One app, every blind — including the ones you can't reach

Power options

Rechargeable battery motors need no wiring and suit retrofits — charge every few months via a USB-style charger. Wired 220V motors suit new builds and renovations: permanent, no charging, and the right choice for big or heavy systems and exterior products, with an electrician and some planning at design stage.

Control that matches how you actually live

• Handset remote — one remote for a single blind or, linked, for every blind in a room.
• App control — blinds from the couch, or checking from the office whether the west-facing blinds are still up.
• Schedules — bedroom blinds open with sunrise, west-facing blinds drop automatically as the afternoon sun swings round.
• Sensors — a sun sensor drops shading on a hot elevation automatically; a wind sensor retracts awnings and external screens before a highveld storm rolls in, which matters on any exposed Mooikloof terrace.
• Voice and smart-home integration for the automation-minded household.

Where it stops being optional

Spans too wide or heavy for a chain, blinds over a stairwell void or double-volume landing, concealed ceiling-recess systems, external venetians, awnings and zip screens are all effectively motorised-only products. On a Mooikloof home with several linked blinds across one glass wall, one button or one app tap operating all of them is the difference between a system you actually use and one you leave alone.

Safety and honesty

No dangling chains makes motorised the most child-safe operation available. Motors are quiet but not silent, and quality motors carry multi-year guarantees. Battery motors do need that periodic charge — we set that expectation clearly at quote stage, not after installation.

Where motorisation earns its keep

Wide glass, double-volume stairwells and linked systems, fitted across the belt: