Custom Blinds in Porvorim: Roller, Zebra & Venetian

A Porvorim balcony is a pleasure in the dry months and awash in the wet ones, because nothing on the plateau breaks the wind that drives the rain sideways. Clear PVC monsoon blinds on the open sides solve that, provided they run in channels or on cables; a loose sheet of PVC on an upper floor flaps itself to pieces. Indoors, the large windows and sliding doors of the newer complexes take wide roller or zebra blinds, split into two or three so that no single blind is too heavy. Fit them inside the recess where one exists. Laterite dust wipes off a roller in one pass, which cannot be said for a venetian's many slats.

• Balconies on upper floors of the complexes: clear PVC monsoon blinds in side channels on the windward faces, rolled away after the rains.
• Row houses and bungalows in Alto Porvorim: motorised rollers on stair windows and high glazing that nobody can reach by hand.
• Bedrooms facing the highway: blackout rollers fitted inside the recess, with a weighted rail so they hang still when the window is open.