Hi guys i have UPVC double glazed windows throughout my house all of them are tilt and turn, has anyone installed blinds specifically made for tilt and turn? if so can you recommend some companies and share your experiences? i want to do DIY installation.
I would like to know
Reputed suppliers
Ease of installation
Measuring
how they fit
types of blinds i can go for(i.e roller or venetian)
A lot of blinds for those in Europe are actually within the two panes of glass (when double glazed). Don’t think that’s too easy to retrofit though…
When I’ve stayed in apartments in Europe they all tend to just have curtains and you just leave it open when the window is open…
Not sure what an alternative solution could be, but if you have like a double paned window and only one is the openable, I’d consider installing two sets of blinds so you can have one completely closed if it’s the static window.
We recently went through the headache of finding blinds for our tilt and turn windows which were in most cases stupidly expensive.
In the end we settled for curtains for most windows but for some we installed the bi-fold blinds from blinds online: https://www.blindsonline.com.au/bifold-door-blinds?gclid=EAI… they are simple, clean and installed under the beading of the glass so no drilling required. Pretty good so far.
i saw these and the company said they are basically for bi fold doors.should still be fine for the window i guess as long as it fits on to the glass. so are they stick on to the glass you mean?
updownblinds.com.au did mine in Canberra. They measured, supplied, installed. Mix of in bead and on bead fit. A tiny gap with the in bead fit allows direct light in the crack, but all good.
https://www.directonlineblinds.com/blinds-for-tilt-and-turn-…
Was going to go with this option for my uPVC windows, looked reasonable at the time. Ended up with DIY curtains for now…
FYI blinds online now sell them and they're about 60-70% cheaper than direct online blinds
Cellular/whisper/honeycomb blinds in a skylight frame. Will handle the windows best.
Venetians as a secondary option with hold down clips, but go cellulars first of they fit the budget.
thanks mate what is a skylight frame? can you please provide a link for me to have a look.
It's purely a frame designed for blinds to be mounted inverted or overhead. Hence this makes them suitable for tilt and turn.
One example is from Bunnings so great for diy. Link
Haven't used this brand personally. Have used Hunter Douglas/Luxaflex however you would need to purchase through a dealer.
Just to clarify, Cellular/whisper/honeycomb are all the same blind just different names.
The blinds are on the outside, next there are two pairs of rods which are attached to each corner and slide shut to meet in the middle, where they are locked with a key, then lastly the windows is on the inside. If you drop the blinds, they won't be able to see or reach the bars until they begin with the blinds. I suppose the alternative way to do this would be to put the window blinds on the outside, then the windows, then the bars on the inside, which I haven't seen at all. I'm not aware whether there are any benefits to this method, although it would be much harder to clean.
Blinds online have just started selling them - called clickfit. About a third of the price of direct online blinds.
I got three blinds for one room to test and determine whether to pull the trigger on the rest of the house. Really impressed so far, took literally 2 mins to install inside the window frame and the top-down drawing works a treat.
Waiting to see if they have a black Friday deal coming up and will order for the rest of the house.
I ordered a click fit bifold type which is the only type i can use for my UPVC tilt and turn.will see how i go. they dont allow pick up even though i live in next suburb to them so Blinds online waived my delivery fee which was nice of them. delivery fee was quite steep at $27 anyway.
Yeah they do say bifold on the website but they work perfectly on tilt and turn
Yeah just ordered one and if all goes well i will order for the whole house.
I had to look up what "tilt and turn" windows are on YouTube and got to say that it looks pretty cool.
But the blinds they have specifically for those types of windows seem to be pretty flimsy.