As usual with this type of blind we did no drilling or damge to the conservatory as the blinds all clip I using special brackets.

This was an interesting fit because our customer chose a different fabric for the roof and sides. The roof is Regency SPC Steel which is a medium metallic grey colour. The sides were made in Regency SPC Calico.

The roof blinds are operated with a control wand that clips onto the handle on each blind. The blinds can then be moved up and down as you wish.

The side blinds are operated by hand. They move up and down and stop where you leave them. There are no hanging cords to spoil the clean lines of your conservtory.

The Perfect Fit Roof Blinds are fitted using a clip in system. This means that there was no drilling and holes with screws to fit the blinds. they literally clip in using a unique clip in bracket system. All the shaped blinds and rectangle blinds move down for when you do not want to use the blinds.

One of the secondary advantages of the perfect fit roof blinds is that there are no gaps in coverage. There are no little gaps where the headrails meet in the triangles because of covers that close the gaps off. So you get complete coverage with the perfect fit blinds. When you have a roof opener we install one blind to the top half of the window and another blind to the lower half – See photo.

The vertical blinds on the sides of the conservatory allow a huge amount of control over privacy and shade because of the way they can tilt to any angle. You can also draw them back so that the windows are clear of blinds. This fit took us about 4 hours to complete. We also fitting a patio awning at the same time.

Plantation Shutters Ascot

Because they operate in 2 ways
you have a lot of control over light and privacy. All the wooden shutter panels fold back to leave the window completely open. As well as this, each section tilts so that you can control the light coming into the room. The tilt movement also gives you complete control over privacy. Particularly important when your window faces a front aspect that is overlooked.

Wooden Plantation shutters are a long term window dressing. They will dress your windows for 20 – 30 years and still look great. They are easily maintained and looked after. For cleaning you can simply dust and polish them. If they have become grubby you can wet clean them with a mild household cleaning solution. Be careful not to rub too hard as this can remove the top finish of the shutter slat panels.

The main range of Wood plantation shutters supplied by Howards Blinds of Berkshire are made from american Basswood. While there are other budget options in our range but this is the top quality shutter range and is always our first recommendation. We can advise on how the shutters can be fitted to your windows and help you to choose the best option for your window.

Perfect Fit Roof Blinds in Edwardian Conservatory

Keeping Cool In The Summer And Warm In The Winter

The main benefit is that you will find that your conservatory is cooler in the summer months and warmer in the winter months. In the hieght of summer it is best to leave the blinds across the roof so that there is no opportunity for heat gain in the early morning. The blinds cannot make it cool once the heat has got in but they will reduce the heat gain if they are shading your roof from the early morning.

It is unusual to have a double edwardian conservtory and as you can see from the photographs there are a lot of shaped blinds in the roof. As normal with perfect fit blinds they are all fitted with clip in brackets. No drilling is needed to install these roof blinds.

The roof blinds are operated with a twistlock wand that moves the blinds up and down. Even the shapes can be moved up and down. Because each glass section has its own blind the roof blinds appear to be a part of the roof rather than an add on unit.

No Sagging Or Badly Fitting Blinds

A further benefit of this type of blind is that the blinds cannot sag or get loose. Standard conservatory roof blinds can look very untidy after a few years because the tensions in the support wires can get loose. With perfect fit roof blinds this does not happen because even if the wire do lose some tension the blinds are still held tidily within the perfect fit frame. When we service the blinds we can check all the tensions but in the meantime the blinds still look great and operate well.

sloping vertical blind - open position

This Home Extension was a bit of a challenge to fit blinds to because of the design of the window. In the end we fitted three blinds to get the best coverage over the glass. The main rectangular part of the window has a standard rectangle vertical blind. The sloping section is made as a separate blind. You can see that each louvre is a different length. We cut these by hand as our vertical cutting jig can’t cope with all the different lengths.

The small end right hand section of the window was done separately due to the way the door was positioned in the glass frames. The fabric was an 89mm (3.5″) jacquard fabric called Chenille Cream and gives good shade from the sun but doesn’t make the room too dark.

All the blinds draw back and tilt although in daily use I am sure only the main blind is operated. The angle of this sloping vertical blind is quite small. For really steep angles we can supply special hangers that have a universal joint to accomodate the angle.

sloping vertical blind - closed position

Green Vertical Blinds

These are in 127mm Vertical Fabric (5″) in Certex Dark Green. The headrail is our Monarch Headrail which is superb in heavy duty commercial premises such as schools, colleges and offices.

One of the pictures shows how you can have louvres of different length on one blind. This accomodated the kitchen work counter in the meeting room.

The fixing was top fix into plasterboard ceiling. We used special metal plasterboard fixing plugs to ensure an effective and long lasting fit.

Vertical blind with different length louvres

Made to Measure Blackout Curtains on Silent Gliss Track

The fabric used is Lanvera Black which is inherently flame retardant. The fabric is very dense and provides a near blackout for the Hoy Music Room. This is in time for the Christamas Productions being held there later this week. The fabric is one of the specialist fabrics Howards Blinds offer to schools, colleges and offices. They are high performance and very stable. They are also inherently flame retardant which means that they do not lose this property when they are dry cleaned.

Balcony with awnings in Guildford

This is one of the most stunning awning fits we have done. The 3 awnings are from our domestic awning range and the model type is called the Sombrero.

The three awnings are fitted to the first floor over a balcony terrace. They are all motorised and have a sun and wind sensor and hand remote control unit to operate them. The fabric comes from the Dickson orchestra awning fabric range.

The awnings give good shade to the bedrooms in the house and when it rains you can still stay out under the awnings as they protect you from showers. If the shower is heavy you would obviously bring the awnings in.

As well as the Sombrero model we have a complete range of awnings with different features to suit most locations. All Awnings come with a 5 year guarantee.

3 fully casseted awnings in Guildford

 The finish to this fabric is a blue metallic which fits in very well with all the fitness machines. The vertical blind fabric is called Topaz Steel and comes from our huge range of 1200 fabrics. As well as plain fabrics we can fit Faux Suede, Jacquard, and specialist blackout vertical blind fabrics to suit any window.

The headrail is our standard wide bodied Monarch track. This is the  top quality Vertical Blind rail system in the UK. We are appointed manufacturers for this superior vertical blind rail system. The runners have wheels so that they run very smoothly. Cheaper rails just slide along and can deteriorate with a lot of use.

The blind is fitted into the recess and top fixed. We can fit to the face of the window frame but we prefer not to do this on new UVPC Windows and patio doors.