

Outdoor Manual Crank System

Standard Outdoor Blind Crank Control System.

Somfy Wired Motor

Outdoor Motorised

A Somfy Loggia Motor built into the roller tube with a 3m plug in cord. Please note that we do not offer any electrical installations with our installation, and this will have to be done by your electrician. Not ideal for power outages, unless if you have a backup generator.

Choose your Somfy remote...

You will need a remote if you choose to order your blinds motorized. If you are to order more than one motorized blind, or bought motorized blinds from us before, and you have a multichannel remote with available space on, no remote is required. You will however have to operate your motorized blinds with a hand held remote or wall remote.

For more than one motorized blind, you can add a multichannel remote to any one of your blinds. For a single blind, you can choose a 1 channel remote or wall remote.

There are a variety of remotes to choose from as shown in pictures on product from and below:

Smoove Wall Remote

Smoove 1 Channel Wall Remote with Frame

Telis 1 Channel Remote

Situo 2 Channel Remote

Situo 5 Channel Remote

Select Control Option...

Manual Control Strings

Manual Controls

Manual Controls with open/close and tilt functions. Our wooden venetian range comes standard with wooden wands.

Ambient Motor

Motorized

Ambient 10nm Tilt and Lift motor built in with a 2.5m plug in cord. The motor has the ability to open and close blinds, as well as tilt slats. Requires a minimum blind width of 700mm, so this option will only be shown if your width entered is 700mm or more. Price for motor is based on the width of your blind, and this will be automatically calculated by our built-in system.

Headrail and Ladder Option

The long thread that holds each slat together on your average venetian blind is called the ladder. This ladder is punched through a routing hole on each slat and allow your blinds to rotate and lift in unison.

Low Profile Rail With Ladder Strings

This is our standard option, giving you a slim headrail with ladder strings

High Profile Rail With Ladder Strings

With this option, you will get a thicker headrail with ladder strings

High Profile Rail With Ladder Tape

Not only will you get a high profile rail, but also ladder tape, instead of strings. Ladder tapes don’t just add style, but also serve a functional purpose in blocking out extra light by covering up the routed holes on each blind slat.

Select Mount Type for your Vertical Blinds

Determining where to mount your blind is not always a matter of personal preference, there are definitely plenty of practical reasons to consider when making your choice. Is blocking light more important in certain rooms? Appearance? Will it fit? Here’s what you need to know to help you decide.

Give your window a clean, simple look
Streamline a row of windows
Make your windows appear slimmer and your walls more spacious
Highlight attractive Window Mouldings (Architraves)

Face Fixed

Minimise light gaps, offering better privacy
Most popular mount type for Verticals
Make your window appear larger
Hide windows that are crooked or unattractive
Clear obstructions in the window recess like winders, knobs, etc. that would interfere with an inside mounting blind (Depth requirements can be found on our “How To Measure” Page)

Vertical Vane Sizes

127mm Vanes

127 vertical vane

Our most popular slat size when it comes to vertical blinds, these louvres look great in larger windows, offering more coverage, more chance to enjoy our stunning fabrics and much fewer gaps between slats. Fewer gaps always mean less light leakage. This slat size is also priced better than our 90mm option.

90mm Vanes

90 vertical vane

Our 90mm slats are a stylish alternative and are great for hanging in smaller windows. They fit the space much more neatly and compactly. They’re great for larger windows too, if that’s what you prefer. Our golden rule is always to match slat sizes across multiple windows, so if you have a smaller window that suits 90mm we reckon it’s a good idea to go with them across the board. More expensive than the 127mm option as they require more fabric and components.

Choosing Your Solar Blind Range

Solar Weave

Solarweave Black White

High Transparency

Solar Supreme

Solar Supreme Silver

Medium Transparency

Solar Luxury

Solar Luxury Grey White

Low Transparency

Mount Type For Outdoor Roller Blinds

Recess

Your outdoor patio blind will fit inside the recessed area on your deck or patio.

Measure the full width and height of the recess (the size of the hole if you like) and we will make the appropriate deductions to ensure a perfect fit.

For accurate measurements, make sure you use a metal tape; cloth ones can stretch leaving you with inaccurate readings.

Outdoor Blind Side Guide Wire

Wire-Guide-Outdoor-Roller

The superior quality steel cable guides allow the blind to be raised and lowered without the blind blowing in the breeze.

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