Ultra Blinds & Wooden Floors

The venetian blind is a practical solution not only in offices with glare problems on computer or TV screens/monitors, but also in private homes where there is the desire for an elegant modern solution that allows little light to enter and that ensures privacy. Blinds comprise high tensile, vinyl coated aluminium slats. Slat widths are 16mm, 25mm and 50mm.

All pins are made from stainless steel to prevent rusting (at the coast this cannot always be guaranteed yet the life span is far longer than that of metal pins). Cords, ladders and head- and bottom rails are colour co-ordinated to match the colour of the slats.

The headrail comes complete with endcaps, plated steel universal installation brackets (50mm) and plated steel fixing clip brackets (16 & 25mm) and moulded plastic hold-down brackets (on request) for the bottom rail. Aluminium or metal headrails can corrode if subjected to high levels of moisture and salt, ie coastal areas or close to the sea. One needs only to look at aluminium handles, door and window frames!!

Opening, closing and tilting of slats to any desired angle is activated with a clear hard plastic wand through the tilter gear. To facilitate the opening, closing and drawing up of the 50mm blind a cord is used instead of a wand. An operating cord is used to pull the blind up and down. Only operate the lift controls once the slats are in an open horizontal position.

The aluminium wood-lookalike blind with wood trimmings is an exciting product as an alternative to real wood. When wood trimmings are requested the blind is fitted with a real wood valance, bottom rail, wand and toggle which gives the blind an extremely authentic wood look at minimal cost.

The 50mm wood-lookalike venetian with standard wood trimmings can be fitted into large-sized windows with ease as they are far lighter than wood and easy to handle. These blinds have become as ultra-modern as the real macoy with the added advantage of stability.

Aluminium venetian blinds close to the sea (and all coastal towns are close to the sea!!) should be washed off regularly to rid the blind of salt deposits on the slats and do not allow moisture to accumulate on slats. To do this: remove the blind from the window, lay open on the lawn outside and rinse off with a hosepipe. You can even use a light dishwashing liquid in the water to be rinsed off afterwards. Wait for the blind to dry and clip back into place once dry. Do not pull the blind up while it is still wet or damp. Slats should also be wiped down with a damp cloth on a regular basis in heavily polluted and/or coastal areas. 

Should it be necessary to clean, other than normal regular dusting, use a damp cloth to lightly wipe over the slats. The blind should be completely dry before pulled up again. Never clean a wood blind with a thinner-based solvent as this would remove the varnish on the slats and will cause irreparable damage to the blind. Remember, treat a wood blind as the investment that it is, therefore, handle with utmost care. Our blinds are supplied with ladder string or cloth tape which is colour co-ordinated to the colour of the blind. The headrail is covered with a wood valance which finishes off the product beautifully.

Wood venetians are not a total light blockout product. The blind will close sufficiently to ensure privacy but will allow light into the room. It is therefore not entirely room darkening. Blinds that are unusually long in drop will not close snugly at the bottom and might let a bit more light through than normal. It will, however, still ensure privacy.

Remember that wood blinds are heavier than other products, therefore it is advisable not to order too large a size as it becomes quite heavy to pull up. Bass is a stable wood and highly suitable for wood venetian blinds. Always remember though that it still remains a natural product even though it has been treated for the purposes of putting up in a window or against a door.Slats must be tilted to the open position before the blind is pulled up. Be aware that dyelot differences are probable, therefore try and order once off when requiring a number of blinds and indicate whether blinds are in one opening.

The PVC venetian blind is available only in 50mm width slatting.

The blind comes standard with valance and ladder string. If you require ladder tape (the broad tape) use the same examples as for the wood venetian blinds and either colour coordinate them or choose something totally contrasting.Please note that the lift control and tilter control will be on opposite sides of the blind. Should the lift control be on the lefthand side, the tilter mechanism will be on the right and vice versa. The reason being that one needs more ladder on the Modwood than on the wood and the first ladder station starts too close to the edge to fit in both control and tilter neatly. Should you wish for the control and the tilter to be on the same side please request on order but be aware that it might look slightly unbalanced.

This product is made from a high quality PVC which is environment friendly. BUT REMEMBER IT IS A PVC PRODUCT which means there is no guarantee on warping, bowing, discolouring etc especially the dark colours such as mahogany and cherry which draw sun.