Blinds in Sunninghill

The defining feature of much of Sunninghill's newer housing is what isn't there: overhang. Contemporary elevations look best with a thin roof edge, and a thin roof edge does almost nothing to shade the glass beneath it. By mid-morning in summer the sun is on the window and staying there.

Which makes this the suburb where external shading pays for itself fastest. Roller shutters on the worst-affected windows stop the heat outside the glass entirely; zip screens do the same job across a patio opening while keeping the view. Both are worth more than any internal blind on a west-facing wall in January — internal blinds are managing heat that has already arrived.

Where external work is not practical or not approved, a tight sunscreen roller (3–5% openness) is the next best thing, and cellular blinds are worth considering on the rooms that swing hardest between too hot at four o'clock and too cold at six in the morning.

Most of these complexes vet exterior appearance, so anything going on an outside wall needs its colour and profile agreed first. That is a normal part of the job here, not an obstacle — we quote to the approved specification and give you the sheet to submit where the rules aren't published.