Blackout Blinds - Value for Money or Not?

Very often we are asked about blackout blinds.
The need for black out blinds generally arises from people who work nights or for people wishing to reduce the light into childrens bedrooms. This brief guide outlines the benefit sof bclakout blinds and how to get the best from them.
Due to the very nature of a vertical blackout blind, the blind must be fitted a couple of inches away from the window to allow the louvres to be tilted open and closed without fouling the window or window handles. Even on a recess window, when the blinds are closed you will still be left with a gap at the sides, this will be a sizeable gap if you also have a dado rail etc. At the bottom of the blind there is also a gap of around 15mm and at the top of the blind there is a similar gap between the rail and the louvres. Further more, once the blackout blind is closed, if viewed from an angle, because of the thickness of the weight at the bottom of each louvre a gap of a few millimetres can be seen. Although all these gaps individually are rather small, collectively they allow a quite a bit of light into the room. My experience shows that whenever a customer pays the extra for a blackout vertical blind they are disappointed with the result.

For this reason ROLLER BLACKOUT BLINDS are a better option as there are no louvre gaps and they block out virtually all the light coming in through the window.