Browse Forums Window Furnishings 1 Jan 05, 2013 10:17 am Hi all, I'm trying to find out the most cost-effective way to furnish the windows in my soon-to-be completed house. As it is a terrace there are only four windows to be covered but they are a bit tricky! Here are their sizes and what I want for each one: Large double sliding door (3596wx2095h) - sheer and blockout curtains Bedroom sliding door (2050wx2095h) - sheer and blockout curtains Short and wide bedroom window (1800wx600h) - blind, don't really care what style, what's best for this shape? Tall and narrow WIR window (690wx2100h, top 690x690 is an awning window and bottom is solid glass) - blind We've had a vague quote of $3100 all up for these (from a bricks and mortar business, through the builder) but I have no idea whether this is a good price. I know people are big fans of getting curtains and blinds online but I get stuck just on the first sliding door as it's so wide - it seems impossible to get curtains online that are quite wide enough without the price jumping hugely! Any advice welcome! Thanks 5.5m Terrace House - Lightsview (Northgate SA) Moved in!! - 22 February 2013 /viewtopic.php?f=31&t=53455 Re: Cost-effective solutions for irregular window sizes 2Jan 05, 2013 3:52 pm One workaround for big windows is to have 3 or 4 of the premade drops instead of two, depending on whether a 1/3-2/3 will work or not for the sliding door. So either get two premade sets that will fit 1800 and put all four up, or get two sets for a 2400 width and put three curtains up. Land settled May '14. Building the PD Hoffman39: 5/11=site start, 13/11=slab pour, 26/11=frame complete, 10/12=roof on, 12/12=bricking started. Blog: http://jyndeira.net/blog/ Re: Cost-effective solutions for irregular window sizes 3Jan 05, 2013 3:54 pm Thanks dragonchild - the sliders are central so it would have to be even on both sides. So do you mean four separate drops? or attempt to join the pairs on each side in some way? 5.5m Terrace House - Lightsview (Northgate SA) Moved in!! - 22 February 2013 /viewtopic.php?f=31&t=53455 Re: Cost-effective solutions for irregular window sizes 4Jan 05, 2013 10:34 pm Four seperate drops then. If you are careful with how you place the hooks, they overlap; I usually try to have 3-5cm overlapping in such cases. Depending on how generous the gathers are, a safety pin placed so you can't see it will hold the top neatly aligned. Or if you want, a needle, matching thread and a couple of stitches but the safety pin works fine. If you have wind blowing them about, then you'd notice but otherwise, mostly people never register. Land settled May '14. Building the PD Hoffman39: 5/11=site start, 13/11=slab pour, 26/11=frame complete, 10/12=roof on, 12/12=bricking started. Blog: http://jyndeira.net/blog/ The last home I lived in didn't have a pool and when i went to sell it the agents were not happy, even telling me to put one in to sell the place. The agents weren't happy… 2 4160 In the end, two pieces of treated timber (20mm thick) were bolted onto the joists and planed when there was too much sticking out. Passed inspection. 13 7725 I would find out how deep your clay base is and depending on the depth install a cut off drain which is more than a normal agi drain. Where the neighbouring walls is… 2 3133 |