Email/phone Beautiful Blinds, they'll let you know what size window they recommend chain drives for. Merimy is VERY helpful. They told me that chain drives were unnecessary for windows smaller than sliding doors.
After investigating B.Blinds, Luxaflex,Kresta, and Hunter Douglas (from Betta Blinds) fabrics I can say that Luxaflex quality is matched by no one. I bought Hunter Douglas (supposedly superior quality) for my kids bedrooms because they had a colour I like but I regret it. Their chord mechanism is beautifully smooth but the material is not consistent in it's thickness, and downright thin in places. In the daylight, with the blinds down, they look mottled as lots of light comes through in the VERY thin patches and less light comes through where the fabric is a better thickness. I guess you wouldn't notice so much if you chose light coloured blinds. Basically a waste of $1,500+. Cost $350 for one 85cmx1.2m blind
I bought one blind from Kresta and tested it's washability fully immersed in water (they said NOT to immerse them). Absolutely no problems. So I've ordered honeycomb blinds for the whole house from them. Their fabric is durable, even thickness all over, and quite substantial in weight compare to the H.Douglas and they have some great colours. Kresta's price for the 85cmx1.2m blind was about $200 once they took their standard 30% off their "full price".
Goska, love to know how you saved 50% on your double glazing. What secrets did you learn about how the glazing industry operates?
So would it be true to say in summary the cellular Kresta blinds although not as good as the Luxaflex blinds are better than the Better Blinds ones and are cheaper than the Luxaflex so worth it?
I might get some quotes from Kresta, Luxaflex and other companies offering Luxaflex.
Anyone tried http://www.allcleanblinds.com.au/NewProdHome.html for Luxaflex?