Helpful Facts Before Making Your Choice Blinds Supplied And Fitted

With wooden venetian blinds you need to consider the “stack”. The stack is the depth of the slats on the blind when it is pulled all the way up.

If your window has a fanlight at the top or your room is particularly dark and you want to pull the blind up to let more light in, rather than just control the light by controlling the angle of the venetian blind slats, then the following guide will give you an indication of how much room the blind will take.

The stack is reduced with 50mm slats because you need less slats to cover the drop when the blind is closed, so this may be the better option if you don’t have room at the top of the window.

If you are in any doubt please feel free to contact us on 0845 2011781 for advice.

The measurement stated includes the headrail and bottom rail, ie from the very top of the blind to the bottom.

What are the compacted stack sizes?

Something you may need to consider is what is known as the “stack”.

Modern wooden venetians come in three slat sizes:

• 25mm slat
• 35mm slat
• 50mm slat

The most popular wood slat size is 35mm at the moment. If you are buying for multiple windows then stick to the same slat size throughout the room and preferably house.

It would be normal to use 50mm on a large window (say a patio door) and 50mm also offers a more colonial feel.

25mm slats suit a smaller window, whilst 35mm seems to strike the best balance on most windows.