[indus]

Hi there.

My home cinema (pj) is in our family room (extension) which is semi open plan to our kitchen.
Its at the back of the house and we are southh facing so get sun from midday to as late as 9pm in summer!
The kitchen has its own doors and windows and then the extension has two fair size windows and then big full height french doors that are over 3m wide. It also has two velluxes

Before I had a home cinema in that room I had just normal blinds put up, they look nice but don't really block out light. Wooden type ones on the windows and vertical one for the french doors.

I've kept all the original blinds up and now added perfect fit blinds (with blackout material) on the windows. These are rubbish, the edge of the blind material falls away from the side of the frame and therefore gives huge light leakage.

I tried a roller blind on thhe french windows, thats turned into a disaster as well. The maximum width a roller blind comes in is 3m, and my opening is about 3.1m. Then there is the normal gap you get between the edge of the fitting and where the blind material starts, this has made the gaps on the side huge, with loads of light leakage.

Also when I tried to fit this into the top of the french window recess I couldn't, there is a steel beam there that can't be drilled. had to use the side fittings which means tthe blind is not even close to flush with the top of the recess so loads of light leakage there.

So, I've spent loads of money and the results are rubbish, I can't watch the pj on a sunny day.

The only thing thats worked are the velux blinds, they fit perfectly and give 100% light blockage.

I don't now what to do next.

The extension, and kitchen, which its semiopen plan to are quite modern in decor and so I feel big thick over size curtains would not look right

Any suggestions??

[Jaunty]

Hi chap.

Have you considered vertical blinds? The right ones could look quite swish at your gaff. Not sure how much of a black out effect you need though, or what they would give. Here's some and a pic for effect

incrediBlinds.co.uk - Blackout Vertical Blinds

http://www.shuttersarizona.com/image...linds_1y1w.jpg


Hmm see you had vertical ones before. What about black out versions of them?

[deansocial]

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