Where can I buy caravan roller blinds please

cherylmac · Member

Where can I buy caravan roller blinds please

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Welcome to the gang cherylmac, enjoy here and out in the playground.

Have you tried Spotlight, just a thought.

Keep Safe on the roads.

cherylmac · Member

Thanks for the welcome no I think spotlight only have standard sizes disbelief

-- Edited by cherylmac on Wednesday 13th of January 2016 06:05:19 PM

JayDee · Guru

We will watch this thread with interest as we are thinking likewise.
Jay&dee

terrola · Veteran Member

bunnings

have roller blinds

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Most blind makers will make them to fit anywhere - I think even Spotlight or one of the curtain shops - was thinking along those lines myself.

Pamela G · Senior Member

Hi We did ours with blinds from spotlight. You need a couple of tools. A straight edge, a sharp stanley knife and a hacksaw for the aluminium roller.

A couple of things to watch for. our windows were 120 cm wide, however a 120 cm wide blind only covers 117cm of window so we had to go to the wider width to get full coverage of the window. We then cut back the length of the blind from the top edge at the roller. It just slips into a slot in the roller so is not hard to shorten. We then cut the width back and adjusted the roller width accordingly. I used the excess material for the pelmets and door curtain to make them match.

cherylmac · Member

Wow will look at spotlight thank you so much

Olley46 · Guru

I fitted blinds on four windows in our van ,I bought them from spotlight as close to the window size as I could get, and then I cut them to size with a mitre saw,hold them tight rolled up and cut them with the mitre saw,it does the job perfect,cuts through the material and aluminium perfect.

also welcome to the Forum.

Lance C

-- Edited by Olley46 on Wednesday 13th of January 2016 10:22:05 PM

Jafan · Veteran Member

Ours also came from Spotlight, great value & could be cut to size.

cherylmac · Member

Our caravan is an older one with the wind out windows how did you fit your blinds?can you take a picture?just wondering if the blinds would sit too far out and lose heat or cool from aircon or allow heat or cold air in if sitting too far out thanks

Pamela G · Senior Member

Hi

Our van is a coromal 2011 lifestyle

Our windows are a mix of windout and sliding. There were already pelmets for the curtains so I was lucky enough just to use them, however the pictures show how you could do it by attaching a timber top. I have showed both set ups. The brackets go downwards not outwards this keeps the blind close to the window and under the pelmet taking less room. I also failed to mention in my first reply that you also need to shorten the chain. You can buy the chain joiners at spotlight also. Just make sure the joiner is at the bottom so that it does not have to go through the roller. My pelmet is just attached with Velcro. very easy to clean and staples work well. I did however purchase a venetian blind for over the sink. Got that from Coromal. To keep light out make sure you go past the window a bit to get full coverage. Spotlight have the blinds at 40% off at the moment. If you were in Cairns you could come and have a look. It really was not hard to do.

cherylmac · Member

Thanks for your help Pamela and everyone else off to spotlight tomorrow will take photos when finished blinds. We are lucky do have pelmets in van cheers

cherylmac · Member

First blind done not hard just fiddley. Bought blinds at Lincraft 40% off so pleased thanks all for your replies

cherylmac · Member

First blind done not hard just fiddley. Bought blinds at Lincraft 40% off so pleased thanks all for your replies some images of how to set blinds into pelmet if anyone wants to do them, also if any ideas for keeping the front blind in place as the angle of front of van makes blind drop straight down we have tucked it behind the curtain wire that was already there at the moment thought about Velcro but blinds would get finger marks when anchoring them all the time

once again thanks for your help on this forum cheers

taylorstirling · Newbie

We make blinds for Caravans on 32mm or 28mm tube depending on requirements, they can be spring loaded or traditional chain control. Blinds come with lock down clips so you can travel with the blinds down. We have both single blind or a dual blind system so you can run a blockout and sunscreen blind. Drop and email to info@taylorandstirling.com.au and we can quote on your window sizes. Or visit www.taylorandstirling.com.au/indoor-curtains-blinds/caravan-blinds-curtains/ for images of jobs. We can post to you or you can stay for a few days in Ballarat, while we make them for you.