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Covering Skylight

  • 16-05-2013 1:18pm
    #1
    prospect
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,787 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I have a kids bedroom with two large skylight windows (like velux, but a different brand).
    Both of these are quite high up as the house is 1 1/5 story dormer, so they cannot be reached by hand.

    I am looking for ideas for covering these, curtains or shutters or similar. I did get a blind for a 3rd (identical) skylight in a different room, but it was quite expensive for just a plain cream blackout blind.


    Any suggestions? It's a pretty long shot I know.


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  • #2
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    prospect wrote: »
    Hi,

    I have a kids bedroom with two large skylight windows (like velux, but a different brand).
    Both of these are quite high up as the house is 1 1/5 story dormer, so they cannot be reached by hand.

    I am looking for ideas for covering these, curtains or shutters or similar. I did get a blind for a 3rd (identical) skylight in a different room, but it was quite expensive for just a plain cream blackout blind.


    Any suggestions? It's a pretty long shot I know.

    Solar powered blackout blinds perhaps.Available in many colours and patterns.:)

    Fantastic bit of kit and does what it says on the tin.:D


  • #3
    prospect
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,787 ✭✭✭prospect


    Oh they are cool, I never new such a thing existed.

    I should have mentioned I am doing this on a budget.

    Thanks for posting that though, just for the cool factor. (yup, I'm a nerd for these things)


  • #4
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,694 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    I bought one of these a few weeks back

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLACKOUT-ROOF-ROLLER-BLINDS-FOR-EVERY-VELUX-WINDOW-MADE-IN-THE-UK-/261155925920?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Curtains_Blinds_Curtains_EH&var=&hash=item3cce1b2fa0

    They are half the price of Velux own brand. But I fitted it in 5mins, and I'm useless at DIY!

    Thinking of ordering another 2, very pleased with the quality.


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