Blinds in Stockton-on-Tees
Made-to-measure blinds measured and fitted across Stockton-on-Tees, from the Georgian and Victorian frontages around Norton Green to the bay-fronted semis of Hartburn and Fairfield and the riverside apartments by the Infinity Bridge. Rollers from £45, whole houses typically £600 to £1,500.
Period frontages that never went square
The older streets around Norton Green, the High Street conservation area and Oxbridge carry the oldest window openings on this side of the river, and almost none of them are true. Measuring at three points and manufacturing to the tightest figure is the only way a blind fits these reveals cleanly, and it is why an on-site survey is not a formality here.
Bays, and plenty of them
Hartburn, Fairfield, Grangefield and Elm Tree are dense with 1930s bay-fronted semis. Wooden or faux wood slats in 50mm are the traditional answer, quoted as three or five linked blinds. Where budget matters, three separate roller blinds do the same job for a fraction of the price, provided the fabrics are matched and the brackets set at a consistent height.
Riverside and new build
Apartments along the riverside and the newer developments toward Ingleby Way and Bishopsgarth bring tall, narrow openings, tilt-and-turn sashes and the odd gallery window over a stairwell. Perfect-fit frames solve the handles; motorisation solves the height, and on a stairwell window it is money well spent rather than a gadget.
Typical Stockton prices
Rollers £45 to £120, Venetians £55 to £150, verticals £50 to £140 for patio doors, wooden slats £90 to £240. A bay adds three to five times the cost of a flat window because it is three to five blinds.