Wooden Blinds for period properties: what we look for
Period properties almost never have square reveals. Two-hundred-year-old sashes, leaded casements and timber casements all settle, twist and wear over time — and a window dressing built to a 'standard' size will always show it.
- Every panel and drop is measured individually — most period reveals are out by 5–15 mm corner to corner.
- Café-style shutters and tier-on-tier configurations protect the original sightline in heritage properties.
- Listed-building consent is rarely required for interior fittings, but we'll provide the technical detail if you need to consult.
- Lead-light and stained-glass windows usually call for face-fix solutions that don't touch the original glazing bars.
What to think about for Saltwood
- Catalogue sizing forced into a non-square reveal — gaps you can see daylight through.
- Wrong fixing into render or lath-and-plaster — brackets pull within months.
- Cord-and-chain installs without break-away tensioners — fails current child-safety regs.
- Recess-fit on listed windows where face-fix was the right call — heritage issue waiting to happen.
Local wooden blinds examples from the CT21 area
Holiday-let wooden blinds for a CT21 coastal property
Salt and rapid guest turnover — we used ABS-waterproof shutters and washable rollers that the cleaners can sanitise between bookings.
Tier-on-tier wooden blinds for a Saltwood sea view
The customer wanted privacy at street level but the view untouched above — tier-on-tier was the answer.
Kitchen wooden blinds for a CT21 family home
Grease and steam ruled out fabric in this run — we went with 50mm faux-wood Venetians and a wipe-clean finish that's still looking new four years on.
What makes the install last
- Stainless and brass fixings only — no plated steel into damp reveals.
- Fabrics matched to room conditions (steam, light, traffic).
- Tracks and headrails sized to the actual drop, not the nearest size up.
- Brackets fixed into substrate, not into render or lath.
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