The North Shore is the other side of the harbour bridge, and it does not behave like South Auckland. The housing stock changes from Devonport’s villas to Takapuna’s apartments to the new builds at Albany and Pinehill, and each one asks a different question of a window covering.
We measure in the home and quote per window, then install with our own crew. Same team on the measure and on the fit, which is why the measurements hold.
What we fit on the North Shore
Roller blinds
The workhorse of the North Shore: blockout for bedrooms, sunscreen for the west-facing lounge, light filter where you want daylight without glare.
Roller blinds in Auckland →Blockout blinds
Dark bedrooms and nurseries. The fabric stops the light; the cassette and side channels stop what comes around the edges.
Blockout blinds in Auckland →Sunscreen blinds
For the afternoon sun off the harbour. Keeps the view, cuts the glare and a good share of the heat.
Sunscreen blinds in Auckland →Thermal blinds
Honeycomb and thermal roller for cold single-glazed rooms and street-facing bedrooms.
Thermal blinds in Auckland →Roman blinds
Fabric on the window with a neat stack at the head. Suits villas and lounges where a roller looks too plain.
Roman blinds in Auckland →Venetian blinds
Tilt for light and keep the view. PVC for bathrooms and rentals, timber and 50 mm for living areas.
Venetian blinds in Auckland →Vertical blinds
Ranchsliders and stacker doors: the slats stack clear of the walkway.
Vertical blinds in Auckland →Motorised blinds
Remote and app control for stairwells, tall glazing and a slider behind the furniture.
Motorised blinds in Auckland →Plantation shutters
Joinery rather than fabric. Best on the rooms you look at every day.
Plantation shutters in Auckland →Curtains
Made to measure, lined or unlined, on tracks from $49 a metre. High stud villas especially.
Curtains in Auckland →Outdoor blinds
Decks and patios, UV and salt resistant, on the elevations that get the afternoon sun.
Outdoor blinds in Auckland →Commercial blinds
Offices, shops and fit-outs across the Shore, priced per opening from your schedule.
Commercial blinds in Auckland →Suburbs we cover
North Shore windows are not Auckland windows
Three things come up again and again on this side of the bridge.
Villas and bungalows in Devonport, Northcote and Birkenhead. Deep reveals, high studs and windows that were never square to begin with. A face-fit blind leaves a light gap; the reveal depth decides the bracket, and that is measured rather than assumed.
Apartments in Takapuna and Milford. Floor-to-ceiling glazing, often with a body corporate rule about what can be seen from outside. Roller and sunscreen are the usual answer, and the fabric needs to look the same from the street on every floor.
New builds at Albany, Pinehill and Browns Bay. Large west-facing glazing, low eaves, and rooms that heat from 4pm through February. Sunscreen on those elevations is the cheapest fix that keeps the view.
Coastal suburbs add one more: salt air. It attacks hardware and fabric coatings before it attacks anything else, so on the beach side of Browns Bay and Mairangi Bay we specify fittings for it rather than replacing them in three years.
What it costs
Our smallest standard roller, 1.2 x 1.0 m, is $145 including GST supplied and installed. A standard 1.8 x 1.5 m window lands between $175 and $250 depending on the fabric. Shutters start at $300 per square metre, curtains at $120 per metre of window covered.
Every price on this site is fitted, GST inclusive, and free measure applies from five coverings. The full breakdown, including what moves a quote, is in what blinds cost in Auckland.
How it works
1. Measure and quote
We come to you, check every opening and quote a fixed price per window on the spot.
2. Made to your openings
Cut and assembled for your measurements, not trimmed from a stock size.
3. Fitted
Installed, checked for operation, packaging taken away.
North Shore questions
Do you charge to come across the bridge?
No. The in-home measure and quote is free with five coverings or more, anywhere in our service area, including the North Shore.
How long does it take?
Usually about a week from order to fitted, up to two if the fabric has to be brought in.
Can you match what the body corporate already approved?
Yes. On apartments we can match an existing fabric and finish so the elevation stays consistent.
Free measure and quote on the North Shore
In-home, no obligation, and a real person on the phone. Devonport to Albany.