Vertical Blinds

LUXAFLEX VERTICAL BLINDS

Vertical window blinds are today used in many window or door situations where control of light is essential. For those who are not familiar with the vertical blind it operates from a track which has a cord to pull the blind back and a chain which operates the tilting of the Louvre strips. The louvres are attached to this track which in theory is very similar to a corded curtain track, they hang to a sill or floor generally clearing by about 10mm. The fabric louvre has a sewn or heat welded pocket at its base and into this is inserted a weight, a chain link is then added to the front and back of the blind locating onto the inserted weights. The weights and chains give the blind stability and uniformity. Some of the vertical blinds in this section do not require weights or chains, they tend to me the metal ,wood and rigid pvc types. Whatever you choose, vertical blinds tend to come into their own when used on patio doors. The stack of a vertical blind means when it is pulled back of the window, so if its a right hand stack it means all the louvres will be gathered on the right side when pulled back. This means if you have a door that opens on the left the blind can be pulled back to the right to leave the doorway clear.The stack options are all pulling to the right or pulling to the left, split draw which means stack splitting in the middle, half going to the left and the other half to the right similar to a pair of curtains.Centre stacking can also be used although it is rare and only normally used when you have a door that opens inwards on both sides of the window. The Vertical louvre slats are available in widths of 89mm (3½") or 127mm (5") and the standard vertical has a multitude of colour choices. The headrail colours are in white, silver and brown. .There is also a version of vertical blind which can be made for sloped windows or doors, this system is often used on gable ends of a conservatory or such like.