How to choose the right Full Blockout Roller Blind System
Choosing the right Full Blockout Roller Blind System can be challenging, with so many different options readily available. How do you choose the right Full Blockout Roller Blind System?
At Blinds Downunder we’ve broken down the steps and questions to help you choose the right Full Blockout Roller Blind System for your needs.
Steps for choosing a Full Blockout Roller Blind System:
- Familiarise yourself with the room
- Selecting the best Blockout Fabric
- Blind configuration
- Blind hardware
- Familiarise yourself with your room
Familiarise yourself with the room, have a look at colour scheme, room layout, location of daytime sun, size of the window(s)/doors and any potential obstructions around.
Our custom fit Full Blockout Roller Blind System assists with blocking out external light, creating privacy and can also help with managing energy efficiency.
See the energy benefits of window furnishings.
- Selecting a fabric
Blinds Downunder blind ranges suit a variety of applications, our fabrics offer an exciting range of colours and textures. We provide technical specifications on all the fabrics we have listed. This can help you choose the best blockout fabric for your blinds and their desired application.
When choosing your customised Full Blockout Roller Blind System fabric, it is important you select the right fabric and style that will best suit your blind location, based on your room type and privacy requirements, your internal colour schemes, design and style.
Below we go through the only fabric type that provides Blockout
Blockout fabrics are solid material and stop light entering your room.
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How fabric selection can create better energy efficiency
Our blockout fabrics are considered the best way to reduce heat and heat loss through any external glass window or door. Our blockout fabrics, combined with Full Blockout Roller Blind System to assist with your room darkening.Careful consideration needs to be made with roller blind fabric based on how much sun exposure each room may experience. It is important to view the fabric technical details to determine the best blockout fabric.
Where can I choose these Fabric Ranges?
Our fabric ranges can be chosen as a Full Blockout Roller Blind System through the Full Blockout Roller Blind System section on our webpage. You may wish to view all of our fabric ranges on our Full Blackout Roller Blind Systems page prior to heading to our selection pages.
- Blind mounting options
When considering how you would like your Full Blockout Roller Blind System to appear on your windows or doors, there are a two different options which are outlined below.
Recess Fit Full Blockout Roller Blinds Back Rolled
Recess fit means the blinds are installed on the inside of the window frame and back rolled (see images below). Recessed blinds track need to avoid obstructions/hardware on the window or doors. You need approximately 75mm depth minimum and 90mm to fit fully in the recess from internal frame. If you were to mount Full Blockout Roller Blind System, The tracks will enter the recess approximately 50mm down each side vertical (width of the blind) and will stop light entering into the room.
Important notes regarding Recess Fit Light Gaps
Our Full Blockout Roller Blind System requires a white double sided tape to avoid light bleed or silicon around Full Blockout Roller Blind System to prevent small gaps of light bleeding through on recess fit.
Important note on window obstructions
Obstruction within the internal frame of the window or door, could mean Full Blockout Roller Blind System may need to be externally mounted. This means greater protrusion into the room off the wall.
Face Fit Full Blockout Roller Blinds Back Rolled
This means the Full Blockout Roller Blind System is mounted on the external window face (or architrave) and back rolled (see below image). If Full Blackout Cassette System blind Face Fit, it is back rolled and tracks attach to the architrave or to the wall depending on construction method. The surface is required to be a flat level plain to mount the Full Blackout Roller Blind System.
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What should I consider if I have a Large Window or door
We recommend the Full Blockout Roller Blind System be ordered as seperate systems and joined on a window or door mullion if possible. On request we can manufacture as one large Full Blockout Roller Blind System, with a centre mullion of 80mm. The centre mullion would be a custom order and additional costs would be applied.
We also recommend for larger Full Blockout Roller Blind System over 2500mm to upgrade blind to have a helper spring/spring assist, which we offer as an optional extra instead of the standard gear drive. This helps with the operation of lifting blind up and down and can help with your blind’s overall lifespan.
When should I consider installing the Top Cassette?
Top Cassettes are only recommended with the Full Blockout System as they block light. We sell pelmets/fascia which provide a cheaper option for visual purposes only, if a pelmet is the finished look you are after .
- Blind Hardware
The Full Blackout Roller Blind System comes in three colours; White,Black and Anodised.
Plastic chains tend to last better than the stainless steel and chrome chains. You can change colours in our selection on our product page. As the Full Blackout Roller Blind System, comes in three colours; White,Black and Anodised. We recommend White,Black or Grey when choosing chain colours.
Motorisation
Blinds Downunder also offers battery motorisation. Motorisation requires a battery charger to charge individual batteries approximately every 8 months, blinds stay in their fitted position when charging. The rest of the time you can use a remote control or create automation throughout your house using a hub to raise and drop your blinds. Battery motorisation has came a long way in the last few years and creates a great option for a clean look free of blind chords.
Alpha motors have an app that is extremely versatile and easy to set up. It controls all Alpha motorised products individually, by area or the whole house at once from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. All functionality can be scheduled to operate automatically. With the Alpha Neo Link Box, you can download the free app for either android or apple and control all your devices and groups directly or through automations functions available. Alpha Neo is compatible with both Google Home and Amazon Alexa and Siri.
Click Alpha Motors remote image below for further details on how the motorisation system works;
When should I upgrade Blind Tubes size?
Any blind over 2100mm, we automatically upgrade to a 50mm tube. For structural reasons. 
- Budget
When selecting a Full Blockout Roller Blind System. We recommend choosing the best and most expensive blackout fabric. As this means a premium result for room darkening, incorporated with our Full Blackout Cassette System, if the budget stretches motorisation also. If cost or installation are factors in your purchase of a Blackout System, then we recommend the Top and Sides System Only. If you don't mind a small amount of light entering your room, we would suggest the sides and bottom track system for Face Fitting only, as this is price pointed.
