Conservatory Blinds in Woodley, Reading

These Conservatory Blinds were fitted by Howards Blinds today in Woodley, Reading.  The Fabric is the same for both the roof and sides and has a special anti glare coating to reflect the heat and glare of the sun. This coating is called Solar Protective Coating (SPC) and is highly effective in reducing the heat and glare that is so common in conservatories.

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.

Perfect Fit Roof Blinds With Obtuse Shapes in Crowthorne

These Perfect Fit Roof Blinds were recently fitted to a conservatory in Crowthorne Berkshire. The perfect fit blind system means that we did no drilling to fit the blinds. The perfect fit roof blind system uses a clever system of clips. These clips are located between the glass gasket and the glass. The blinds are then simply attached to these clips.

This particular conservatory had the further complicaion of 4 obtuse angles in the roof. We overcame this problem by fitting filler blinds at the base of the perfect fit frame. We then made shaped pleated blinds to fill the rest of the shape. The main part of the blind moves up and down as normal. The bottom section is fixed.

We are the only company in the UK that make this type of perfect fit roof blind with obtuse angles. Even the inventors of the system do not offer this option.

The lower picture shows how we fit blinds where there is an opening roof light. We fit one blind above the control rod and the other below the control rod. The frames butt together – See Picture below.

A Perfect Fit Pleated Roof and Venetians in a Conservatory

This fit was done in a conservatory in Crowthorne, Berkshire. The blinds in the roof of the conservatory are perfect fit roof blinds and the fabric is Madrid SPC Cornsilk.
On the sides we fitted standard venetian blinds. This was done in preference to perfect fit venetian blinds because our customer wanted to have fewer blinds to operate. The venetians are 25mm slat in a cream to match the roof.
All the roof blinds move and are controlled with a twist lock wand.
The controls on the venetians are standard tilt rod to tilt the slats and pull cords to raise and lower the blinds.

Note:

The venetians were fitted to a spacer rail that we installed. This means that the blinds do not hit the window handles when operated. The spacer rail is hidden behind the blinds and is very discreet. It just gives a better fit.

Conservatory Blinds deal with heat and glare

The main purpose of blinds in general is to give shade and privacy.
In a conservatory you also need to deal with the heat and glare from the sun.
Howards Blinds offer a range of fabrics designed to reduce the heat and glare. This enables you to use your conservatory all year round.
Main features of our pleated fabric range are:

• Special solar protective coating reduces heat gain and glare
• All fabrics are 20mm pleats
• Cellular range for complete blackout
• Good range of fabric styles from plain to jacquards
• Good colour range including contemporary shades

As well as keeping you cool in the summer the solar protective coating will insulate in the winter. This means you can use the conservatory all year round as a living area.

The rails are available in white and brown.
Roof blinds are operated using a twist and clip wand for easy operation.

Perfect fit pleated blinds

Perfect fit pleated blinds are the top selling product in the Howards Blinds range. There is a range of fabrics and colours to suit all tastes. Here is a brief description of the most popular fabrics.

• Inspirations SPC range – A collection of 8 plain contemporary colours
• Madrid SPC range – A jacquard fabric with a light block design – our top seller
• Melody SPC range – a cloud type pattern in 8 shades
• Stria SPC range NEW for 2008 - with a horizontal grain – goes well with wood and laminate floors – comes in 3 shades
• Nova Cellular fabric – 5 colours in a blackout fabric range – good for bedrooms and audio visual applications
• Sola Cellular fabric – a semi translucent fabric range in 5 pastel shades

This is just a look at some of our range. We are confident that with over 100 pleated fabrics there will be one to suit you. Call us on