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Motorised blinds framing a high-rise Sandown apartment precinct view through floor-to-ceiling glazing

Sandown · Sandton fringe

Floor-to-ceiling glass, without the floor-to-ceiling glare.

Made-to-measure blinds and motorised screens for Sandown's apartment towers and the Sandton fringe — fitted to your scheme's rules, controlled from your phone.

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Free in-home measure. Written per-window quote.

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  • Free in-home measure & written per-window quote
  • Battery-motorised options — no chasing concrete
  • Child-safe as standard — cordless & motorised control

The range

A product for every pane of glass

From bedroom blockout to balcony wind-screens — made to measure for Sandown's towers, clusters and the wider Sandton fringe.

Precinct life

Made for the way you actually live up here

Sandown apartment lounge with a blockout blind half-drawn, deep teal and terracotta tones
Bedroom, SandownBlockout tuned for a shift-worker's schedule and a tower view worth waking up to.
Outdoor balcony screen blind on a Sandown apartment precinct terrace
The balconySealed against the wind that funnels between the towers.
Close-up product detail of blind fabric and mechanism, mustard and cloud tones
Fabric & mechanismChosen to earn their keep at height, every day.

Local knowledge

Why Sandown's glass sets the spec

Sandown sits wedged between the M1 and the Sandton CBD's office and apartment towers — sectional-title living built floor-to-ceiling in glass to make the most of the skyline. That changes what actually works on the window.

01

Sun at height

West- and north-facing units catch the full afternoon sun with nothing but the M1 in the way. By mid-afternoon, unscreened glass turns a lounge into a greenhouse. Sunscreen roller or day/night is the standard first answer; cellular for real insulation on the worst-facing rooms.

02

Body corporate rules

Sectional-title schemes on the Sandton fringe often set rules on what's visible from outside a unit. Battery-motorised systems avoid drilling into the structural slab or the building's outside face, so an install stays inside your scheme's guidelines without needing an electrician's site visit.

03

Wind between the towers

Balconies several floors up catch funnel-wind between neighbouring blocks. Zip screens with locked side channels — not a flapping drop screen — are the honest answer, with a wind sensor to retract them automatically before a highveld storm hits.

04

Privacy, not darkness

Towers looking straight into towers is the reality of precinct living. Day/night and sunscreen fabrics balance the view against being overlooked, without blacking out a room that's meant to feel open.

Free · nothing to fill in

Tower to Tower: the Sandown glass, glare & privacy manual

We wrote down what we actually know about shading a flat in this precinct — what the Highveld sun does to each elevation, why three o'clock is the problem and noon isn't, what your body corporate controls on the outside of your glass, and which products suit which room. Every climate and legal claim carries a source.

  • North, east, west and south — what each wall actually does
  • Fourteen products with the honest catch on each one
  • A two-minute ballpark tool you can print and walk the flat with
A day/night blind with alternating sheer and solid bands drawn across a high-rise apartment window, a hazy skyline of glass towers beyond

How it works

Four steps, start to fitted

01

Enquire

Tell us the rooms, the window count and what's bothering you about the light — by chat, form or a call.

02

Free in-home measure

An expert consultant visits with fabric samples, measures every window precisely, and works around your building's access and security sign-in.

03

Written quote

Made-to-measure pricing per window, every option itemised — no guessing what you're paying for.

04

Made & fitted

Manufactured to order, then fitted cleanly with a full operation demo before the team leaves.

Questions

Before you book

Do I need body corporate approval before anything's fitted?

Many Sandown schemes have rules on what's visible from outside a unit — colour, type, sometimes even mounting position. We'll talk you through exactly what we're proposing at the measure so you've got what you need for your trustees or managing agent; approval itself sits with your scheme.

Can blinds be motorised without drilling into the slab or running visible wiring?

Yes — battery-motorised systems are the retrofit default for apartments. No chasing concrete, no trailing cable, just a periodic charge. Wired motors are also an option where a renovation already has the electrics open.

How long does it take from quote to fitted?

Every blind is made to order, so lead time depends on the product and fabric — your written quote confirms the exact timeline before you commit to anything.

Are the cords and chains safe with kids around?

Chain tensioners anchoring the loop to the wall are standard on every install. For nurseries and kids' rooms we'll recommend wand-tilt, cordless or motorised control — no dangling chain at all.

What if I'm not home during the day for the measure?

We work around your schedule, including evenings and weekends where needed, and can coordinate access with your building's concierge or security if that's how your block operates.

Do the balcony screens actually hold up in the wind up here?

The zip is the difference — the fabric edge locks into an aluminium side channel instead of flapping loose, so the screen holds real tension. A wind sensor retracts it automatically before things get serious.

Ready when you are

Ready to stop the glare, keep the view?

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Not sure what you need yet? The Sandown glass & glare manual walks through every elevation first — free, and nothing to fill in.

We take five or six measure appointments a week, so the diary fills early.

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Sandown Blinds — window list

Walk the flat, fill this in by hand, then type it into the form on sandownblinds.co.za when you get back. Measure the width first, then the drop, in millimetres.

Pop in rough sizes and we'll send a budget range by the next working day. Not sure how to measure? Leave it blank — our consultant measures for free and you get exact per-window pricing either way. This is entirely optional and nothing here is binding.

Room Width (mm) Drop (mm) Inside or outside the reveal Product Remove

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