ᐅ Installing floor-to-ceiling double windows with internal blinds—any experience?
Created on: 12 Feb 2021 12:24
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chewbacca123
Hello everyone, our floor-to-ceiling south-facing windows have external roller shutters. They work quite well to keep out the heat in summer, but we are now considering adding internal blinds. The idea is to be able to reduce sunlight during strong winter sun without making the room completely dark. Does anyone have experience with this?
Is it even possible to install blinds on the large windows when there is a roller shutter box above? Do you think mounting them inside the window frame is feasible – probably not, right? Because of the thickness of the blind slats.
What do you think about wooden blinds? I recently saw an advertisement online, and they looked really nice.
Thanks a lot and best regards
Is it even possible to install blinds on the large windows when there is a roller shutter box above? Do you think mounting them inside the window frame is feasible – probably not, right? Because of the thickness of the blind slats.
What do you think about wooden blinds? I recently saw an advertisement online, and they looked really nice.
Thanks a lot and best regards
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Alessandro19 Feb 2021 07:20oh...
I thought you could simply replace roller blinds with screens. I wasn’t aware that the roller shutter box needs to be opened up and that the window has to be removed for that.
I thought you could simply replace roller blinds with screens. I wasn’t aware that the roller shutter box needs to be opened up and that the window has to be removed for that.
Alessandro schrieb:
I thought you could simply replace roller shutters with screens. It’s new to me that the roller shutter box has to be opened up and the window removed for that. I witnessed firsthand during my shell construction how different the requirements can be. We decided to switch from roller shutters to external venetian blinds on three windows. The wall structure, where the roller shutter box is usually installed, is different. The openings above the windows for the shutter boxes had to be bricked up again. The external venetian blinds are probably supplied directly by the window manufacturer and installed as a complete unit? I didn’t fully understand the details either.
But you can’t just swap them like that. You either have to want it and happen to have a lot of money, or you do it alongside new windows and a related facade renovation.
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Alessandro19 Feb 2021 08:53Roller shutters and blinds are clearly different systems, with their housings as different as night and day. However, for screens and roller blinds, both of which roll up onto a spindle, I would say that the housing usually does not need to be replaced, so the effort involved is relatively limited.
chewbacca12319 Feb 2021 11:27Alessandro schrieb:
oh...
I thought you could simply replace roller blinds with screens. I wasn’t aware that the roller shutter box needs to be opened up and the window removed for that.According to our window installer, it’s a huge job.A
Alessandro19 Feb 2021 11:30How would they ever be able to access it again if there is a problem with the winding or the motor?
This is how it should look in 99.99% of houses.
This is how it should look in 99.99% of houses.
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