Motorised blinds, and when they are worth it
Not a gadget. On the right windows it is the difference between a blind that gets used and one that does not.
Modern Queensland houses are built with far more glass than they used to be — large spans, high windows, stacking doors. That is lovely for light and a problem for anything you have to reach.
When it earns its keep
Windows you cannot reach. High-level glass in a void, stairwell windows, anything above a kitchen bench. A blind that is awkward to operate stops being operated, and then you have paid for something that sits in one position permanently.
Runs of several windows. Adjusting six blinds by hand twice a day is a chore nobody keeps up. One control does the run.
Heat scheduling. This is the underrated one. Set the blinds on a west-facing room to close before the afternoon sun arrives and the room never heats up in the first place — which is much more effective than cooling it down afterwards.
Accessibility. For anyone with limited mobility or reach, it changes what parts of the house are usable.
When it is not worth it
A single, easily reached window in a room you are in every day. The manual version works, costs less, and has nothing to fail.
Be wary of motorising a whole house on principle. Do the windows where reach or scheduling is a genuine problem, and leave the rest.
Fit it at install, not later
Retrofitting motorisation means removing what is there, running power or fitting battery units, and in some cases replacing the headbox. Specified at the start it is part of the build.
If you think you might motorise later, say so at the measure. There are decisions about headbox size and power access that are trivial upfront and awkward afterwards.
Motors carry a five-year warranty. Our commercial arm runs the same automation platforms at building scale — see Decor Commercial if the project is larger than a house.
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