Window Blinds

[Owen Densmore]

Yet Another Santa Fe Question:

We're looking for "honey comb shades" or similar insulating window blinds and wonder where to go? We've got a lot of windows that are heating up the house and need replacement blinds, the current ones are pretty beat up.

Lowe's and Home Depot is obvious, but I wonder if anyone has experience with others .. cause we're a bit reluctant about Lowe's/Home. But hey, if they work, that's fine too.

Any recommendations? Thanks.

   -- Owen

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[Pamela McCorduck]

Owen, my blinds are all “duette” blinds, sort of the same as honeycomb. They were bought by the previous owner (so we’re going back almost thirty years). She bought them from Brother Sun, Sister Moon (or vice versa). Brother Sun etc. isn’t very good about servicing them—the cords eventually rot in the Santa Fe sun, and Brother Blah Blah had no advice on this—but Coronado has given me several names over the years of people who will come to the house and restring the blinds. If I had it to do over again, I’d go with Coronado (on Cerrillos) from the get-go.

In fact, one of their recommended guys, who I’ve used before, is coming tomorrow afternoon to restring three blinds. These are for big windows and are far too big for me to handle by taking them down to the shop.

Pamela

On Jul 17, 2016, at 8:48 PM, Owen Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote:

Yet Another Santa Fe Question:

We're looking for "honey comb shades" or similar insulating window blinds and wonder where to go? We've got a lot of windows that are heating up the house and need replacement blinds, the current ones are pretty beat up.

Lowe's and Home Depot is obvious, but I wonder if anyone has experience with others .. cause we're a bit reluctant about Lowe's/Home. But hey, if they work, that's fine too.

Any recommendations? Thanks.

   -- Owen

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[Robert J. Cordingley]

Hi Owen

We have some kind of honeycomb blinds from Coronado too - there's one 'cell' that extends across the full width. We have no reason not to recommend Coronado, they came out to measure and everything fits great.

I have my own repair kit to replace broken cords - bought online. It's pretty easy really and for about $60 for the kit it saves a $100+ call out each time for the blind man. The kit allows purchase of different lengths allowing repairs on dozens of blinds. Repairs have become necessary after about 12 years of use. By taking them down myself also gives me the chance to clean off moth marks and such. If I was buying replacements I'd ask about cleaning and materials that might resist moth/bug marks better.

Robert C.

On 7/17/16 9:10 PM, Pamela McCorduck wrote:

Owen, my blinds are all “duette” blinds, sort of the same as honeycomb. They were bought by the previous owner (so we’re going back almost thirty years). She bought them from Brother Sun, Sister Moon (or vice versa). Brother Sun etc. isn’t very good about servicing them—the cords eventually rot in the Santa Fe sun, and Brother Blah Blah had no advice on this—but Coronado has given me several names over the years of people who will come to the house and restring the blinds. If I had it to do over again, I’d go with Coronado (on Cerrillos) from the get-go.

In fact, one of their recommended guys, who I’ve used before, is coming tomorrow afternoon to restring three blinds. These are for big windows and are far too big for me to handle by taking them down to the shop.

Pamela

On Jul 17, 2016, at 8:48 PM, Owen Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote:

Yet Another Santa Fe Question:

We're looking for "honey comb shades" or similar insulating window blinds and wonder where to go? We've got a lot of windows that are heating up the house and need replacement blinds, the current ones are pretty beat up.

Lowe's and Home Depot is obvious, but I wonder if anyone has experience with others .. cause we're a bit reluctant about Lowe's/Home. But hey, if they work, that's fine too.

Any recommendations? Thanks.

   -- Owen

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[Joe Spinden]

Hi Robert,

Any link to your repair kit ?

Joe

On 7/17/16 10:10 PM, Robert J. Cordingley wrote:

Hi Owen

We have some kind of honeycomb blinds from Coronado too - there's one 'cell' that extends across the full width. We have no reason not to recommend Coronado, they came out to measure and everything fits great.

I have my own repair kit to replace broken cords - bought online. It's pretty easy really and for about $60 for the kit it saves a $100+ call out each time for the blind man. The kit allows purchase of different lengths allowing repairs on dozens of blinds. Repairs have become necessary after about 12 years of use. By taking them down myself also gives me the chance to clean off moth marks and such. If I was buying replacements I'd ask about cleaning and materials that might resist moth/bug marks better.

Robert C.

On 7/17/16 9:10 PM, Pamela McCorduck wrote:

Owen, my blinds are all “duette” blinds, sort of the same as honeycomb. They were bought by the previous owner (so we’re going back almost thirty years). She bought them from Brother Sun, Sister Moon (or vice versa). Brother Sun etc. isn’t very good about servicing them—the cords eventually rot in the Santa Fe sun, and Brother Blah Blah had no advice on this—but Coronado has given me several names over the years of people who will come to the house and restring the blinds. If I had it to do over again, I’d go with Coronado (on Cerrillos) from the get-go.

In fact, one of their recommended guys, who I’ve used before, is coming tomorrow afternoon to restring three blinds. These are for big windows and are far too big for me to handle by taking them down to the shop.

Pamela

On Jul 17, 2016, at 8:48 PM, Owen Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote:

Yet Another Santa Fe Question:

We're looking for "honey comb shades" or similar insulating window blinds and wonder where to go? We've got a lot of windows that are heating up the house and need replacement blinds, the current ones are pretty beat up.

Lowe's and Home Depot is obvious, but I wonder if anyone has experience with others .. cause we're a bit reluctant about Lowe's/Home. But hey, if they work, that's fine too.

Any recommendations? Thanks.

   -- Owen

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[Robert J. Cordingley]

Hi Joe

I got my materials from fixmyblinds.com - parts I bought included 300 ft of string, an excess of 'tassles', a needle for threading through a collapsed blind. Plastic 'tassles' disintegrate faster than the string.

Robert

On 7/17/16 10:20 PM, Joe Spinden wrote:

Hi Robert,

Any link to your repair kit ?

Joe

On 7/17/16 10:10 PM, Robert J. Cordingley wrote:

Hi Owen

We have some kind of honeycomb blinds from Coronado too - there's one 'cell' that extends across the full width. We have no reason not to recommend Coronado, they came out to measure and everything fits great.

I have my own repair kit to replace broken cords - bought online. It's pretty easy really and for about $60 for the kit it saves a $100+ call out each time for the blind man. The kit allows purchase of different lengths allowing repairs on dozens of blinds. Repairs have become necessary after about 12 years of use. By taking them down myself also gives me the chance to clean off moth marks and such. If I was buying replacements I'd ask about cleaning and materials that might resist moth/bug marks better.

Robert C.

On 7/17/16 9:10 PM, Pamela McCorduck wrote:

Owen, my blinds are all “duette” blinds, sort of the same as honeycomb. They were bought by the previous owner (so we’re going back almost thirty years). She bought them from Brother Sun, Sister Moon (or vice versa). Brother Sun etc. isn’t very good about servicing them—the cords eventually rot in the Santa Fe sun, and Brother Blah Blah had no advice on this—but Coronado has given me several names over the years of people who will come to the house and restring the blinds. If I had it to do over again, I’d go with Coronado (on Cerrillos) from the get-go.

In fact, one of their recommended guys, who I’ve used before, is coming tomorrow afternoon to restring three blinds. These are for big windows and are far too big for me to handle by taking them down to the shop.

Pamela

On Jul 17, 2016, at 8:48 PM, Owen Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote:

Yet Another Santa Fe Question:

We're looking for "honey comb shades" or similar insulating window blinds and wonder where to go? We've got a lot of windows that are heating up the house and need replacement blinds, the current ones are pretty beat up.

Lowe's and Home Depot is obvious, but I wonder if anyone has experience with others .. cause we're a bit reluctant about Lowe's/Home. But hey, if they work, that's fine too.

Any recommendations? Thanks.

   -- Owen

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