Duette blinds also help control ultraviolet bleaching of your soft furnishings. Particularly those closest to your windows. Dark colours, in curtains and upholstery, are particularly prone to bleaching. Dark leather suites are also vulnerable to bleaching if no blinds are present to protect them. Roof Lanterns and Duette Roof Light Blinds With the hub system, you can set your blinds to move at any time of the day (multiple times if you require) automatically to a preferred position. Luxaflex PowerView App For Controlling Duette Blinds from a SmartPhone The metal frames on certain blinds cannot be submerged into water, since this could damage the metal coating. Follow the above steps for pleated blinds if your Duette or Plisse blind is made of metal. HORR055 -Fits windows with a min width 250mm, max width 472mm & a min height of 240mm, max height 501mm

The UCS is a compact combination blind with pleated insect screen and sun protection. The fly screen and the blind material are both fabric-folding – developed for long and intensive use. HORR057 - Fitswindows with amin width 250mm, max width472mm& amin height of 809mm, max height 1100mm To prevent the Duette® and Plissé fabrics from becoming dirty, the blinds should be cleaned regularly with a feather duster or with a vacuum cleaner at a low setting. If the windows were side by side in a straight line, then the tops or headrails of each blind could be butted together. Think of these three windows as a bay window Duette Blinds on a Bay Window from The Scottish Shutter CompanyHORR058 - Fits windows with a min width 473mm, max width 872mm& amin height of 240mm, max height 501mm This new FR range is ideal for bars, restaurants, offices and hotels where sun protection and optimal control of daylight is required.

Here at The Scottish Shutter Company, we know our products are not unique, so our service has to be. One key factor in deciding the maximum possible width and prop of any Duette blind is the fabric weight. With such a wide range of fabrics in the Duette range, there are four different weight classes. Ultimately, we do need to do a weight calculation, depending upon the size of your recess and the chosen fabric. Luxaflex Duette Blinds for Conservatories The Horrex Duo Plisse UCS is an insect and sun protection fabric-folding blind made completely from aluminium, so if you’re looking for something that’s going to last just as long as your campervan itself, this is it. Designed to fit perfectly in Polyvision frames, this compact combination blind is lightweight, easy to install, and best of all there’s no visible screws, so it looks like it’s factory fitted… even if it’s not! All blinds will need a good clean every now and then to keep them looking their best, as well as to prevent any dust or harmful bacteria building up. Follow the tips below to ensure you get the best out of your window coverings. At most Authorized Luxaflex® Showrooms you will find this professional service when purchasing a new product.

HORR063 - Fits windows with a min width 873mm, max width 1172mm & a min height of 809mm, max height 1100mm Luxaflex Duette Blinds are a specific type of honeycomb or cellular blind from Luxaflex. It has no equivalent. Fill a container, bath or basin with lukewarm water (30 °C) and add one scoop or cap non-synthetic detergent. Lay the fabric in the water and hold the headrail above the water. (Applies only for motorised models.) The cleaning result will be better if the pleats are not held in the water as a bundle but opened, preventing creasing or deforming of the fabric and the pleats. Use a soft sponge or brush on the fabric to clean any stains. There’s also Apollo Blinds which is the UK’s largest window blinds franchise. However, the two Apollo shops in Edinburgh have now closed.

where the bay angles are zero degrees. As the angle increases then the blinds need to be made shorter in width to accommodate the angles. One of the challenges of fitting blinds in a full bay window is the angles that the side windows form with the main window. These angles can vary from ninety degrees in a box or square bay to around twenty degrees in a very shallow bay. excellent dim-out blind. Pleated (Plisse) blinds have holes in the material to accommodate the operating cords. This means some light will come through the body of the blind. It’s for this reason that we don’t recommend single pleat blinds in room darkening situations. Also, the visible cords on a Plisse blind make it less child-safe. A Duette blind is a far better option. There are national companies such as Thomas Sanderson Blinds and Hillarys Blinds. These companies favour self-employed salespeople and fitters and are famous for their extensive use of national marketing such as television, including TV programme sponsorship and Sunday magazine leaflet drops. Luxaflex® recommends using a window covering professional to expertly measure and install your window shades, blinds, shutters, and awnings for proper fit and function.Raise the fabric once every hour and then allow it to drop before raising it again to 300 mm under the headrail. Repeat this cycle until the fabric is dry. Hopefully, we’ve been able to give you a good understanding of Luxaflex Duette blinds. Please do pop in and see us in either our Edinburgh or Dundee showrooms. Please note that the fabric of both Duette® and Plissé Shades cannot be separated from the head and bottom rails.

With PowerView you can control your Duette blinds (and other Luxaflex blinds) from a simple handheld device called a Pebble. With the PowerView App, you can easily create customised scenes that control all the blinds in your home. You can operate all your blinds at the same time or in any combination you choose. Scheduling scenes to move your blinds automatically, so you don’t have to is also possible. We’ve been working with Luxaflex products for over thirty years. There’s no one else in Scotland with this much expertise in Luxaflex products. We own and operate the only two Luxaflex Gallery Dealer Showrooms in Scotland. One in Edinburgh at 67 Ratcliffe Terrace. This showroom is just a couple of minutes south of The Meadows. And one in Dundee, on West Pitkerro Industrial Estate near Sainsbury’s.Duette blinds can be easily shaped. This means they’re perfect for shading triangular and shaped conservatory roofs. They’re also an excellent choice when you have shaped gable end windows such as triangles. Tensioned Bottom-Up Duette Blinds below Shaped Shutters on a Gable Window Luxaflex Duette Blinds on Bay Window