Help with curtains/blinds for an apex window

9 years ago

I am in the process of having my house renovated and the master bedroom will have an apex window, any suggestions of where to go in South Wales to get good quality solutions at a reasonable price. Thanks

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Gilli King

5 years ago

I have been looking for blinds for my apex windows but the quote received so far (for non motorized) are more than we paid for the triple glazed aluminium clad Danish windows. As my daughter pointed out that is like paying more for your socks than you have your shoes!

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julie2179
8 years ago
Good luck, we've just had a large apex window put in, which looks fab. However, really struggling to find someone to make curtains for it. All local companies, so far, don't do them. Really didn't think it would be so difficult. We're in Staffordshire.
eireannach
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago

Try Thomas sanderson. We got our blinds 6 years ago. They were pricey but I never regretted it as they make our sunroom so cozy in winter! They fit the apex perfectly and you almost don't even notice them when they are pulled up. Think the also do a motorised version now.
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Imogen Hamilton
6 years ago
Hi there thanks for commenting on this. I too am having a real struggling finding a blind solution for a window that looks very similar to yours. I tried Thomas Sanderson but was looking at plantation shutters. can you tell me a little more about your blinds - are they Duette? are they black out?
Dundrum 16
6 years ago
If you are going for Duette blinds it pays to shop around- I have just been quoted almost half the Sanderson price for the identical motorised blinds by a local NI supplier.
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Acorn Blinds And Shutters
6 years ago
For Windows with angles, your really restricted as you are finding out!! Plantation shutters and pleated blinds are really the only options available to you!!! Curtains won't really work for you as the high side will be longer than the low side so if you draw them they will gather on the floor.
You could also do a sloping vertical blind.

We have done a few Windows similar to yours but they always work out more expensive!!
eireannach
6 years ago

I have no idea if they are duette or not. It's so long ago now that I can't remember what they are called but they are a pleated blind. Mine aren't black out as it's a sunroom but I'm sure you could get a black out option if needed. I have attached some more photos so you can see what they look like open. As others have said it might be worth shopping around. It's a long time since we got ours so there could well be more companies doing a similar product now.
Imogen Hamilton
6 years ago
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I think i've found what i'm looking for via Appeal Shading. Electric gable end blinds that are virtually invisible when fully open and black out too!
eireannach
6 years ago
It's going back over 6 years now so I'm sure the price is out of date but I think we paid around €2000 for the whole sunroom. I know it was expensive but it was our only option at the time. That was for a set of French doors, 6 windows, each slightly narrower than a French door and the large apex window pictured.
HU-519322993
2 years ago
Hi Dundrum 16. Could you please let me know the NI supplier you used? Thanks
Michelle
2 years ago
@Dundrum 16 can you confirm the NI supplier you used for blinds?
Dundrum 16
2 years ago
Hi Michelle, I got my blinds from John A Shannon, Kilkeel. I got a mixture of motorised and manual, blackout and non blackout and the price was about half of what Sanderson quoted. Great personal service and of course it's always nice to support local business. Btw I don't have any apex blinds.
Michelle
2 years ago
Thank you, apex are definitely hard to get, have a price from somewhere local, but nothing to compare to.
Helen O Brien
2 years ago
Hi michelle, im loo for blinds for an apex window too.. i have vertical blinds at the moment but they break and fall down every so often.. looking for an alternative, any suggestions

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