Sunscreen roller blinds half-lowered over a wall of estate glazing in a Broadacres and Cedar Lakes living room, navy sofas and sand tones, neighbouring rooftops beyond the garden wall

Your estate keeps the world out. Your blinds decide how much light gets in.

Made-to-measure blinds, external shading and motorised automation for Broadacres & Cedar Lakes homes — fitted to work with wide estate glazing, not against it.

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Free, ungated and sourced: Behind the Wall — the Broadacres & Cedar Lakes Shading Casebook, elevation by elevation.

  • Free in-home measure & written quote
  • Child-safe cordless & motorised as standard
  • Finishes matched to your estate's guidelines
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The Range

Every window in a Broadacres or Cedar Lakes home, covered

From bedroom blockout to a full motorised glass wall — made-to-measure, fitted by people who know estate glazing.

Blockout roller blind fully lowered — one smooth flat sheet of fabric in a Broadacres bedroom

Blockout Roller Blinds

Total light stop for bedrooms and media rooms, with a real thermal benefit against highveld heat.

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Sunscreen roller blind in an open-plan kitchen — see-through weave cutting glare while keeping the view

Sunscreen Roller Blinds

Cuts glare and UV off the green while keeping your view — the standard for open-plan living glass.

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Day and night zebra blind with alternating sheer and solid bands on a living-room window

Day & Night Zebra Blinds

Alternating sheer and solid bands — dial privacy and light up or down without changing blinds.

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Aluminium venetian blind — slim horizontal slats tilted to filter afternoon light

Aluminium Venetian Blinds

Precise tilt control, wipe-clean slats — the practical pick for kitchens, bathrooms and studies.

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Timber venetian blind with warm wide wooden slats and tapes in a study

Timber Venetian Blinds

Warm, wide slats for heritage-leaning interiors and studies that want a lodge-estate feel.

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Venetian blind headrail, tilt mechanism and ladder tape up close — the hardware our repair visits put right

Blind Repairs & Servicing

Sticky chains, tired brackets, slats that won't tilt — we repair, restring and re-fit blinds you already own, including after a paint job or a move.

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Vertical blind vanes hanging across a garden-facing sliding door

Vertical & Panel Blinds

Wide sliding doors and open-plan spans, covered without a single join line.

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Concealed blind dropping from a recessed ceiling slot above a kitchen wall

Concealed Recessed Blinds

Blinds hidden in a ceiling slot until you need them — the choice for architect-led new builds.

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Cellular honeycomb blind in profile, air-pocket cells visible along the bottom edge

Cellular Honeycomb Blinds

Air-cell insulation that works both ways — cooler summers, warmer winters, on any window.

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External venetian blades mounted outside the glass, seen up close from indoors

External Venetian Blinds

Heat stopped at the glass, not managed after it's already in — the biggest difference on a west wall.

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Folding-arm awning extended over a patio seating area, arms open under the canopy

Folding-Arm Patio Awnings

Retracts into a cassette when not needed; wind-sensor auto-retract before the storm rolls in.

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Motorised roller blind at half height with its remote control on the counter

Motorised Blinds & Automation

One remote, one app, every blind — schedules and sun sensors on wide or hard-to-reach glass.

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Life Behind The Boom

Made for how Broadacres & Cedar Lakes actually lives

Navy blockout roller blinds fully lowered in a sand-toned main bedroom with a terracotta throw
Main bedroom — navy blockout rollers, proper dark for highveld sunrises
Exterior drop screens lowered around a covered patio and braai area, garden and lawn beyond
Covered patio — exterior screens holding off the late-afternoon sun
Timber venetian slats up close, low sun striping a navy armchair beneath
Timber venetian detail — slats tilted low against the afternoon sun
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We wrote the shading guide for this suburb, and gave it away.

Behind the Wall is our Broadacres & Cedar Lakes Shading Casebook: what the Highveld sun actually does to each elevation of a cluster or estate home here, and what we'd fit on each — with the honest catch on every answer.

  • The sun path over this suburb, by season, with every figure sourced
  • North, south, east and west — which of your windows is the real problem
  • Five products with the reasoning, and the trade-off on each one
  • What your HOA or trustees actually have to sign off, and why
Open the casebook Or get a ballpark first
External venetian blinds outside the stacking doors of a plastered double-storey Broadacres home, blades tilted against low afternoon sun
Why This Estate Is Specified Differently

Broadacres & Cedar Lakes windows aren't like the rest of Joburg's

  • 01
    Open-plan glass, no shade lineCluster and estate homes here are built around wide, north-facing glass onto the green — beautiful light, but nothing to hide behind by mid-afternoon.
  • 02
    Estate design guidelinesMany estates and clusters here run an aesthetics committee that signs off on anything visible from the street or common areas — we colour-match cassettes, fascias and awning frames to pass first time.
  • 03
    Highveld storm seasonSummer means fast-moving afternoon thunderstorms. Any exterior awning or external venetian on this side of town gets a wind sensor as standard, not an upsell.
  • 04
    New-build handoverA lot of Broadacres and Cedar Lakes homes are still on their first owner. We measure at snag-list stage, before you've moved a box in, so blinds are ready on day one.
How It Works

From enquiry to fitted, in four honest steps

01

Enquire

Tell us a little about your windows — online or through the chat in the corner. No pressure, no hard sell.

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Free in-home measure

We come to you. Every window measured on-site, with fabrics, finishes and estate-approved colours talked through in your home.

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Written, per-window quote

A quote broken down window by window, in writing, before anything is ordered. No ballpark guesses.

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Made & fitted

Each blind is manufactured to your exact windows and professionally fitted by our team.

Where We Fit

Broadacres & Cedar Lakes, and the estates around it

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Fourways

New-build estates and family clusters right next door — the same glazing, the same sun problem.

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Lonehill

High-volume secure complexes and freehold clusters, a short drive down William Nicol.

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Dainfern

Golf-estate homes with the biggest glazing on this side of town, and the strictest finish standards.

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Helderfontein Estate

Brand-new builds going up right now — full-house fit-outs from bare frames to fitted and finished.

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Questions

Straight answers before you commit to anything

Do you need to see my windows before quoting?
Yes. Even a couple of millimetres out affects how a blind sits and operates, so we don't do ballpark quotes over the phone. The free in-home measure is what makes the written quote accurate.
Will my blinds need estate approval?
Interior blinds are usually outside an HOA's reach, but anything visible from outside — awning fabric colour, external venetian finish, cassette or fascia colour — may need sign-off from your estate's architectural or aesthetics committee. We supply spec sheets and colour swatches to make that submission straightforward.
Are the blinds child-safe?
Cordless and motorised operation is our default recommendation for family homes — no dangling chains at all. Where a chain control is chosen, it's fitted with the required child-safety tensioners.
What happens to an awning in a highveld storm?
Any folding-arm awning or external venetian we fit is motorised with a wind sensor as standard, so it auto-retracts before gusts build — an awning caught open in a summer storm is one of the fastest ways to damage it.
How long from measure to fitting?
It depends on the product, the finish and how many windows are involved. Rather than guess, your consultant gives you a written timeline as part of the quote — so there's nothing vague about it.
Do you only do interior blinds?
No — interior blinds, external venetians, folding-arm patio awnings and full motorised automation are all part of the same free measure and one written quote.
Ready When You Are

Let's measure your windows properly.

Free in-home measure, written per-window quote, no pressure to decide on the spot.

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Tell us about your windows

Fill in the form and one of our expert consultants will contact you shortly to arrange your free in-home measure.

Our consultant does five to six measures a week across this belt, so the diary fills early.

Want a ballpark first? Pop rough sizes into the window schedule in the casebook and we'll send a budget range by the next working day. Not sure how to measure? Leave it — the consultant measures for free either way, and that visit is where exact per-window pricing comes from.

By submitting this form you agree that your details will be used only to arrange your free in-home measure and quote call-back, and will never be shared or sold. This is our POPIA commitment to you.

Thanks — we've received your enquiry. One of our expert consultants will contact you shortly.
Thanks — noted, and no phone call coming. You told us you're still researching, so we won't chase you. Everything we know about shading a home here is free and open in the Shading Casebook, and the window schedule will give you a budget range whenever you want one. Come back and book the free measure when you're ready — nothing expires.