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Roman & Soft Roman Blinds
Roman Blinds
Roman Blinds raise in neat horizontal folds providing a smart tailored appearance. Tinsmiths Roman Blinds are lined & blackout thermal interlined as standard, with three layers of fabric making up the blind, a good thermal gain for the room is ensured. Roman Blinds have rods stitched in pockets in the blind lining which ensure neat folds.
Roman Blinds can be fitted on the inside or outside of a window recess and consideration about which will work best for a window should be made prior to measuring. Blinds fitted within a window recess provide a neat resolution and are best for light exclusion (important for bedrooms). Roman Blinds fitted outside the window recess can be mounted up to 5 inches above the window, so that when raised they fold up ensuring that all available light enters the room. If you are fitting your blinds outside the window recess we can make them with a neat heading that wraps around the side of the headrail.
When your Tinsmiths Roman Blinds arrive, they will be fitted to a raising mechanism headrail with a side chain for raising and lowering.
Soft Roman Blinds
Tinsmiths Soft Roman Blinds are lined & interlined. They do not have the horizontal rods like Roman Blinds and so raise in soft horizontal folds with a slight centre swag to provide a more informal appearance. Soft Roman Blinds will have just 2 ring lines on the reverse of the blind, again allowing for the slight centre dip or swag
Soft Roman Blinds are suitable for windows with a width less than 120cm. Not all fabrics will successfully make a Soft Roman blind as a good softness is required to obtain the drape. Blackout interlining or lining is also problematic as blackout lining is generally stiff and does works against the desired drape required for a Soft Roman Blind.
Soft Roman Blinds can be fitted on the inside or outside of a window recess and consideration about which will work best for a window should be made prior to measuring.
When your Soft Tinsmiths Roman Blinds arrive, they will be fitted to a raising mechanism headrail with a side chain for raising and lowering.
Measuring
For a Roman Blind to be fitted within the recess:
We require
Width Measurement: Measure the recess at the top, middle and bottom (older properties can have variance) take the smallest measurement of the three and deduct 1cm to ensure clearance for the blind to raise and lower smoothly.
Length Measurement: Measure the recess from the top to the bottom. Do not deduct anything – this is the finished length of your blind.
Floor to Top of Blind Measurement: This is the measurement from the floor to the top of your blind. This measurement is required in order that we ensure that your blind fulfils the specification required by BS EN 13120 Child Safety regulation.
For a Roman Blind to be fitted outside the recess
We require
Width Measurement: Decide what width will suit the window best, we would suggest the width of the windowsill as a likely suitable width.
Length Measurement: We recommend that the top of the blind be set 10-15cm above the window and that a further 5cm is added to the length so that the blind sits below the sill, however if the window sill projects more than 5cm into the room the blind will need to stop on the sill.
Floor to Top of Blind Measurement: This is the measurement from the floor to the top of your blind. This measurement is required in order that we ensure that your blind fulfils the specification required by BS EN 13120 Child Safety regulation.
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Fitting your Blinds
step 1
Roman Blind Bracket fixing
Fix brackets a bracket 10cm in from each side, for wide blinds fix remaining brackets supplied at regular intervals. Brackets are generally sent fixed to the headrail. Detach from the headrail by rotating the levers forward.
step 2
Roman Blind Reverse
Open all the levers on the brackets so that they are ready to accept the headrail. Closing the levers will lock your blind to the brackets when it is in place.
Step 3
Roman Blind Velco Strips
Separate the Velcro strips holding the top of the blind onto the headrail. Allow the top of blind to fall forward. Now you can see the headrail clearly as you fit it to the brackets.
step 4
Bracket Forks in position
Present the headrail to the brackets ensuring that the ‘forks’ on the bracket are located into the channel at the top of the headrail. Close the levers, they should feel stiff to close. Once all levers are closed tilt the headrail forward and back to check that all brackets are securely locked.
step 5
Attaching Blind top to velcro
Complete the fitting by carefully replacing the top of the blind to the Velcro strip on the headrail. Fix the chain clip to at the bottom of the chain so that the chain is held in place but not pulling, it should move freely in the clip without snagging on it.
step 6
Child Safety for Blinds
Child Safety for Blinds:
- Do not tie cords together.
- Young children can be strangled by loops in pull cords, chains and tapes that operate this product.
- To avoid strangulation and entanglement keep cords out of reach of young children.
- Move cots, beds and furniture away from windows.
Price Guide
These prices exclude the cost of the fabric and include VAT. Tinsmith’s Roman Blinds are lined and blackout thermal interlined as standard.
Roman Blinds
Width of Blind (Up to)
Length (Up to)
| 50cm | 75cm | 100cm | 127cm | 150cm | 175cm | 200cm | 225cm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100cm | £174 | £258 | £298 | £321 | £384 | £415 | £452 | £492 |
| 125cm | £195 | £286 | £343 | £363 | £410 | £465 | £516 | £558 |
| 150cm | £215 | £304 | £372 | £398 | £465 | £522 | £620 | £647 |
| 175cm | £222 | £369 | £398 | £453 | £545 | £563 | £647 | N/A |
| 200cm | £243 | £405 | £453 | £512 | £652 | £721 | N/A | N/A |
| 225cm | £263 | £449 | £512 | £598 | £721 | £791 | N/A | N/A |
100cm Length (Up to)
Width of Blind (Up to)
50cm–£174
75cm–£258
100cm–£298
127cm–£321
150cm–£384
175cm–£415
200cm–£452
225cm–£492
125cm Length (Up to)
Width of Blind (Up to)
50cm–£195
75cm–£286
100cm–£343
127cm–£363
150cm–£410
175cm–£465
200cm–£516
225cm–£558
150cm Length (Up to)
Width of Blind (Up to)
50cm–£215
75cm–£304
100cm–£372
127cm–£398
150cm–£465
175cm–£522
200cm–£620
225cm–£647
175cm Length (Up to)
Width of Blind (Up to)
50cm–£222
75cm–£369
100cm–£398
127cm–£453
150cm–£545
175cm–£563
200cm–£647
225cm–N/A
200cm Length (Up to)
Width of Blind (Up to)
50cm–£243
75cm–£405
100cm–£453
127cm–£512
150cm–£652
175cm–£721
200cm–N/A
225cm–N/A
225cm Length (Up to)
Width of Blind (Up to)
50cm–£263
75cm–£449
100cm–£512
127cm–£598
150cm–£721
175cm–£791
200cm–N/A
225cm–N/A