Advice from the van, not a brochure
Blinds & shutters
buying guides.
Everything below comes from windows we have actually measured and fitted across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire. No fluff, no upsell, just what works and what fails.
Buying guide · 7 min read
Blackout blinds: what actually blocks the light
Most blackout blinds fail for one reason — the fabric is genuinely opaque, but the fitting leaks. Here is how we specify true blackout in Rochdale, Manchester and across the North West.
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Blinds for French doors and patio doors
A door is not a window with a bigger pane of glass. Handles, hinges, egress and constant use rule out most standard blinds — here is what we actually fit on French and patio doors across the North West.
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Real wood vs faux wood shutters: which one, and where
Timber, composite and ABS shutters all have a place — the question is which one and in which room. Here is the honest comparison we give on every survey, and why MDF is never on the list.
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Bay window blinds and shutters, done properly
A bay is three or five windows pretending to be one, usually out of square, usually with a radiator underneath. Here is how we measure, template and fit them so the angles actually meet.
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Roller blinds vs Roman blinds: an honest comparison
Two of the most requested blinds we fit, and two very different products underneath the similar price tags. Here is how to choose between them, room by room.
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Blinds and shutters for awkward and shaped windows
Arches, apex gables, triangles, portholes, sloped ceilings, deep stone reveals — every one of them needs a template cut in your house, not a size picked off a chart. Here is how we approach the windows that catalogues cannot cover.
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Velux and roof window blinds: the complete buying guide
Roof windows are not wall windows tipped sideways. They cook a room in summer, glare straight into your eyes, and sit somewhere you cannot easily reach with a duster. Here is how to choose and fit blinds that actually deal with all of that.
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Bathroom blinds and shutters that actually survive a bathroom
Steam, splashback and daily temperature swings finish off most window dressings within a couple of years. Here is what we actually fit in bathrooms and wet rooms across the North West, and why timber never gets near a bath.
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