Sunscreen roller blinds lowered across a wall of glass in a Hazelwood living room, jacarandas flowering on the street outside
Hazelwood & the Brooklyn belt

The architect's glass wall, without the three-o'clock heat.

Made-to-measure blinds, motorised systems and concealed ceiling-recess shading, fitted to Hazelwood's boutique clusters and architect-designed homes.

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  • Free in-home measure & a written per-window quote
  • Motorised & cordless options for architect-designed glass
  • Child-safe cord & chain controls as standard
Close-up of a cellular honeycomb blind's pleated fabric, cross-section catching soft window light
External aluminium venetian blind louvres shading a Hazelwood facade in late-afternoon light
The range

Sixteen ways to control light, heat and privacy

Every product is made to measure per window and fitted by the same team that took the measurements — from the everyday roller blind to external shading that stops the highveld afternoon at the glass.

A crisp white blockout roller blind fully lowered over a Hazelwood bedroom window, soft morning light glowing at the fabric edges

Roller Blinds

Blockout or sunscreen fabric on a clean aluminium tube — the everyday answer for Hazelwood's open-plan lounges and big kitchen glass.

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Day and night blind with alternating sheer and solid bands drawn across a Hazelwood home-office window

Day & Night Blinds

Alternating sheer and solid bands that dial privacy against a street-facing cluster window, without losing the light entirely.

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Aluminium venetian blind with slats tilted part-open across a wide kitchen window

Aluminium Venetian Blinds

Crisp 25mm or bold 50mm slats that steer light precisely — the clean-lined fit for a contemporary Hazelwood build.

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Warm timber venetian blind with wide slats and fabric ladder tapes in a Hazelwood bedroom

Timber Venetian Blinds

Wide basswood slats and fabric tapes — warmth against all that glass and plaster, and the softer choice for a bedroom or study.

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Vertical blind vanes hanging across a wide corner window in a Hazelwood home

Vertical Blinds

Hanging vanes that rotate to steer low afternoon sun off a wide window — and pull clear of a sliding door in one movement.

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Sliding panel blinds stacked on a ceiling track beside a Hazelwood patio door

Panel / Sliding Blinds

Broad fabric panels gliding on a track — wide doors onto the pool deck covered edge to edge, without a curtain eating the wall.

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Blind fabric dropping from a slim concealed ceiling recess above a full-height glass wall in a minimalist Hazelwood living space

Concealed / Recessed Blinds

Fabric drops from a slim ceiling slot — the finish architect-designed Hazelwood homes are built for.

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Cellular honeycomb blind fabric showing the insulating air cells in cross-section

Cellular (Honeycomb) Blinds

Air-cell fabric that adds real insulation to a double-volume glass box, and quiets the room too.

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Fitted blind on an angled skylight in a Hazelwood loft room

Skylight & Shaped Blinds

Gables, light wells and the angled glass that Hazelwood's newer architecture keeps producing — measured to fit.

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Motorised roller blind partway down a tall corner window in a contemporary Hazelwood kitchen, wall-mounted control panel beside the frame

Motorised Blinds & Automation

App, remote or sun-sensor control, and no cord left dangling in a cluster where tidy detailing counts.

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Floor-length curtains gliding on a motorised ceiling track in a Hazelwood living room

Motorised Curtain Tracks

A quiet electric track behind existing drapes, for the rooms where the curtains are staying put.

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External venetian blind with aluminium louvres mounted outside a large window

External Venetians

Aluminium louvres that stop heat at the glass, before a highveld afternoon ever reaches the lounge.

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Zip screen of taut mesh running in side channels across a covered Hazelwood patio

Zip Screens

Taut mesh locked into side channels — it holds its shape in the wind and turns a covered patio into a room you can actually use.

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External aluminium roller shutter rolled part-way down on the outside of a ground-floor window

Roller Shutters

Rigid aluminium slats rolling down on the outside of the glass — sun, heat and full blackout under one motorised control.

Shading, not security. Our roller shutters are made for sun, heat and glare control on the outside of the glass. They are not security-rated shutters — that is a different product, which we can quote on request.

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Folding-arm awning extended over a patio, fabric canopy carried on jointed arms

Folding-Arm Awnings

Retractable shade over the entertainer's patio, wound back in when you want the sky again.

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Close-up of a blind headrail and its lift mechanism during a service visit

Blind Repairs & Servicing

Chain snapped, slats sagging, motor gone quiet? We repair and re-string existing blinds — including ones we didn't fit.

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Free to read

The Hazelwood Window Field Guide

Before you spend anything, read how the Pretoria sun actually crosses this suburb, why the tree canopy shades the ground floor while the apartment upper floors bake, and what we'd fit on each elevation — with the honest trade-off on every option. Written for Hazelwood, sourced, and free, with nothing to sign up for.

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Why Hazelwood specifies differently

Built for the glass, the cluster rules and the highveld sky

Hazelwood is a small, boutique pocket wedged between Brooklyn's embassy belt and the wider eastern suburbs — mostly compact architect-designed clusters and freestanding homes rather than sprawling stands, many of them recent builds or thorough renovations. That density means glass does a lot of the design talking: open-plan living rooms and entertainer's decks built around a wall of sliding doors or a double-volume window, oriented toward a small garden, a pool or a braai deck rather than a big view.

It also means two things a generic quote misses: the street-facing side of a cluster usually has to look considered from outside, not just work from inside, and the back-of-house glazing carries the real heat load. We measure and spec each elevation on its own terms, not the whole property on one setting.

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Big glass, hard afternoon light

Architect-designed clusters favour walls of glass toward the garden or pool — the highveld sun turns that into a low, hard glare through the back half of the day, worst on north and west exposures.

02

Cluster rules, a considered street face

Many Hazelwood addresses sit inside boutique complexes with body-corporate expectations on appearance; motorised, cassette-hidden hardware reads as tidy from outside.

03

Summer hail, highveld storms

Pretoria's November–February thunderstorm season brings real hail and gusting wind — exterior shading wants a wind sensor built in, not bolted on afterward.

04

A discreet, security-minded street

Close to the Brooklyn embassy belt, this is a market that expects cordless and motorised as the default spec, not an upsell.

How it works

Four steps, one visit

No showroom trip, no online guesswork — a consultant comes to you with samples and a tape measure.

01

Enquire

Tell us the rooms, the window count and what's bothering you about the light — chat, form or a quick call.

02

Free in-home measure

A consultant visits with fabric and slat samples, measures every window and door precisely, and talks through what suits each elevation.

03

Written quote

A per-window quote, options itemised, so you can see exactly what you're paying for before you commit to anything.

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Made & fitted

Everything is made to order for your windows, then fitted cleanly by the same team, with the operation demonstrated on the day.

Where we fit

Hazelwood and the suburbs around it

The same free-measure, made-to-measure service across Hazelwood's closest neighbouring suburbs.

Questions

Before you book the measure

Do you fit blinds in boutique clusters with body-corporate rules?
Yes — motorised and cassette-hidden hardware reads as tidy from the street and clears most body-corporate expectations on appearance. Tell us about your scheme's rules at enquiry stage and we'll confirm anything specific at the free measure.
Can you handle floor-to-ceiling or oversized glass?
Yes — wide spans and double-volume glazing are common in Hazelwood's newer architecture. Motorised rollers, external venetians or a concealed ceiling-recess system are usually the answer, and we'll measure and spec accordingly rather than force a standard bracket onto an oversized opening.
Are the cords and chains safe for small children?
Chain and cord tensioners that anchor the loop to the wall are fitted as standard practice. For nurseries and kids' rooms we'll talk you through cordless and motorised options — motorisation removes cords and chains entirely.
Do exterior products cope with Pretoria's hailstorms?
External venetians and roller shutters can be specified with a wind sensor that retracts the system automatically before a highveld storm hits, and the same protection is available on folding-arm awnings.
How long from quote to fitted blinds?
Everything is made to order once you approve your written quote. Your consultant will confirm the exact lead time for your fabrics and sizes at that point, rather than quoting a generic number that may not apply to your job.
Is the free measure really free, with no obligation?
Yes. The in-home measure and the written per-window quote that follows are both free. You're welcome to take the quote away and think it over.
Ready when you are

Let's measure your glass properly.

Free in-home measure, a written quote per window, and a consultant who'll tell you honestly what a Hazelwood cluster window needs and what it doesn't.

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What happens next

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Your details are used only to arrange this consultation call-back and are never shared with any third party (POPIA).

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