Motorised Blinds & Automation
App, remote, schedule or sensor control — the premium upsell on every product line, and often the only practical option on Hazelwood's bigger glazing.
Why motorisation fits Hazelwood specifically
Between boutique cluster body-corporate expectations, double-volume glass and a security-minded street close to the Brooklyn embassy belt, Hazelwood is a market that treats cordless and motorised as the default rather than a luxury add-on. No dangling chain across a wide sliding door, no cord within reach of a child in a nursery, and a street-facing elevation that reads as neat and considered rather than cobbled together.
Power options
Rechargeable battery motors need no wiring and suit a retrofit onto an existing home — charge every few months via a USB-style charger. Wired 220V motors suit a new build or full renovation, permanent and no charging required, and are the better call for big or heavy systems and exterior products; your electrician and installer coordinate the planning together.
Control that matches how you actually live
A handset remote can run a single blind or every blind in the house on one channel. App control means checking whether you left the west-facing blinds up from the office, or dropping every blind in the house before you leave for the weekend. Schedules open bedroom blinds with sunrise and drop west-facing glass in the heat of a Pretoria afternoon automatically. Sun and wind sensors are the safety-critical layer on exterior products — dropping shading on a hot elevation, and retracting an awning or external venetian before a highveld hailstorm does damage.
Where it's essentially required
Spans too wide or heavy for a chain, blinds above a stair void or double-volume window, concealed ceiling-recess systems, exterior venetians, awnings and multiple blinds across one wall of glass — all points where "one button, several blinds" genuinely earns its cost. Quality motors carry multi-year guarantees and run quietly, though not silently; we'll set that expectation honestly at quote stage.
Motorised systems across Hazelwood and the belt
Fitting motorised blinds across every cluster in the belt — Brooklyn's security-conscious streets, Menlo Park's wide new-build glass, Lynnwood's multi-wing properties and Groenkloof's high veranda windows.
Let's measure your windows properly.
Free in-home measure and a written quote per window — no showroom trip required.