Light steered exactly where a Mooikloof window needs it

Aluminium venetians

25mm slats give a crisp, contemporary line and are the most popular width; 50mm slats read bolder with fewer visible lines. Powder-coated aluminium is the moisture champion — bathrooms, kitchens and laundries where fabric blinds fail — and the colour range, including wood-look finishes, covers most estate palettes without stretching the budget.

Timber venetians

50mm basswood or bamboo slats bring real material warmth that suits Mooikloof's more traditional and double-storey-manor-style homes particularly well — studies, formal living rooms, and any sash or feature window where "real material" matters to the finish. Quality lacquer handles normal humidity, but timber is best kept out of high-steam rooms. Because timber is heavier than aluminium, very wide windows are usually split or supported with ladder tape.

Why tilt matters more than you'd think

A roller blind is open or closed by degree; a venetian steers light direction. Tilt up for glare-free daylight over a double-volume living space, tilt down for privacy from a neighbouring double-storey home across the estate, or close flat for full dark. On a home with hour-by-hour sun swings across a wide stand, that adjustability does more work than any single fabric choice could.

Motorised tilt

Premium venetian lines take a motor for the tilt function as well as raise/lower — useful on tall study or stairwell windows where a wand isn't practical. See motorised blinds & automation for the control options.

Where we fit venetian blinds

Aluminium and timber, made to measure for the estates around Mooikloof:

What venetian blinds cost here

The slat sets it. Guides per square metre installed: 25mm or 50mm aluminium works out at R1,000 to R1,500 on a wand or cord, or R2,500 to R3,600 motorised. Timber, wider, heavier and hand-finished, works out at R1,600 to R2,600 hand-operated, or R3,000 to R4,500 with a motor.

Getting the material the right way round saves money. Aluminium belongs in bathrooms, sculleries and anything that meets steam; timber belongs in dry living rooms and studies. Swapping later costs more than specifying properly at the measure. Below roughly a square metre a minimum applies, because headrail, tilt gear and ladder tapes hardly change with the opening. Each window is quoted on its own line in writing.