Concealed Blinds for Shaped Windows

The opening gap depends on the cellular blinds used as there are both smaller and bigger honeycomb shapes. Typically, the opening gap is between 35-50mm.

No, it is not recommended to walk on the box cover. However, it is possible in cellular blinds installations as there is often space inside the head box to support the cover plate from below, next to the blind stack.

Shaped cellular blinds typically have a short hem bar or rail that the pulling cords are connected to. To fully cover the top of the window, there needs to be space inside the Blindspace boxes for this hem bar. This can be achieved with deeper side boxes that are mitred in the top or with a short hem bar box in the top. Consult with a local shading specialist.

Cover plates may need to be cut into shorter sections to be closed where there is room and then pushed sideways into the corner. One side of the triangle may end up with 2 or 3 cover plate sections with thin hairlines between them.

A common situation in gable end windows is to have glass doors below the shaped section. Blindspace has developed an S-shaped pelmet that can house one shaped blind going up and a rectangular blind going down. See Bottom-Up Cellular Blinds in S Pelmet.

The opening gap depends on the blinds and hem bars used as there are both smaller and bigger systems. Typically the opening gap is 50mm.

No, it is not recommended to walk on the box cover. To support the cover plate from below, a larger head box may be required. Consult with a shading specialist and the contractor.

Some shaped blinds have a short hem bar or rail that the pulling cords are connected to. To fully cover the top of the window, there needs to be space inside the Blindspace boxes for this hem bar. This can be achieved with deeper side boxes that are mitred in the top or with a short hem bar box in the top. Consult with a local shading specialist.

Cover plates may need to be cut into shorter sections to be closed where there is room and then pushed sideways into the corner. One side of the triangle may end up with 2 or 3 cover plate sections with thin hairlines between them.

Roller blinds in contrast to cellular blinds take up more space and the bottom-up roller blind and top-down roller blind need to be installed next to each other or one above the other. In any situation, you need 2x the space.

The most common configuration is two sloping head boxes. An alternative is to use two side boxes to avoid light gaps on the sides. However, with two top-down blinds, there will anyway be some light coming in between the two blinds.

There are no visible cords, and in contrast to floor boxes, there is no risk of dirt or other things falling into the concealment box.

For smaller triangular windows, sloping 130x130 head boxes can be used, whereas for taller windows, 130x170 or even 130x200 boxes can be used. Consult with the specialist blind manufacturer.

Blindspace can provide boxes cut to specific angles; however, most often, boxes are ordered oversized and cut on site for perfect adjustment to the building.

The side of the pelmet is actually a Blindspace cover plate.

The Pelmet is either fixed with strong adhesives or with screws, accessed through holes in the S-shaped pelmet. The cover plate can be removed and holes can be made through the profile.

Yes, Blindspace provides special end caps made to fit the S-shaped profile.

Some prefer to have the extra space behind the covers in the side boxes. Others prefer the minimalist look of only the flush-mounted side channels. TrackTrim channels take up less space along the sides of the window.

No. Roller blinds take up much more space and can’t be combined in an S pelmet like this. It would also leave the lower roller exposed towards the room.