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Overview
Conservatories are probably one of the most popular additions to the home and over the past few years the increase in conservatories being built has been phenomenal. However, there are two major problems with conservatories. The first being that they do get incredibly hot and secondly, it can be like sitting in a goldfish bowl.
These are the two main reasons why we are asked to install blinds in a conservatory.
The reasons for installing blinds to the sides of a conservatory is a usually because you would like some privacy and this can be achieved by vertical, roller, venetian or pleated blinds. The type of blind that you eventually have very much depends on your personal preference, the amount of light and heat you want to allow in and the type of conservatory you have.
However, when it comes to roof blinds, these are nearly always installed because the conservatory gets too hot.
Justification
In our opinion the blinds that are most suitable for this type of problem are pleated roof blinds.
The advantages of pleated roof blinds are:
- Solar backed fabrics to reduce heat build up in the conservatory
- Ideal for non vertical surfaces
- Can be manufactured in a variety of shapes
- Most cost effective method of covering a conservatory roof
- Matching roller and vertical fabrics available
Pleated Roof Blinds
In our opinion the blinds that are most suitable for this type of problem are pleated roof blinds.
The advantages of pleated roof blinds are:
- Solar backed fabrics to reduce heat build up in the conservatory
- deal for non vertical surfaces
- Can be manufactured in a variety of shapes
- Most cost effective method of covering a conservatory roof
- Matching roller and vertical fabrics available
Market
Conservatory blinds is a market where there is a huge demand for blinds but from a blind companies point of view, it is also an area where a lot of care and time has to be taken in both the manufacturing and installation of the blinds, especially shaped roof blinds.
As a manufacturer of pleated blinds, we are experienced in making not only free-hanging and rectangular roof blinds but we have a lot of experience in manufacturing shaped blinds of the type that are commonly found in the Victorian style of conservatory.
Procedure
As previously mentioned, shaped roof blinds are very time consuming and on our initial visit we will take rough measurements of your conservatory roof to enable us to provide you with a quotation.
On the first visit we will also advise you concerning:
- The optimum quantity of blinds required
- The advantages and disadvantages of covering one or more roof panels with one blind
- What areas, if any, cannot be covered
- How and where the blinds will be fitted
- How they will operate
- Any problems that we can anticipate such as ceiling fans, lights, strengthening bars, roof vents, etc
- Manufacturing time
- Installation time
If you then decide to proceed we will return to take detailed measurements and mark out the position that the rails are to be fitted. This second survey can take anything up to 2 hours depending on the size and type of the conservatory and the amount of roof panels to be fitted.
Once we have manufactured the blinds, we will then return to install the blinds. Again, depending on the size and type of the conservatory and the amount of blinds to be installed, fitting can take anything from 1 day for a fairly small conservatory to 3 days for a large complex conservatory with a lot of blinds.