Vertical blinds in Tyldesley & Greater Manchester
The blind most people picture when you say blind, and nothing like the ones they remember. Hundreds of patterns and colours, five headrail colours, and a cordless wand instead of a cord.
What a vertical is actually like to live with
Verticals are still the sensible answer for a wide window or a patio door. Twist the wand and the louvres turn through a full half circle, so you can take the glare off the television without losing the daylight or the view of the garden. Draw them right back and the whole lot stacks up at one end, which is what makes them work on a door you actually use.
They are also the easiest blind to live with over the years, because nothing about a vertical is one sealed unit. Every louvre is a separate piece hanging off its own carrier.
Every vertical we fit comes on the Vogue headrail as standard: a slimmer track with the mechanism enclosed, so the top of the window looks finished rather than industrial. Underneath it you get a monowand, one stick that does both jobs, and nothing hanging down the side of the glass.
They were in the sample books the year we started, 1983, and they have never been out of them since. Fashions in fabric have come and gone round them. The blind itself has stayed.
Fabrics and operation
What you choose from, and what comes as standard on every vertical we make.
| Fabrics | Modern printed fabrics, faux suede, voiles, traditional woven jacquards, and plain dim-out and blackout fabrics. |
|---|---|
| Control | Cordless monowand as standard. One wand tilts the louvres and draws them across. |
| Tilt | A full 180°, from flat across the window to fully open, and every setting in between. |
| Headrail | Vogue headrail as standard: slimline, curved sides, mechanism enclosed. |
| Headrail colours | Five, so the track matches the frame instead of fighting it. |
| Bottom weights | Sewn into each louvre, not strung together with a chain along the bottom. |
| The bunch | They gather to one end when you draw them back. Which end is your call. |
| Windows we fit them to | Wide windows, patio and French doors, and bays. |
| Warranty | The manufacturer's warranty. It varies by blind and by manufacturer, so ask us and we will tell you what covers yours before you order. See the warranty page. |
We would rather tell you before we make it
A vertical is a workhorse, not the answer to everything. Here is where we would put one, and where we would point you somewhere else.
Good for
- Patio doors and French doors you open every day. The bunch pulls clear of the opening.
- Wide living-room windows, where one blind covers the lot without looking heavy.
- Rooms with a television in them, because you can tilt the glare off and keep the view.
- Covering a big span without a big bill.
- Offices, shops and anywhere that wants a plain, hard-wearing blind that keeps working.
Probably not for
- Small windows, where the stack of louvres takes up more of the glass than you would like.
- Rooms you want to look soft and dressed. A roman or a wooden blind sits better there.
- A window straight over a cooker, where fabric louvres will pick up grease. An aluminium venetian or a wipe-clean roller is easier.
- Openings that stand wide open all summer in a through-draught, where any hanging fabric will move about.
If your window is on the second list, ring us anyway. Half the job is knowing which blind belongs where, and that part costs you nothing. Simon takes the sizes and Simon puts the brackets up, so nothing gets lost between the two.
Questions we get asked
If yours is not here, ring the showroom and ask. We do not mind talking you out of something.
Will they work on a patio door I use every day?
That is the job they are best at. The louvres draw right back into a bunch at one end, so the door opens clear instead of fighting the blind. We will ask which side you want the bunch on, and which way you tend to open the door, and set it up that way round.
Can vertical blinds go in a bay window?
Yes. Each face of the bay is measured on its own and the tracks are set so the louvres clear one another in the corners. That is a measuring job rather than a catalogue job, which is the main reason we come out to you rather than take sizes over the phone.
What happens if one louvre gets damaged?
Vertical louvres are individual pieces hanging off their own carriers, so a damaged one does not mean a new blind. Give us a ring, tell us what has happened and which blind it is, and we will tell you what is involved.
How do you clean vertical blind louvres?
Take the dust off with a soft brush or the brush attachment on the vacuum, working down each louvre rather than across it. Marks come off with a sponge and warm water, gently, and they should be left hanging to dry. Do not put them in a washing machine.
Children and pets in the house
Safe by design. There is no cord and no loop at the window at all, because the wand is the only thing you touch, and the weights sit inside the louvres instead of dangling on a chain. Tell us there are children or pets in the house and we will fit it that way as standard. More on child safety.
What else we make
Blinds and shutters, every one cut to your own window and put up by us.