Update 2022: The cost of home improvements in the UK has soared over the last 18 months and conservatory blinds are, unfortunately, more expensive than they were even a year ago. We’ve updated the conservatory blind installation prices on this page in 2022. If you would like a custom quote, please fill out this form with details of your conservatory project.

This page is all about conservatory blinds and how much they cost in the UK.

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Benefits of Blinds

While conservatory blinds don’t directly increase a home’s value, they can make the space feel like part of the home, rather than a bolted-on structure. This will almost certainly make the home more desirable to a potential buyer.

Here are the main advantages:

Maximum Control – especially with Venetian blinds as these can be tilted to allow some light into the home. Even pleated blinds can be partially drawn to your desired preference.

Privacy – very few people want to sit in a translucent box and blinds provide privacy when its needed.

Choice – there’s an almost limitless amount of choice of styles, many will suit lower budgets too.

Professional Installation or DIY – many blinds are incredibly easy to fit onto the window frames (although a bit tricky for the roof panels due to the height). You also have the option of paying an installer to fit them.

Conservatory Blind Options and Prices

Here are the six options you can choose from.

All of the prices below assume a mid-sized conservatory with quality blinds, fully installed and including VAT.

We’ve published separate prices for the windows and roof panels:

Conservatory Pleated Blinds Cost

We have these installed and couldn’t be happier.

Pros:

• lots of choices
• they tuck away neatly
• thermal and solar options

Cons:

• no panels to tilt
• not everyone likes the look of pleated blinds
• it’s much harder to clean fabric than wood or aluminium

Cellular Blinds

These are sometimes referred to as honeycomb blinds and are a variant of pleated blinds. They offer excellent thermal properties as they form at least two layers of material between the glass and the interior.

Pros:

• look great
• thermal
• reduced noise pollution from outside

Cons:

• insects can get in the void and are difficult to remove
• costly
• harder to clean than wood or aluminium

Venetian Blinds Prices For Conservatories

You can tilt these panels at various angles.

While plastic and wood are popular options in the home, you may find that they bend, warp or distort in a hot conservatory environment.

Aluminium Venetian blinds are a very popular choice for conservatories.

Pros:

• lots of choices
• easy to install
• popular choice
• easy to clean with readily available cleaning tools
• aluminium variants are lightweight

Cons:

• they don’t insulate as well as other blinds
• wood variants blinds are heavy
• wood may warp in a hot conservatory, as will cheap plastic variants

Conservatory Roman Blinds Cost

I’m not a fan of Roman blinds, that’s just my personal preference. Here are the main points to consider:

• when raised they create a stack at the top of the window/door
• like pleated blinds, they’re either up or down; you can’t tilt them to allow some light in
• an expensive option

Vertical Blinds Prices

We gave serious consideration to vertical blinds as we love the way they look.

In the end, we chose not to buy them as we wanted a blind that had more thermal properties. I also know from experience that these blinds tend to move around a lot if there’s a draft through an open window.

Roller Blinds

I’ve always seen roller blinds as a poor man’s choice, but I’m probably too negative as there are some decent products out there.

The drawback for me is the fact that any insects get crushed in the roller so you may get small blood stains on a light coloured material.

Also, they don’t have great thermal properties, and the ones that do are often very bulky, especially on tall windows.

On a positive note, one roller can cover several windows, so they’re often the cheapest option.

Don’t Choose the Cheapest Option

The photo below shows what can happen to cheap plastic blinds when they’re exposed to heat inside a hot conservatory or building.

The Upvc in this blind has warped and bent. As a general rule of thumb, thin plastic isn’t the best material to use in direct sunlight.

Image sourced from Blinds Journal

Get Ideas and Inspiration

If you’re looking for ideas and inspiration, then try Pinterest. I love this site; you can browse thousands of different blind combinations.

Try these two links to get you started:

Conservatory blind ideas

Roof window blind ideas

Popular Places to Get Quotes

Here’s a list of popular blind retailers, the companies at the top of the list are the most expensive and you’ll probably pay more with them:

Thomas Sanderson is one of the leading manufacturers and installers of blinds in the UK. Although many of their blinds are at the top of the quality index, they’re also one of the most expensive.

Hillarys sell blinds, curtains and awning and are a well-known brand in the UK; their prices tend to be near the upper end of the cost scale.

Direct Blinds sell direct, and they don’t offer a fitting service, this could be an issue for roof blinds, but it’s worth taking measurements of your windows and exploring their supply-only prices. They have excellent ratings on Trust Pilot.

Blinds 2 Go have a good selection of reasonably priced curtains and blinds including “Perfect Fit” and “EasyFIT” clip-on framed blinds. All their products come with fitting instructions, but they don’t currently offer an installation service. We’ve purchased wooden blinds from this firm before and are very pleased with the quality of the products.

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