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The most common type of vertical window blinds that you are going to encounter are PVC, or vinyl. This plastic material is great for use in homes, mainly because of how easy it is to clean. The other huge benefit that homeowners receive, is saving money. Because PVC vertical blinds are so cheap to manufacture, they are incredibly easy to find, and usually what you are going to see the most of. You can get these types of blinds in a wide variety of colors, but if you want to really get decorative, you may want to consider fabric.
Fabric vertical blinds can really spruce up a room, by creating a more natural feel. Fabric moves and flows, whereas, PVC and plastic is stiff, and rigid. This means that you create a softer feel for your living room, which is great when you are using soft materials for your furniture, and low wattage or soft colored lighting. You can create a very relaxing, appealing environment fairly easily. You must understand, though, that fabric blinds are among the hardest types to clean.
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More Vertical Blind Information Back to list of Fabric Verticals What can Vertical Blinds do for me? Types of Vanes Vane Sizes Options Recommended Rooms For Use |
What can Vertical Blinds do for me?
- Verticals have tremendous design flexibility and can accommodate specialty windows with curves and angles. Bay windows or curved windows can be fitted with a vertical blind system.
- Wide array of color choices (over 400) for light control from room darkening to translucent fabrics
- Effectively control outside light by rotating the slats while providing necessary privacy. Room can be darkened substantially when the slats are fully closed
- Simple to operate by either rotating the vanes by twisting the wand or pulling the blind completely open with a continuous cord loop
- Vinyl, wood and aluminum vanes can be noisy as they are being drawn across your window
- To reduce wear and tear on cords and vanes, fully open louvers before drawing the blind across the window. This reduces friction between vanes and requires less effort to open
- Recommended for sliding glass doors and very wide windows
Fabric - fabric is available either hanging freely with sewn-in weights or inserted into a PVC protective casing known as groover inserts.
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- Freehanging fabric can be beautiful as a vertical blind, as it adds the soft look of fabric to virtually any window.
- Freehanging fabric louvers filter light, while reducing heat and UV rays. When inserted into a protective casing, fabric vanes give you the rigidity, durability, and light blocking of PVC, while preserving the softer look of fabric.
Vane sizes available in 2" or 3 1/2"
- By far the most common is the 3 1/2". These wider slats allow the most free window space because there are fewer vanes (because they are wider) and farther apart. This also results in a narrower stack when fully pulled back than the vertical with 2” vanes.
- The 2” vanes do have a unique, modern look, which is eye-catching. The 2" is 25%-40% more expensive, depending on the manufacturer and the type of material you request for the vanes.
- Free-hanging vanes (material hangs without other support) and groover insert vanes (material is inserted into a plastic backing providing greater protection) are available
- Wand control (PermAssure by HunterDouglas, and OneTouch by Graber) replaces control chain and cord (tilt and pull controls) for ease of use and child safety.
- A wide variety of valance styles are available from single layer to double layered valances
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