Roller Blinds

A roller blind consists of a single piece of fabric that is rolled up on a roll and can therefore be rolled up and down so that the amount of light and privacy can be easily adjusted.

Window coverings in the form of a fabric that is wound onto a roll and can be rolled up and down have been around since the 18th century.

Roller blinds can be differentiated in terms of fabric properties, type of roller blind and operation. Fabrics can be light-filtering, insulating, darkening, transparent or opaque. In terms of roller blind types, a distinction is made, for example, between duo roller blinds (double roller blinds), thermal roller blinds, Roman blinds and cassette roller blinds and, in terms of operation, between chain pull roller blinds, spring roller blinds and motorized roller blinds or roller blinds with an electric motor.

The best roller blinds are those that suit your needs and preferences. First and foremost, you should think about the use of the room for which you want roller blinds. For the kitchen and bathroom, we recommend day & night double roller blinds, which allow you to set complete privacy as well as smoothly control the amount of light coming in. The alternating opaque and transparent strips in the fabric can be slid in front of each other as you wish, offering a high degree of flexibility. For bedrooms or children's rooms, we recommend opting for Thermo Blackout roller blinds, as not only are they completely opaque, but no light shines through the roller blind fabric at all and can thus completely darken a room, which is useful for falling asleep at any time of day.

Roller blinds are window coverings with a fabric that can be rolled up and down. The light-filtering or opaque fabric is attached to a shaft/hollow tube on one side, onto which the fabric is wound and rolled up. At the other end of the fabric is a weighting bar which ensures that the fabric, which hangs down and covers the window, remains smooth and in a fixed position. Roller blinds are raised and lowered by pulling on a side chain. This chain pull looks similar to a string of pearls.

With a thermal roller blind, one layer of fabric is rolled up or unrolled. With a double roller blind, two layers of fabric with alternating opaque and transparent horizontal fabric strips move in front of each other. The chain pull on the side can be used to continuously adjust the positions of the fabric strips and thus control the entry of daylight and views. Everything is possible, from complete privacy to maximum light incidence.

The price of a roller blind depends on the selected fabric type, size and any additional functions. At Schuette®, roller blinds are available from as little as EUR 9.99.

The price of roller blinds can vary greatly depending on size, material quality and manufacturer. At Schuette® we offer excellent value for money. It is important to note that although roller blinds are not the cheapest option to purchase, they can help save on living costs and increase home comfort in the long term.

This depends on the manufacturer. Generally speaking, motorized roller blinds are adjusted using a remote control or an app. The mechanism sets the roller blind in motion. If the roller is moved clockwise, the roller blind fabric rolls up. If the roller blind motor moves the shaft counterclockwise, the fabric unrolls. This may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

An motorized roller blind can cost several hundred euros. It is possible to keep this cheaper by retrofitting a conventional roller blind with an electric mechanism with a little craftsmanship. Here you might even manage not to exceed the 100 euro limit.

The weight of our roller blinds in the average size of 90 x 150 cm is around 850 g on average. This can vary slightly depending on the type of fabric.

Roller blinds that have a reflective heat protection coating or are made of a blackout fabric are best suited to protect against heat. These include Schuette® Thermo Blackout roller blinds.

Closed roller shutters in winter reduce heat loss from the window. For the best living comfort, roller shutters should be combined with roller blinds or pleated blinds fitted to the inside of the window. These will bring out their insulating properties in winter. Cold from outside does not get into the room as quickly and the heat stays in the room longer and does not escape from the window as quickly. Conversely, you don't have to heat as much or as much, which also keeps energy costs down.

Roller blinds with an insulating function are best suited against the cold. These include, for example, Thermo Blackout roller blinds from Schuette®. When pulled down, the light and air-impermeable roller blind fabric forms an insulating layer of air on the window. This keeps the heat in the room for longer and reduces heat loss at the window.

Yes, as they keep the heat in the room for longer in winter, the cold air from outside does not enter the room as quickly and therefore less heating is required. This saves electricity costs. In summer, they also save energy, as the hot air does not get inside as quickly and therefore needs to be cooled less often.

Opaque means that you cannot clearly see through a fabric, i.e. when you cannot clearly see the room and its contents. Schuette® roller blinds are all opaque.

Whether a roller blind darkens often depends not on the color, but on the fabric itself. For example, black roller blinds are certainly darker to a certain extent than white roller blinds, but with real blackout roller blinds, any color can be chosen and complete blackout is still achieved.

The best blackout is achieved with roller blinds that have been designed specifically for this purpose. It is certainly a little darker with conventional black roller blinds, but the greatest and maximum darkening is achieved with Thermo Blackout blackout roller blinds (regardless of color).

For technical reasons, windows that cannot be opened cannot be fitted with clamp brackets. Therefore, screw brackets should be used here. Screw brackets can be attached to the window frame as well as to the wall or ceiling.

A thermal roller blind is a roller blind with a silver, reflective heat protection coating on the outside of the fabric. With our Thermo Blackout fabric, the heat protection coating is silver in color. The reverse side of all fabrics has the same color and thus ensures a uniform window appearance from the outside.

The heat protection coating of the thermal roller blinds provides more pleasant room temperatures in summer and the fabrics help to save heating energy in winter. They also have a high blackout effect, which makes them perfect for bedrooms, children's rooms and guest rooms.

Thermal roller blinds have high thermal insulation and blackout performance. They create an insulating layer of air between the thermal fabric and the window pane. This increases living comfort in summer and winter, as heat stays outside for longer in summer and heat stays in the room for longer in winter. The maximum effect of heat protection in summer and low heat loss in winter is achieved through the combination with external blinds or shutters.

Yes, roller blinds are useful because they not only look good, but also offer privacy and save energy.

Roller shutters, blinds or other window coverings should be lowered/closed at night, as this is the only way to ensure complete privacy. This also reduces energy costs, as the cold air (or hot air, depending on the time of year) does not enter the room as quickly and the heated air (or cooled air) remains in the room for longer.

That depends on whether it is an internal or external roller shutter and what the manufacturer has provided. Schuette® roller blinds can be installed by yourself, as they arrive at your front door in a pre-assembled state.

Roller blinds are very similar to Venetian blinds in terms of their functional properties. Roller blinds also have two significant advantages over Venetian blinds: they are much cheaper and available in many different colors. Roller blinds are therefore the better choice for many people.

The size of roller blind you need depends on the desired fixing method. If you want to attach the roller blind to the top of your window sash using our clamp brackets, you should make sure that the roller blind fabric does not hit the window handle during us

If you want to mount the roller blind with the screw brackets/mounting clips on the wall, ceiling or in the window recess, you can order the roller blind wider than when mounting with clamp brackets.

The roller blind width you order always corresponds to the width of the roller blind fabric supplied. The profile on which the roller blind is mounted is approx. 4 cm wider than the fabric (= + 2 cm left & right).

For the roller blind height, take the height of the area to be covered + 5 cm in order to take into account the height of the profile on which the roller blind is mounted.

A roller blind should be wider than the window pane in order to minimize the light gap on the sides as much as possible and to make the best possible use of the functions of a roller blind. Between 3 and 6 cm should be added to the width of the glass pane. However, attention should also be paid to the window handle, as at least 0.5 cm of space should be left between the fabric and the handle. The ordered width is the actual fabric width. The profile rail on which the roller blind is mounted in the middle is about 4 cm wider than the fabric (= + 2 cm left & right).

A clamp-fix roller blind is clamped to the top of the window frame with two clamp brackets without drilling. The clamps are adjustable and can be used for window frames with a depth of 15-24 mm.

The clamp-fix roller blind is clamped directly to the top of the rebate of the movable window sash with two clamp holders and the roller blind fabric covers the entire window pane plus an overhang of usually + 1-3 cm on both sides. The amount of overhang and therefore the width of the roller blind depends on the position of the window handle. The roller blind fabric should not touch the window handle, but should remain at least 0.5 cm away from it. The roller blind width that you order from us always refers to the width of the roller blind fabric. The profile on which the roller blind is mounted in the middle is about 4 cm wider than the fabric (= + 2 cm left & right).

It all depends on your personal preferences. We advise you to either choose a color that is almost identical to the window coverings, the wall color and the overall furnishings or to choose a complementary color (contrasting color). In this way, you can either make the room appear larger in a stylish way or give your windows an exciting color accent by accentuating them at the same time. If you can't decide or are looking for something universal, opt for neutral tones such as white, beige or gray. Neutral colors are always a safe choice.

There are special roller blinds with side guides for Velux windows or roof windows, which do not hang into the room thanks to these guides on the sides. For normal, i.e. vertical windows, roller blinds without side guides are also possible. Such roller blinds can then be mounted either with clamp brackets (without drilling) or with wall and ceiling brackets (with drilling).

Schuette® roller blinds are almost fully assembled. All the components of the roller blind are pre-assembled on a profile, which makes fixing to the window, wall or ceiling much easier. The only thing missing is the attachment of the brackets to your window frame or sash, the wall or the ceiling.

Installation without drilling: Slide the clamp brackets onto the back of the roller blind track, attach the adhesive strips to the clamp brackets (optional) and click the roller blind onto the top of your window frame with the clamp brackets attached.

Installation with drilling: Screw the brackets with drilling to the desired position on your window frame/ceiling or wall and click the roller blind rail onto the mounted brackets. That's it!

Roller blinds can also be fitted outside the window recess. They are mounted on the wall above the window recess using the supplied brackets with holes.

The roller blind clamp brackets are slid onto the back of the long roller blind profile and placed at both ends of the rail. We recommend using both thumbs to slide them on, as the clamp brackets have little room to move on the roller blind rail on purpose to ensure a sturdy hold.

Once the clamp brackets have been pushed onto the profile rail, the adhesive strips supplied can optionally be attached to the clamp brackets. The final step is to place the roller blind with the clamp holders over the top of the window sash rebate and press the clamp holders closed and snap into place.

With thermal roller blinds, the silver, reflective side should face outwards in order to achieve the full heat protection effect of these roller blinds. We wrap the fabric onto the roller blind so that the colored side faces into the room and the reverse side with the heat protection faces outwards.

With thermal roller blinds, the colored side of the fabric faces the inside of the room. Double roller blinds have an identical front and back, which is why it makes no difference which side is facing inwards and which is facing outwards.

Cleaning roller blinds depends on the type of fabric selected. In general, roller blinds can be cleaned as follows:

Mild detergents are better than any type of soap as they remove stains more effectively and do not leave water marks.

Apart from dusting with a dry brush/vacuum cleaner and removing stains with a little dishwashing liquid and water, the fully unrolled fabric can be completely bathed in a mixture of water and dishwashing liquid if necessary. Ideally, only the roller blind fabric should be in the water. The roller blind should be completely unrolled and hung up to dry overnight.

The repair of a roller blind depends on the damage. It is often sufficient to replace small spare parts. These can be requested from our customer service. In the case of major damage, the problem should be described to our customer service team in the best possible way (ideally with pictures) so that they can describe the next steps.

This depends on the defects. Minor repairs such as replacing the brackets can be carried out on site at home. Larger repairs are carried out in our roller blind manufactory.

As a broken roller blind is generally classed as a "minor repair", the tenant is responsible for its repair. Who pays for the repair of a broken roller blind is also out of the question if the roller blind is the property of the tenant. In summary, it can therefore be said that the tenant bears the repair costs for a broken roller blind.

This depends on whether the warranty period has expired or not. In both cases, however, the customer service of the roller blind company should be contacted to discuss how to proceed. Sometimes it is sufficient to replace small individual parts. In other cases, only a new roller blind can help.

A roller blind can jam if the pull cord is pulled too tightly (i.e. not parallel to the roller blind fabric) in order to roll the fabric up and down. If the roller blind chain is parallel during pulling and the roller blind is still jammed, please contact customer service.

If the damage is within the guarantee period, a complaint will be initiated and a replacement roller blind will be sent. If the guarantee period has expired, a free replacement cannot be obtained. In this case, a new roller blind should be ordered. If you are a handyman, you can try to glue the roller blind in place.

A roller blind can hang askew if the brackets are not completely in a horizontal line with each other. This can occur if windows have not been installed completely straight. To check this, a spirit level should be placed on the window frame.

If it turns out that the window is not straight, a piece of paper, for example, can be clamped under one of the clamp brackets until both clamp brackets are horizontal to each other. Screw holders can simply be moved. Draw two points with a pencil in advance so that you know where (new) holes need to be drilled.

This depends on whether the guarantee period has already expired or not. If the roller blind is defective and the guarantee period has not yet expired, the replacement is free of charge. If the guarantee has already expired, a roller blind replacement is the same as ordering a new roller blind. The price is therefore the same as for the first roller blind (or may be higher if the prices in the store have been increased).

Please ask our customer service for a replacement. This is free of charge. Only shipping costs may apply.

The fringes can simply be cut off at the sides with scissors. If the roller blinds are made of polyester or other artificial fabrics, the fabric can also be carefully heated with a lighter in the affected area after cutting to seal the open area so that the fabric does not fray any further.

Caution: Heating should only take a few seconds and should then be extinguished/cooled down with a little spit, for example. Natural fabrics such as cotton should not be heated.

Some roller blinds (so-called spring roller blinds or soft roller blinds) are also equipped with a spring that should be retensioned from time to time. To do this, the roller blind should be fully rolled up (closed), the end cap on the side of the spring removed and the (metal) pin of the spring mechanism turned clockwise approx. 10 times using pliers, for example.

If a wasp's nest has settled in your roller blind, the blind should be sprayed with essential oils such as tea tree or clove oil or with a vinegar concentrate to drive the wasps away. To prevent a wasp nest in the roller blind in future, the roller blind should be sealed so that no wasps can fly in. Spraying the roller blinds with essential oils will also keep wasps away in the future.