Custom Blinds in Fatorda: Roller, Zebra & Wooden Blinds

Heat is the job blinds are given in Fatorda. The area is open and inland, and glass that looks east takes the sun from breakfast, while west windows take it until dusk. Match the blind to the direction: sunscreen fabric for east and south glass, where you want the light without the glare, and on west glass a zebra blind or a roller in blackout cloth, where light and heat need stopping together. For the sliding balcony doors found in most flats here, vertical blinds draw right to one side and leave the door free. Balconies are the other matter. Monsoon rain blows straight onto them, and a clear PVC blind keeps the floor dry without darkening the room behind.

• Flats facing another block across the road: zebra blinds, which give privacy by day and still let light through the sheer bands.
• Terraces and sit-outs of independent houses: bamboo blinds for shade in the dry months, or clear PVC ones to hold off monsoon rain.
• Study corners and home offices: a sunscreen roller above the desk, taking no floor space and wiping clean of dust.