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23/12/2025 10:19 am  

Posted by: @majordennisbloodnok
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Whilst we're talking about blinds, does anyone have any good and practical ideas for some roller blinds to cope with glazing that goes up into the eaves?

We also have angle-topped bay windows and have decided not to bother with any coverings on the top windows as they are high and there is no privacy issue as we are not overlooked.

I retrofitted Zemismart Matter-compatible motors on our kitchen window blinds.  They connect via wifi not Thread and have been reliable, although occasionally one seems to lose wifi connection until the router is rebooted.  The physical backup in this case is that each motor comes with a remote control which always works even if the wifi connection is playing up.


Mitsubishi Zubadan 14kW with Mixergy 210l DHW in 220m2 barn property. 24 solar panels = 9kWp with GivEnergy 5.0kW Hybrid inverter and 19kWh GivE batteries. Jaga Strada fan-assisted rads throughout. Landvac vacuum glazing/triple glazed windows.


   
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Topic starter 23/12/2025 10:51 am  

Posted by: @downfield
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Posted by: @majordennisbloodnok
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Whilst we're talking about blinds, does anyone have any good and practical ideas for some roller blinds to cope with glazing that goes up into the eaves?

We also have angle-topped bay windows and have decided not to bother with any coverings on the top windows as they are high and there is no privacy issue as we are not overlooked.

I retrofitted Zemismart Matter-compatible motors on our kitchen window blinds.  They connect via wifi not Thread and have been reliable, although occasionally one seems to lose wifi connection until the router is rebooted.  The physical backup in this case is that each motor comes with a remote control which always works even if the wifi connection is playing up.

Thanks, @downfield. I'll take a look at the Zemismart motors.

We're also not overlooked at all, but our preference for some kind of blind in those eaves is for shade during the morning on sunny days. Our sitting room is double-vaulted so the picture I posted was only for half the back wall, and that wall faces only just South of East (E by S in the original "boxing the compass" terminology) so gets full sun in the summer up until about 1pm.

 


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