Roller Blinds
Sunscreen where the garden or street view matters, blockout where a two o'clock nap can't wait — made to measure for Kenilworth Upper's bay windows and extension glass alike.
Two fabrics, two jobs
Sunscreen fabric, in 3%, 5% or 10% openness, cuts glare and UV while keeping the street or garden visible through the weave — the lower the percentage, the more heat and glare it stops, at the cost of a little view. A 3–5% weave is the standard choice for the wide glass most Kenilworth Upper kitchen and living extensions are built around.
Blockout fabric does the opposite job: total dark for a nursery, a nap-time bedroom or a media room, plus a genuine insulating layer against the swing between a hot Cape afternoon and a cool evening under the oaks. It's the fabric to reach for anywhere the goal is "no light at all," not "less light."
02Double roller, one bracket
Most street-facing bedrooms end up running a double roller — blockout for night and nap time, sunscreen for the rest of the day, on the same headrail. It's the practical middle ground between wanting some daylight and wanting to actually sleep, or get a toddler to.
03Control options
Chain control with a wall-anchored tensioner as standard, spring-assist for a lighter action, or fully motorised for wide extension glass or an awkward stairwell run — see our motorised automation range for linked, multi-blind setups.
- Suits both shallow Victorian bay openings and wide modern extension glass
- Fabric range runs from entry weaves through to premium sunscreen fabrics
- Cassette or pelmet valances hide the tube, fascia colour-matched to your frames
One honest limit
Very wide spans — beyond roughly 3m of unbroken fabric — need either a central join line or a second, linked blind. On the original sash and bay windows, a timber or aluminium venetian sometimes suits the shallow reveal better than a roller.
From Kenilworth Upper's bay windows to Rondebosch's Victorian streets, sunscreen and blockout rollers are the everyday answer on almost every window we measure.
Get your Kenilworth Upper windows measured
Free in-home measure, a full written quote, no obligation.
Book your free measure