Not you Brian!

The cottage has suddenly sprouted Sanderson box window blinds. Not in
any room I am likely to occupy but still an abomination.
If they are intended to shut out the light, the white ones don't!

The installers insist on wide sills so the blinds can be folded back
inside the room. OK so maybe you shouldn't expect to park ornaments or
small items on window sills but the expectation that they will fold back
neatly to the walls like those on the continent is sadly disappointed.
Instead, they droop like Cormorants drying their wings. How long before
the grandchildren test their resilience remains to by seen.
My comment about 4" nails wasn't well received when the fitter explained
that Sandersons don't supply means of safely latching open.

My initial thought, apart from suggesting they take them away, is an
inverted cabin hook. Further thought reminded me of threads on modern
magnets.

The wider windows have triple blinds, 2 folding and opening one way and
1 the other. A white painted disc magnet and keeper would latch the
double together and a further magnet/keeper pair could hold them tight
to the wall. Huge strength not needed. (these things are flimsy!)

Any recommendations?
--
Tim Lamb

Tim Lamb wrote:
Not you Brian!

The cottage has suddenly sprouted Sanderson box window blinds.

Google is not my friend. What is a €œSanderson box window blind€�?

Any recommendations?

How about posting a picture?

Tim


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Tim+ writes
Tim Lamb wrote:
Not you Brian!

The cottage has suddenly sprouted Sanderson box window blinds.

Google is not my friend. What is a €œSanderson box window blind€�?

Any recommendations?

How about posting a picture?

These things!

https://www.thomas-sanderson.co.uk/w...rs/vinyl-upvc/

My annoyance may have confused the terminology. Needless to say, I did
not pay for these things.

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Tim Lamb

On Thursday, 20 September 2018 20:58:05 UTC+1, Tim Lamb wrote:
Needless to say, I did not pay for these things.

You will, indirectly.

Wooden shutters are bad enough, but at least they're wooden, and might be useful in some circumstances.

I'd be very tempted to test the 'flame retardency'

Owain

On 20/09/18 20:57, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message
,
Tim+ writes
Tim Lamb wrote:
Not you Brian!

The cottage has suddenly sprouted Sanderson box window blinds.

Google is not my friend. What is a €œSanderson box window blind€�?

Any recommendations?

How about posting a picture?

These things!

https://www.thomas-sanderson.co.uk/w...rs/vinyl-upvc/

My annoyance may have confused the terminology. Needless to say, I did
not pay for these things.

Og folding lovred venetians style blinds..

I am confused. Is it not your cottage?


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guns, why should we let them have ideas?

Josef Stalin

In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 20/09/18 20:57, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message
,
Tim+ writes
Tim Lamb wrote:
Not you Brian!

The cottage has suddenly sprouted Sanderson box window blinds.

Google is not my friend. What is a €œSanderson box window blind€�?

Any recommendations?

How about posting a picture?
These things!
https://www.thomas-sanderson.co.uk/w...rs/vinyl-upvc/
My annoyance may have confused the terminology. Needless to say, I
did not pay for these things.

Og folding lovred venetians style blinds..

I am confused. Is it not your cottage?

No actual photo to hand.

Ordered and funded by my wife. 50 years of marriage next month and never
a joint financial account.
Not good for tax advantages but saves a lot of aggravation.

--
Tim Lamb

On Thursday, 20 September 2018 20:58:05 UTC+1, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message
,
Tim+ writes
Tim Lamb wrote:
Not you Brian!

The cottage has suddenly sprouted Sanderson box window blinds.

Google is not my friend. What is a €œSanderson box window blind€�?

Any recommendations?

How about posting a picture?

These things!

https://www.thomas-sanderson.co.uk/w...rs/vinyl-upvc/

My annoyance may have confused the terminology. Needless to say, I did
not pay for these things.


Dust traps too.

In message , Tim Lamb
writes

These things!

https://www.thomas-sanderson.co.uk/w...rs/vinyl-upvc/

We have similar in some windows, although they are wooden and were
installed with the windows, c1880. I like them as they do shut out the
light (and draughts) as there are no 'see through' slats. They are
either open or closed.

Interesting window sill comment. Here, the windows which have (or had)
shutters have narrow sills so, when the shutters are closed, the bottom
of each shutter is flush with the sill, so no room for dust gathering
ornaments.
--
Graeme

Tim Lamb wrote:

The cottage has suddenly sprouted Sanderson box window blinds. Not in
any room I am likely to occupy but still an abomination.
If they are intended to shut out the light, the white ones don't!

Indeed. One of the few good design decisions made by an
Engineering Manager I worked for was to insist that the blinds
installed on a new office building were mid blue - dark enough to
deal with the light but not look too gloomy.

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Plant amazing Acers.

What a heap of rubbish, who would want such things if they are ineffective
and poorly designed, does the building owner have money in the maker?
Brian

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Not you Brian!

The cottage has suddenly sprouted Sanderson box window blinds. Not in any
room I am likely to occupy but still an abomination.
If they are intended to shut out the light, the white ones don't!

The installers insist on wide sills so the blinds can be folded back
inside the room. OK so maybe you shouldn't expect to park ornaments or
small items on window sills but the expectation that they will fold back
neatly to the walls like those on the continent is sadly disappointed.
Instead, they droop like Cormorants drying their wings. How long before
the grandchildren test their resilience remains to by seen.
My comment about 4" nails wasn't well received when the fitter explained
that Sandersons don't supply means of safely latching open.

My initial thought, apart from suggesting they take them away, is an
inverted cabin hook. Further thought reminded me of threads on modern
magnets.

The wider windows have triple blinds, 2 folding and opening one way and 1
the other. A white painted disc magnet and keeper would latch the double
together and a further magnet/keeper pair could hold them tight to the
wall. Huge strength not needed. (these things are flimsy!)

Any recommendations?
--
Tim Lamb