Blinds, Roller Shutters & Awnings, Claremont Upper
One suburb north of Kenilworth Upper, on the leafier eastern rise toward Table Mountain — heritage manor houses in the "Hen and Chicken" pocket alongside newer architect-led builds on the same generous stands.
Two housing generations, side by side
Claremont Upper sits between Newlands and Rondebosch, on ground high enough to catch more direct light than the valley floor below. The brief here usually falls into one of two camps, and we specify differently for each.
The heritage manor brief
Grand gardens and period proportions define the "Hen and Chicken" pocket's older houses — tall sash and casement windows that call for a treatment in keeping with the era. Timber venetians or a light-filtering roller in a natural weave usually read better here than an aluminium finish.
The architect-led new build
Newer houses on the same large stands tend to run floor-to-ceiling glass and open-plan living onto the garden. That's a different spec entirely: wide sunscreen rollers, concealed ceiling-pelmet blinds that vanish into the architecture, or panel blinds across stacking doors.
More direct sun than the valley floor
Sitting higher on the eastern slope than low-lying Newlands, Claremont Upper's gardens and upper-storey windows get more direct afternoon sun than the tree-shrouded valley below — worth factoring into fabric choice on west-facing rooms.
Alongside Kenilworth Upper and Claremont Upper, we measure and fit throughout the neighbouring school-belt corridor.
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