INTEGRAL BLINDS
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Truly enjoy your windows & doors
Why spend thousands of pounds of your hard earned money on new windows and doors for
them to be covered up by conventional blinds or curtains. When we buy new windows and
doors, we deliberate and make conscious choices on the material, colour, style,
configuration and glass area. We make our choices so that our new windows and doors;
being an integral part of our home, look great and compliment the decor of the rest of the
home. When you choose integral blinds, they exist inside the glass area that you would
already have in your windows and doors, while allowing every single inch of the rest of your
windows and doors to remain visible, regardless as to whether your blinds are open or
closed, this allows you to enjoy the look and feel of your windows and doors anytime, and all
the time. Look at the picture above, a beautiful bifolding door with our integral blinds, the
blinds allow the homeowner to keep every inch of their new door visible, while still being able
to open and close their blinds, controlling light and privacy.
Conventional blinds such as curtains and wall mounted blinds, when closed, cover your windows and doors, putting them out of view. This also spoils the opening as it begins to look busy, with a lot going on, they also require poles and headrails to be drilled and screwed into the wall above your windows and doors, again this can not only look messy, but also spoils the clean and modern finish of your opening. With large openings, a single venetian blind is not possible, several blinds are required to be drilled in, they look messy, flap around in the wind, get dirty and are nuisance to clean, get damaged easily, are a safety hazard, and inevitably have gaps in-between each blind. Perfect fit blinds which are fixed to the face of your windows or doors also come with all of these problems, but also look bulky, spoil the look of your windows or doors, and can interfere with the operation of your windows or doors.
Conventional blinds such as curtains and wall mounted blinds, when closed, cover your windows and doors, putting them out of view. This also spoils the opening as it begins to look busy, with a lot going on, they also require poles and headrails to be drilled and screwed into the wall above your windows and doors, again this can not only look messy, but also spoils the clean and modern finish of your opening. With large openings, a single venetian blind is not possible, several blinds are required to be drilled in, they look messy, flap around in the wind, get dirty and are nuisance to clean, get damaged easily, are a safety hazard, and inevitably have gaps in-between each blind. Perfect fit blinds which are fixed to the face of your windows or doors also come with all of these problems, but also look bulky, spoil the look of your windows or doors, and can interfere with the operation of your windows or doors.
What are integral blinds?
Blinds that are sealed in-between the glass
This product is known by various terms, including integrated blinds, interstitial blinds, blinds in glass, internal blinds, enclosed blinds, built-in blinds, and more. Despite the different names, they all refer to the same product: integral blinds. An integral blind is a sealed unit,
which is the glass or glazing component installed within window and door frames, with a blind enclosed inside the cavity of the sealed unit. As previously mentioned, sealed units are simply the glazing elements fitted into window and door frames. In the UK, most sealed units are double-glazed, consisting of two panes of glass that are bonded and sealed together to create a complete, sealed unit.
v A typical sealed unit consists of several components. First, there is the inner pane of glass, which in the UK is commonly 4mm toughened glass. Next, there is a cavity or space, usually 20mm wide, created by a 20mm spacer bar. This spacer bar runs around all four edges of the sealed unit and is hidden from view once installed. Lastly, there is the outer pane of glass, also typically 4mm toughened. Together, these components form a 28mm thick double-glazed unit, comprising two panes of glass with a spacer in between.
An integral blind unit follows the same structure as a standard sealed unit, but with the addition of a blind enclosed within the cavity. The standard thickness for sealed units in the UK is 28mm, which is ideal for integral blinds. The 20mm cavity provides sufficient space for the blind to fit and operate smoothly. Our integral blinds require a minimum cavity depth of 16mm; anything smaller does not allow enough room for the blind to function within the sealed unit.
This product is known by various terms, including integrated blinds, interstitial blinds, blinds in glass, internal blinds, enclosed blinds, built-in blinds, and more. Despite the different names, they all refer to the same product: integral blinds. An integral blind is a sealed unit,
which is the glass or glazing component installed within window and door frames, with a blind enclosed inside the cavity of the sealed unit. As previously mentioned, sealed units are simply the glazing elements fitted into window and door frames. In the UK, most sealed units are double-glazed, consisting of two panes of glass that are bonded and sealed together to create a complete, sealed unit.
v A typical sealed unit consists of several components. First, there is the inner pane of glass, which in the UK is commonly 4mm toughened glass. Next, there is a cavity or space, usually 20mm wide, created by a 20mm spacer bar. This spacer bar runs around all four edges of the sealed unit and is hidden from view once installed. Lastly, there is the outer pane of glass, also typically 4mm toughened. Together, these components form a 28mm thick double-glazed unit, comprising two panes of glass with a spacer in between.
An integral blind unit follows the same structure as a standard sealed unit, but with the addition of a blind enclosed within the cavity. The standard thickness for sealed units in the UK is 28mm, which is ideal for integral blinds. The 20mm cavity provides sufficient space for the blind to fit and operate smoothly. Our integral blinds require a minimum cavity depth of 16mm; anything smaller does not allow enough room for the blind to function within the sealed unit.
Venetian Integral Blinds
Our venetian integral blinds are made using high quality aluminium
Venetian blinds are one of the most popular types of blind available for contemporary homes, even though they have a long history of use in home and commercial premises of all styles. There’s something distinctive about Venetian window blinds that continues to make them both a popular choice and an attractive one. The structure of Venetian blinds is a simple one: they are horizontal slats made from aluminum and suspended on ladder cords. They can be easily adjusted to let in more or less light, and they’re easy to raise and lower. Venetian blinds have a long reputation as the go-to blind for home settings, and this remains the case. The attraction for homes is that Venetian blinds allow the amount of light filtering into a room to be adjusted as and when it is necessary. Whereas curtains often block all light or none, Venetian blinds can be easily adjusted to both limit the amount of light and alter the direction that it’s entering the room.
This is what makes them an excellent option for kitchens and bathrooms too. As well as the hygienic benefits (see more on this later), they allow for light control in rooms where constantly drawing and undrawing curtains or turning the light on and off would be impractical and a waste of energy – both your energy and the planet’s. In 95% of windows and doors some kind of window dressing to provide privacy, sun protection and light diffusion, or just simply some degree of design detail is essential; and Venetian blinds are probably the most practical of all kinds of window blinds as they offer all three of the above. Venetian blinds offer a unique look combined with ease and simplicity of use. Their unique style has become increasingly popular over recent years and venetian blinds have a welldeserved place, not only in our windows, but as a major and integral part of our interior design schemes.
Venetian blinds are one of the most popular types of blind available for contemporary homes, even though they have a long history of use in home and commercial premises of all styles. There’s something distinctive about Venetian window blinds that continues to make them both a popular choice and an attractive one. The structure of Venetian blinds is a simple one: they are horizontal slats made from aluminum and suspended on ladder cords. They can be easily adjusted to let in more or less light, and they’re easy to raise and lower. Venetian blinds have a long reputation as the go-to blind for home settings, and this remains the case. The attraction for homes is that Venetian blinds allow the amount of light filtering into a room to be adjusted as and when it is necessary. Whereas curtains often block all light or none, Venetian blinds can be easily adjusted to both limit the amount of light and alter the direction that it’s entering the room.
This is what makes them an excellent option for kitchens and bathrooms too. As well as the hygienic benefits (see more on this later), they allow for light control in rooms where constantly drawing and undrawing curtains or turning the light on and off would be impractical and a waste of energy – both your energy and the planet’s. In 95% of windows and doors some kind of window dressing to provide privacy, sun protection and light diffusion, or just simply some degree of design detail is essential; and Venetian blinds are probably the most practical of all kinds of window blinds as they offer all three of the above. Venetian blinds offer a unique look combined with ease and simplicity of use. Their unique style has become increasingly popular over recent years and venetian blinds have a welldeserved place, not only in our windows, but as a major and integral part of our interior design schemes.
We specialize in high-quality integral blinds designed for durability, style, and ease of use. With over 50 years of expertise, we offer innovative solutions manufactured in the UK.
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