Browse Forums Window Furnishings Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 6Sep 13, 2012 9:04 pm I have the same dilemma. Open side for ease of use or close side for concealment? May go the wand way (except my sliding door opening is almost 4 metres!) However, I like the chains on the bottom. The curtains come to a standstill quicker after opening or closing. If the chains do break, just change them every 10 years. Quick and easy. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 7Sep 13, 2012 9:30 pm Hi Casa Yep, I saw there are chains in several different sizes. There are chrome ones too, I'm thinking they could look great if you have some other chrome/silver things (eg. lights), plus they should be less prone to smog deposits And yep again, I almost changed my mind to the wand for the same reason ... but now back to the original feeling GEEZ ! I wish I could decide. And I have almost forgotten why not the wand! I think I would forever hate it, worrying I'd break the glass with it and constantly forgetting it's there and mishandling it! I had a terrible experience with some heavy curtains with large wands - not for me!! Unless the new age wands are much lighter ... Oh yeah, the other thing - I thought that a wand would be too "weak" for a large blind (but they are great for small blinds IMO). My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 8Sep 13, 2012 9:34 pm I think the wands are plastic tipped. Should be hard to break the glass. The only downside that I imagine with the wands is that they stick out when the blinds a re fully open and that they may not work well with very large runs. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 9Sep 13, 2012 9:42 pm Exactly my thoughts. Now I'm thinking, since our doors are only 2.2m, and we'll only need to open the blind on half of that (max) for everyday use, perhaps the wand could work for us. Our door opening is one side, the other side is fixed. Are yours the same, or maybe it opens in the middle? Maybe you also only need to "uncover" max half of the whole blind width for everyday use?? In fact, that's probably right ... ?? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 10Sep 13, 2012 10:17 pm Yes, door on one side and fixed on the other. Since there's a nice outlook from the large sliding door, I would open the vertical blinds fully. In fact that's how they would be 90% of the time - fully open (with the wand dangling out somewhat ). Main time to close the blinds is in summer late afternoons when the sun streams into the house, heating it and making it difficult to sit in certain places. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 11Sep 13, 2012 10:29 pm Casa2 Yes, door on one side and fixed on the other. Since there's a nice outlook from the large sliding door, I would open the vertical blinds fully. In fact that's how they would be 90% of the time - fully open (with the wand dangling out somewhat ) The wand sits next to the first blade whether the verticals are opened or closed. Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 12Sep 13, 2012 10:32 pm When the blinds are fully open (both angled and extent) then the wand sticks out about 50 mm from the end of the stack. Not the best of looks. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 13Sep 13, 2012 10:33 pm @catjim So, not dangling around? How long is it, more than half the door height?? Is it that heavy or strong that it could break the glass? What colour is yours? Our blind would be white, so I'm thinking the transparent one ?! My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 14Sep 13, 2012 10:39 pm Wand control with chainless bottom weights! We always recommend this combination to our customers as its most practical for larger doors. If you have bottom chains, as the blinds slide across the chain can get tangled in the door channels etc... If you have wand control, the wand will slide across with the blades,so it wont be that visible.. Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 15Sep 13, 2012 10:50 pm Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 16Sep 13, 2012 10:52 pm Ritchie Wand control with chainless bottom weights! We always recommend this combination to our customers as its most practical for larger doors. If you have bottom chains, as the blinds slide across the chain can get tangled in the door channels etc... If you have wand control, the wand will slide across with the blades,so it wont be that visible.. Exactly what we've got and I wouldn't EVER consider chains and pull cords. Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 18Sep 13, 2012 11:24 pm Wow, that is nice, catjim! Are they 89mm or 127mm? Also, are you happy with the amount of overlap for the slats? I saw some examples where they appear to only overlap by some 10mm, which is not enough in my mind (especially with thinner slats)! Also heard that blinds with sewn-in weights close better (ie. slats are closer / light gaps between the slats are much thinner) because those weights are not as thick as the other 2 types, so they allow for the slats to sit closer when blind is close like a blockout. Is that true for your blind? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Vertical blind for sliding doors 19Sep 14, 2012 12:22 am Lex, I have 2 sets of panel glides, would you consider them ISO verticals? The larger doors are 3600 wide and have 5 sections of blind all controlled with a wand. Easy! Regards, Grumbles Vertical blind for sliding doors 20Sep 14, 2012 7:12 am Our wand has broken despite careful handling after less than 3 years. The connection has come loose and although it can be reattached it comes off when the blind is knocked etc. I wish we didn't have them. Love our chain less weighted blind segments though. We are looking for sliding doors which are 5 metres tall. There are a few European options. Any manufacturers in Australia or distributors? 0 5311 Pls help! The black marks show where our outdoor entertaining area would be along side of house as we have an irregular backyard and want to make use of the side as… 0 4531 |