Aluminium venetian blind sone of the most cost effective and versatile blinds available. They allow you to control the direction of light into a room, whilst still offering privacy.
Being made of aluminum; they won't warp or split, and they're pretty tough too!
Aluminium blinds have recently been made even more exciting by the addition of wood effect finishes, and special 'super-matt' finished (also known as soft-tone).
Slat widths can be either 15mm, 25mm, 35mm or 50mm. You will find that there are less colours available for the larger slat widths, since the larger slat widths have in the past been considered old fashioned, and thus not so well supported by suppliers, however, all that is changing, and as more and more customers are seeing the benefits of larger slat widths again (such as more visibility and light), more options are slowly beginning to be offered.
Benefits
- Slats can be angled to give total privacy. It is also possible to give privacy and allow light to come in.
- Slats set at a certain angle will allow you see out, and stop people seeing in.
- Light can be directed around a room to reduce glare in certain areas. For example, reducing the glare on TV and computer screens.
- Blinds can be raised up to leave the window space clear and open.
- Venetian blinds have a very small stacking depths, even over long drops.
- Lightweight and suitable for fixing to weaker materials such as plasterboard.
- Colours are available in a gloss or matt finish. A super-matt finish is also now available, giving a very soft look to even the largest blinds.
- Venetian blinds can now be fitted into the perfect fit™ frame system for the ultimate unobtrusive look. Particularly suitable for conservatories.
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Product Options
- Hold down clips
- Plastic hooks which secure the bottom bar in place when attached to doors or tilt windows.
- Mixed slat combinations
- A mixture of colours can be added into one blind.
- Privacy Slating (25mm only)
- The blind is essentially the same as the standard; however, the routed holes are eliminated in favour of a small cut-out at the back of the slating. This means that the pull cords do not run through the slats, but instead run at the back. The removal of these punched holes makes a massive difference to the amount of light that penetrates the blind, and gives a new look to an already attractive blind.
- Ultrawand
- This method of operation combines the pull cords witht he tilt rod. The pull cords are fed through the clear tilt wand. These means an end to messy cords! What's more, when you want to pull the blind up, you simply pull the cord from the bottom of the tilt weand, and when you stop - it stops! No more having to lock the cord off to the left or right, no more frustration.
- Full Electric Operation
- We can now manufacture blinds that raise and lower, tilt and turn at the touch of a button!
- Electronic Tilt Operation
- The headrail can be manufactured with a battery operated motor to allow the slats to be tilted by remote control.
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Control Options
- Split
- Split controls will have the clear tilt wand on the left hand side, and the pull cords on the right hand side.
- Reverse
- Reverse controls will have the clear tilt wand on the right hand side, and the pull cords on the left hand side.
- Left
- Both the pull cords and clear tilt wand will be positioned on the left hand side of the blind.
- Right
- Both the pull cords and clear tilt wand will be positioned on the right hand side of the blind.
- UltraWand
- The pull cord is feed through the tiltwand, making a neat an tidy look whether the blind is raised or lowered.
- Ultrawand is only available on some products
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Bracket Options
- Universal Face Fix
- This is the std bracket supplied for most venetian blinds, suitable for face and top fixing.
- Recommended screws are no.6 or no.8
- Stand-off Face Fix
- This is similar to the standard bracket, but spaces the blind off of the fixing face by 16mm. This is not available on all venetian blind products.
- Recommended screws are no.6 or no.8
- Box Brackets
- An end fixing box bracket is also available, but not recommended for standard installations.
- Recommended screws are no.6 or no.8
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Limitations
- Maximum and Minimum Sizes
- The minimum width for a venetian blind is 210mm. The maximum width is 2600mm. After the maximum width of 2600mm, it is recommended that the Continent system be used. The continent system simply has a bigger, heavier duty Headrail, and is capable of reaching a maximum width of 4000mm.
- Note: it is advisable to consider using the same headrail system in situations where there are more than one blind next to each other – such as a bay window. For example, there are two blinds in a bay window at 800mm wide, and one window at 2200mm wide. The 2800mm wide blind needs the continent headrail system, and so it would be advisable to use the same continent headrail for the smaller blinds as well, so that the look is consistent.
- The continent headrail is available in a limited number of colours, and will colour co-ordinated to the chosen slat colour. An exact match cannot always be guaranteed. A colour co-ordination chart is available from our office.
- The widths of 25mm venetian blinds are made to a tolerance of 3mm, and the drops are made to a tolerance of 5mm. Therefore, blinds that are positioned next to each other may show a slight difference in height even though they have been ordered at the same drop.
- Important notes for bay windows are shown on our downloadable technical sheet.
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Suitable Areas for Use
- Bay Windows
- Venetian Blinds are very suitable for bay windows. For help on how to measure Bay Windows for DIY installation please click here
- Conservatory
- Usually fitted to the Pvc frame of the conservatory, and projected forward on special brackets to clear the window handles.
- Kitchen
- Bathroom
- Not suitable where the blind is expected to get wet, or for excessively steamy rooms where there is no extractor fan. The head and bottom rails are made of enamelled steel, which in time might develop rust spots if exposed to excessive moisture.
- Dining Room
- Utility Room
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