Zips and Guides Outdoor Blinds are attached on three sides (top and two sides) in an aluminium rope track with zips on either side to give you a “door” to roll up.

They have zips up both sides of the curtain and an aluminium tube in a small pocket at the bottom. This allows easy rolling of the curtain up to the Velcro ties and to keep the fabric flat and secure in place.

Fabric options include 0.75mm fire retardant PVC Clearglass, with a coloured border for reinforcing, and PVC Mesh

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FABRIC OPTIONS

Zipped and Guides Outdoor Blinds (maximum dimension):

Up to 5500m wide x 3500m drop

Zips can be located at various places on the curtain to form access ways etc.

Clearglass PVC

With a coloured border for reinforcing, our Clearglass PVC is 0.75mm thick and fire retardant, so suitable for use in public areas including daycares and restaurants.

This is very popular, because it provides best visibility. Unfortunately there are limitations which must be understood.

1. The fabric is not reinforced, and if it starts to tear, the tear will continue. To overcome this, we often weld a reinforced PVC border to it, but this is labour intensive, and adds to cost.
2. The fabric has a high shrinkaqe rate. For this reason, we avoid using Zips and eyelets on the sides, as they may no longer fit after a period of time. The shrinkage can also result in side wrinkles. No warranty is offered on shrinkage.
3. It does not retain 100% clarity for very long, scratches easily, and becomes milky looking when waterlogged.
4. Tends to stretch out of shape, and often rolls crooked, and tends to stick to itself when rolled.

PVC Mesh Fabric

These are a compromise, as they do not provide 100% weather protection, or 100% visibility. We have found that mesh DOES provide better protection and visibility than generally envisaged. We only used reinforced PVC mesh, which is excellent for durability, and does not shrink.

There is a perceived lack of visibility with PVC mesh, but check out our photos and the fabrics in our showroom.  The benefits outweigh the small loss of visibility.
There are a variety of  colours, brands, and mesh sizes.

Outdoor blinds are designed to keep wind and rain out in moderate weather conditions only. No fabric structure is capable of holding up in storm conditions, and no warranty is offered for wind or storm damage.

Cool Awnings outdoor blinds are manufactured using a high frequency welding process, and offer a Five Year Warranty and workmanship guarantee.