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50% off Honeycomb Blinds + $25 Shipping @ Veneta Blinds

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50% off Honeycomb Blinds + $25 Shipping @ Veneta Blinds
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drillvoice on 16/08/2021 - 14:10 venetablinds.com.au (3922 clicks)
Last edited 16/08/2021 - 14:18 by 1 other user

Hi folks! I love honeycomb blinds (also known as 'cellular blinds') but they aren't well-known really. Basically they are blinds where the fabric makes air pockets (like a vertical honeycomb) and this non-moving air is effective insulation.

I've been looking at a bunch of shops selling them and the prices I'm seeing from Veneta right now are unparalleled. The next-best prices would probably be IKEA but it sounds like the Veneta ones are easier to get to a custom-size and they have a better variety of sizes and lengths (and you can choose between light filter or block-out).

Hard to go wrong with this deal I reckon. If your window is smaller than the width described, apparently you can take a total of 150mm off any blind so you could buy a 60cm blind and put it in a 55cm window slot. Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FVNb7esUKQ

For these blinds to be most effective they should sit inside the reveal so they form a snug fit against the sides and the sill. This also looks much better.

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    • thousandsuns on 16/08/2021 - 16:40

      Always getting negged as always mate 😭

      • jv on 16/08/2021 - 22:23

        You shouldn't take it personally…

        • thousandsuns on 16/08/2021 - 22:59

          I don't mate. Last I checked 19 negs > 4 negs so you beat me there! 😂

          • jv on 16/08/2021 - 23:24

            @thousandsuns:

            Last I checked 19 negs > 4 negs

            I'll let you keep checking then… Must be the highlight of your day lol….

            • thousandsuns on 17/08/2021 - 12:02

              @jv: No highlight of my day is getting a reaction from you 😆
              Stay safe my friend 😌

  • Damonator84 on 16/08/2021 - 14:30
    -3

    Creepy Crawlies wld love these honeycomb tunes. Pretty expensive tbh.

    • Lps on 16/08/2021 - 14:43
      +1

      I suspect you mean tubes?

    • drillvoice on 16/08/2021 - 14:44
      +6

      I guess it's possible they are a higher price than roller blinds or something like that, but in terms of thermal performance they are worlds ahead. The performance is comparable to double-glazing for a fraction of the cost. Comparing like-for-like, I certainly haven't seen honeycomb blinds anywhere near this price.

      • Lps on 16/08/2021 - 14:48
        -3

        How effective are they, can you cite any reliable studies?

        • HerpinDerp on 16/08/2021 - 15:00
          +1

          Let me google (scholar) that for you.

          Read yourself rather than follow this generic, lazy response.

          https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&q=honeyc…

          Another search term is Cellular Blind.

          • Lps on 16/08/2021 - 15:37

            @HerpinDerp: It's not lazy but in fact very kind of you. Cheers.

        • gakko on 16/08/2021 - 15:27
          +1

          Anything with air pockets is a good insulator really. Insulation batts are effectively a collection of air pockets.

        • 900913 on 17/08/2021 - 19:01

          I replaced 2 rollerblinds with honeycomb ones on upstairs, west facing windows. When I had installed one, and they were both being hammered by the afternoon summer sun, I measured the temperature of the inside surface using a thermometer gun. The room temp was 25, the honeycomb blind was 26, and the rollerblind was… 60! It was heating up like a hotplate, no wonder it was so hot up there. The honeycomb blinds do an awesome job of insulating.

      • May4th on 16/08/2021 - 15:54

        how are they for noise reduction?

        • drillvoice on 16/08/2021 - 19:06

          I can't speak to these ones but often they say they are good for noise reduction, but I don't know how good in practice.

        • bradl822 on 17/08/2021 - 08:42

          If you want noise reduction you are better with translucent fabrics. I can't remember how it is all calculated but the total blockout didn't perform as well

      • bradl822 on 17/08/2021 - 08:41
        +2

        You couldn't be further off sorry. The only cellular I have seen with independent testing of cellular blinds are Luxaflex (obviously way more expensive) they have an R value of 0.53 using a D cell. I doubt the knock of version would beat this, the fact it has no data available probably says it all.

        Most double glazing has an R value of around 2.

        They aren't in the same playing field mate.

        Put compared to a standard roller blinds you are correct, they are far better. A standard roller is around .17 R value.

  • The Hobo on 16/08/2021 - 15:18
    +1

    Can you keep this half open, or is it just gravity to drop it down? How does it lock open/close?

    • drillvoice on 16/08/2021 - 15:27
      +1

      There are different kinds out there. My understanding is this kind has a cord mechanism inside and you can basically position it any height you want - it doesn't use gravity. When it's at the top it just stays there, you pull it down and leave it where you want.

      • Corgsta on 16/08/2021 - 22:43
        +2

        Yep this is correct. There’s 2 types, one with a cord so you pull it either way and the blind frame goes up or down. The other type is cordless and you just grab the hanging frame and pull it down or push it up, it’s set balanced so it doesn’t slide up or down by itself.

        I installed 7 units of these from Veneta in our old house, various window sizes and a few of each type. They fit pretty much spot on. I put the cordless ones in the kids rooms so they couldn’t hang themselves with the cord.

        They made a huge difference to our insulation. You don’t get that cold draft off the window in winter. And the place felt cooler in summer on hot days with the blinds closed. It was heaps cheaper than going double glazed. I had double honeycomb on the lounge windows and single elsewhere. We really liked them, the quality is very high and the materials are durable. Nice soft matt, not tinny cheap look. Our cat kept shoving its face around one to look outside and I thought after a while it might tear or stain but it was all good. And the kids opening and closing the lounge ones I thought they’d damage the mechanism but they didn’t show any sign of wear. Also we had blockout ones in the bedrooms and non blockout in our lounge.

        Oh one other thing, Veneta rang me a couple of times before and after I installed them to see how it all went. They were really nice and were saying if I needed anything to just call them. That was really cool. They were locals, in Sydney I think.

        We had gotten 25% discount which I thought was heaps at the time but 50%! I’d jump on this. But we have double glazing here now.

    • gakko on 16/08/2021 - 15:28
      +2

      Pretty sure they operate like venetians but instead of stacking they concertina fold up.

    • snapper on 16/08/2021 - 16:08

      Following the link, it states "cordless". Compared to their other offerings, it seems this one is operated by pulling down or pushing up (from the bar at the bottom).

  • Timaestro on 16/08/2021 - 15:29

    Order 2 from them before was quite expensive (~$450) for what it is. The blinds was shipped from China i thought was made locally.

  • iMagoo on 16/08/2021 - 15:44
    +4

    Are you associated, OP? Post sounds very salesperson-esk.

    • SgtGrumbles on 16/08/2021 - 15:50
      +5

      This guy's showing some Resistance, may be time to evoke The 2nd Law

    • Ten on 16/08/2021 - 15:53

      Now that you mention, upon looking at the website I'm not even sure how you find this page without being directly linked to it.

    • drillvoice on 16/08/2021 - 16:30
      +5

      Fair question but no, I just think this is a great deal (and I am evangelical about honeycomb blinds, although not Veneta in particular).

      I agree the deal is very hard to find! I was googling "Favo" blinds and came across this clearance page.

      I also had a chat with them over the phone which is where I got the video link.

  • Mr BoMBAStiG on 16/08/2021 - 17:40

    Where did you get the info about 150mm being the most you can cut off please?

    • drillvoice on 16/08/2021 - 19:06

      I spoke with them on the phone to check for myself - they said 7.5cm off either end, otherwise you then get into the cord mechanism.

  • bradl822 on 17/08/2021 - 08:43

    Have seen a few around. Also if you read up on cellular blinds the proper type(for want of better words) typically use a D cell which means when fully dropped it maintains an actual air pocket. It's actually the air that does the insulating. I have seen these around where the cells go almost completely flat drastically reducing the benefits.

    But these are massively cheaper then the real deal versions.

  • gimme eddies on 17/08/2021 - 14:53

    dont have any of these but have been told by others that dust and dead bugs can get trapped in the pockets and is very difficult to get out and thus keep clean

  • outsideworld on 28/08/2021 - 19:19

    5 years ago I purchased 6 X IKEA Hoppvals Cellular blinds for a master bedroom. Two died after about 2 years. The first stopped going up/down and is now permanently down. The second one explodes on one end horizontally outwards randomly when raising it! Substandard quality like 99% of Ikea products.

    https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/hoppvals-cellular-blind-white-8…

    Keen to hear from anyone who has previously used Hoppvals and now tried Veneta for comments on differences in quality?

    • drillvoice on 31/08/2021 - 21:12

      I may be a biased source but I've now got and installed the Veneta ones - they are plastic but have a really nice look and feel and smooth operation. No idea how they would go long term. Plastic makes it easier to cut them (angle grinder, drop saw, or hacksaw).

  • Mr BoMBAStiG on 31/08/2021 - 17:15

    Mods, ignore my report, the sale is still on. I was looking at the wrong page.

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