What blinds cost in Auckland

It is the first question everyone asks, and the honest answer has a number in it. A standard 1.8 x 1.5 m roller blind, in our standard blockout fabric, measured, made and installed, starts at $175 including GST. In our dearest fabric the same window is $250, which is the honest top of the range for that window rather than a figure we hope nobody asks about.

That number is a starting point, not a quote, because five things move it and one of them moves it a lot. Below is each of them in plain terms, so you can see where your own house sits before anyone visits.

Why a range, not one fixed price

A single number for "blinds" would be wrong for almost every window. Two of the same-size openings can be $175 and $500 apart on the fabric alone, so any company that quotes one fixed price either assumes the cheapest fabric or the dearest one. Both are a guess dressed as an answer.

What we publish instead is where the range starts and what moves you along it. The floor is $175 for a standard 1.8 x 1.5 m window in the standard blockout fabric and the top of ours is $250 for the same window in the dearest fabric we carry. For context, the Auckland suppliers that publish rates put the same window anywhere between $149 and $602. Where you land inside that depends on four things: the fabric range you choose, the size of the opening, how the blind has to be fitted, and whether you add a cassette, side channels or a motor.

The quote you get after the measure is a fixed price per window, not an estimate. The range here exists so you know what you are walking into before you book it.

What the $175 covers

The from-price assumes a standard installation: a normal window you can reach without scaffolding or extra height access, a timber or plaster frame to fix to, and a fitting that does not need the old blind removed and disposed of first. It also assumes you are in our normal Auckland service area. Where any of that is not the case, we say so on the quote rather than finding out on the day.

Our in-home measure and quote is free with a minimum of five coverings, and there is no obligation to order.

Five things that move the price

1. The fabric — the biggest lever by far

Two blinds that look similar on a sample card can be a long way apart in price, and the difference is real: the weight of the cloth, how the coating is applied, whether it is a standard blockout or a textured designer range, and how wide the roll comes. Standard blockout, light-filtering and sunscreen fabrics sit in one band. Textured, coloured and designer ranges sit above them, and thermal and double-roller systems above that again.

This is why we bring the fabric books to the measure instead of quoting from a list. We price the standard fabric alongside whatever you actually like, so you can see the difference on your own window in your own light and decide whether it is worth it to you.

2. The size of the window

Blinds are priced on area, so a large living-room window costs several times a bathroom one. A very wide opening is a separate case: past about 2.4 m a single roller gets heavy and sags in the middle, so it is usually two blinds on one headbox, and that is two blinds in the price.

3. Where the house is

We work out of Manurewa, so distance is part of the cost. Most of Auckland is a normal day for us, but a job at the edge of our area, or one that needs a second visit because access was not available the first time, is priced for the travel it actually takes. You are told which side of the line your address falls on when you get the quote, not afterwards.

4. How it has to be installed

A standard fitting is straightforward. Non-standard is the high window over a stairwell, the reveal with a steel lintel where the bracket needs to go, the bathroom with tiles right to the frame, a window that needs scaffolding or a height platform, or a house full of old blinds that have to come down and be taken away first. None of that is unusual, and none of it is hidden in the quote.

5. The extras you choose

A cassette headrail that covers the roll, side channels for a bedroom where light down the edges matters, and motorisation are all priced per window. They are the things people most often wish they had added afterwards, so they get quoted alongside the standard option rather than buried.

Motorised blinds

DC motors start at $150 per window, and the price rises with the size of the blind, because a wide or heavy blind needs a bigger motor than a bedroom window. Motorising is worth its money on the windows nobody wants to walk to: high glass over a stairwell, a wide slider behind a couch, and any west-facing window where the blind wants to be closed before the sun arrives rather than after the room has heated up.

How much do blinds cost per window?

Per window is the only honest way to price a blind, because a blind is made for one opening. Our from-price of $175 is for one standard window, 1.8 x 1.5 m, in the standard blockout fabric. A house has windows of several sizes, so a quote lists each opening separately with its own price, and the total is those added up.

If someone gives you a package total with no per-window breakdown, ask for the breakdown. That is where the difference between two quotes usually hides, and it is also how you spot the one window that is carrying the price.

How much does it cost to have blinds fitted?

Fitting is included in the price we quote. There is no separate installation fee, and no charge for coming back to adjust a blind that is not running properly. What can sit outside that is not fitting but site conditions: height access or scaffolding, taking the old blinds away, or a second visit because nobody could get access the first time. Those are itemised on the quote rather than added at the end.

What each type of blind costs

Different products are priced differently, and not always in the order people expect. Here is where each one sits relative to a standard roller blind on the same window.

Blockout roller blinds

The from-price product: $175 to $250 for a standard window, depending on the fabric range. A coated fabric that stops light at the glass. This is what most bedrooms end up with.

Light-filtering roller blinds

Usually the least expensive of the roller fabrics in a range, because the cloth is uncoated. Privacy in the day, daylight in the room, no darkening.

Sunscreen roller blinds

Same hardware as a roller, an open-weave fabric instead. Normally in the same band as a standard blockout or just above it, depending on how open the weave is and whether it is a branded fabric.

Roman blinds

More than a roller for the same opening: more fabric, a lining, and considerably more work in the making. From $155/m² supplied and installed, which is about $419 for a standard 1.8 x 1.5 m window. People spend it on a lounge or a main bedroom where they want the room to feel softer than a roller makes it.

Venetian blinds

The PVC end of the range is the least expensive made-to-measure blind per window: up to $320 for a standard window in PVC. Aluminium, timber slats, wider 50 mm slats and fabric tape each step the price up from there.

Plantation shutters

The most expensive of the common options, and materially more than a roller on the same window. Ours are from $300/m² installed, which is about $810 for a standard 1.8 x 1.5 m window. Shutters are also priced per panel and per frame, so a wide opening with four panels costs like four panels, which is why the room you choose matters more than the window.

Honeycomb (cellular) blinds

Above a roller, because the cell construction and the sealed edges cost more to make. From $154/m² supplied and installed, about $416 for a standard window. Worth the difference on a cold, single-glazed window where the point is keeping heat in rather than keeping light out.

Curtains and drapes

We price curtains on the width of window they cover, not on the fabric metres, because a curtain needs 2 to 2.5 times its width in fabric to hang properly. That rate starts at $120 per metre of window covered, so a 1.8 m wide window starts around $216. Manual curtain tracks start at $49 per metre. Fullness, lining and heading are what move it from there.

What other Auckland suppliers publish

Checked on 10 November 2026 from the suppliers' own websites, GST included. Rates are per square metre where the supplier publishes a rate, converted to a standard 1.8 x 1.5 m window (2.7 m²) so the numbers compare.

Read the spread rather than any single number. A roller at $55/m² and a roller at $223/m² are the same product name and not the same blind: one is a standard fabric with a basic mechanism, the other is closer to a designer range with a cassette and channels.

Two things show up in that table and are worth saying plainly. Shutters are four to eight times the cost of a blind on the same window, so the room you choose matters more than the window. And motorisation is the cheapest upgrade on the list, which is why it is worth adding at the start rather than coming back for it.

Blinds cost calculator

A starting number for a house, using the from-price. It assumes standard-size windows in the standard fabric, so treat it as the floor rather than the quote.

How much do blinds cost for a whole house

Because the price is per window, a house is roughly the sum of its windows rather than a package with a discount buried in it. What changes the total more than the count is the mix: bedrooms usually want blockout, living areas and sliders want a sunscreen fabric so the view stays, and a bathroom or kitchen often needs nothing more than light-filtering. A quote that puts the same fabric in every room is usually either overpriced for the bathrooms or wrong for the lounge.

For scale, other Auckland suppliers publishing whole-house guides put a 10 to 15 window house at roughly $3,000 to $8,000 supplied and installed, depending on the fabric mix. At our $175 from-price, eight standard windows start around $1,400 before any fabric upgrade, which is the floor rather than a prediction.

How to compare two quotes like for like

Most quotes that look cheaper are not comparing the same thing. Ask each supplier these six questions:

Questions about cost

How much do curtains cost in Auckland?

We price curtains on the width of window they cover, because a curtain needs 2 to 2.5 times its width in fabric to hang properly. From $120 per metre of window covered, so a 1.8 m wide window starts around $216, and manual curtain tracks start at $49 per metre. Lining, heading and fullness move it from there.

How much do venetian blinds cost?

Up to $320 for a standard window in PVC. Aluminium, timber slats and wider 50 mm slats cost more than PVC, and the free measure gives a fixed price per window.

How much do plantation shutters cost?

From $300 per square metre supplied and installed, which is about $810 for a standard 1.8 x 1.5 m window. Auckland suppliers that publish rates run from $300 to $700 per square metre, so ours sits at the bottom of that band. Shape, frame type and the number of panels move it.

How long does it take from order to installation?

Usually about a week, and up to two weeks when a fabric has to be brought in. The measure itself takes around half an hour, and the fixed price per window follows it.

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