People who have a fair amount of experience with window blinds are sure to swear by the new kind of blinds in the offing. The enclosed window blinds are a new type of blind treatment for your doors and windows. For some people, enclosed window blinds are actually a huge relief. These provide the normal features of any window blind with additional properties and easier usage. Before we get to their advantages and awesome features, let us first take a look at what enclosed window blinds really are.
Enclosed window blinds are aluminum blinds that are sandwiched between two pieces of tempered glass in the interior. Unlike traditional blinds these are not exposed to outer forces and are less complicated as far as their operation is concerned. These are attached to aluminum frames and are mostly used on doors.
The very idea of enclosed window blinds design has been to overcome the difficulties that consumers faced with the normal blinds. What people were looking forward to with this new invention was ease of installation and maintenance, privacy, and enhancement of the looks of their homes. Enclosed window blinds offer all these in one package. Additionally they don’t burden the users with constant cleaning, exposed chords and constant flopping when the door opens or closes.
To know all the advantages of enclosed window blinds, it is important to know how they are different from the other kinds of blinds. First of all, traditional blinds are hung up on the exterior of windows or doors. As a result they are prone to dust and dirt, but because enclosed window blinds are on the inside of the glass doors hence they don’t gather dust. This has three advantages: First, they don’t need to be cleaned. Secondly, they last much longer because they face no wear and tear. Thirdly, as they have to be fit in inside the glasses, once they are installed, they fit the dimensions like nothing else. In traditional blinds, even though you may cut to the best of measurements, their instability results in them not really covering all the dimensions at all the times.
Traditional blinds use chords to roll up or down the blinds. In case of enclosed blinds this feature is done away with. Using a tab on the frame, these blinds can be tinted, closed or opened. For one this means ‘no strings attached’ and two it means that this type of blind is safer for small babies also. Normal blinds have parents on the edge all the times, considering that there is always a risk of baby entangling in the chord while playing near it.
Another feature of traditional blinds that can be a little irksome is their flop-ability and flap-ability. As soon as a door or window is opened, there is a chance that these blinds will start flopping from one end to the other. This can be especially irritating when people are trying to move across or when it is slightly windy on the outside. This bring us to an additional advantage, some of the normal blinds tend to be noisy, especially the vertical kinds. However with enclosed window blinds, as there is no exposure to outside conditions; irrespective of whether it is windy or not, your blinds are very quiet and can let you have a peaceful existence in the room.
Even as this product is till undergoing experimentation, one added advantage that most companies are offering with enclosed window blind is the choice of adding another door blind for temperature regulation. Also depending on whether you want total privacy or some amount of light coming in, you can open these completely or partially. These blinds are available for both steel and fiberglass doors/ windows. Typically these come in following sizes: Full door, Fit Half door, Full sidelights and Half sidelights. However this shouldn’t be a deterrent for people who want to customize their blinds. Take the dimensions of your windows to your provider and they can let you know if and how you can customize your blinds or if they can provide other French door blinds.
Also for people who want added darkness and privacy, you have the option of putting two enclosed blinds on the same window. With right adjustment, additional light can be filtered out giving you more darkness in the room.
Enclosed window blinds suit all the needs of all people trying to decorate their homes in a modern, contemporary but yet functional manner. Even though these blinds are also an economical way of enhancing the look of one’s house, yet, if compared to normal blinds these can be a little bit more expensive. You may end up paying anywhere between $60 to $70 for a door with half glass piece while the cost can go up to $200 to $250 for a full length door on an average.
It is important to remember that enclosed window blinds are best used for functionality. You can start by installing them at places where there is a lot of moment and gradually move on to other areas. However, even if you were to install them for the entire house in one go, there is a consolation: Your immediate cost may be higher than that of a normal blind, but in the long run, since enclosed blinds don’t wear out, your actual cost will turn out to be much lower!
