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Venetian blind for bay window

  • 15-01-2009 4:22pm
    #1
    aka_Ciaran
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    Hi - I have a bay window in a downstairs bedroom that has 2 side windows and a big main window...the widths are 2ft x 10ft x 2ft, and approx 3 ft high.

    I rang a couple of places from the golden pages to get a quote for horizontal venetian blinds. I wanted wooden ones but I was told they don't come in widths of 10 feet, so I got prices for wood effect aluminium. One place quoted 380 euro and another quoted 365 euro. I think this is really expensive for one window...I would have thought a couple of hundred euro would have got me something i.e 200 or 250 max.

    Are there any places that do good value venetian (horizontal or vertical) blinds? Is it too difficult for a diy job? (I'm not v good at diy a few shelves wold be as far as I go!)

    I also rang Hillarys blinds but they wouldn't quote over the phone, I have to make an appointment for them to come around...are they any good?

    Cheers,
    Ciaran.


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  • #2
    fozzle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭fozzle


    I used sell made to measure blinds and to be honest that sounds like a pretty reasonable price.

    Do you have a vertical bar in the middle of the main window? A cheaper option would be to get two five foot blinds for the 10 foot gap - if there's window frame in the middle then from outside you won't notice the gap.


  • #3
    aka_Ciaran
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭aka_Ciaran


    fozzle wrote: »
    Do you have a vertical bar in the middle of the main window? A cheaper option would be to get two five foot blinds for the 10 foot gap - if there's window frame in the middle then from outside you won't notice the gap.

    No it's one window. I'm wondering also will it be difficult to keep the blind in place due to its weight, given that it's 10 ft wide.


  • #4
    fozzle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭fozzle


    Well that's why they won't make you a wooden one that size. But I'd imagine they'll give you a couple of L shaped brackets to support the length of it, not just the two ends. Pity you can't go the cheaper route, but I bet it's nice when the sun shines ;)


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