Curtains or Roller Binds for your kids room ?

[MMM]

MMM:

I had someone from JB. He was highly recommended by my girl's classmate's mum.


He came to our place, did the measurements while we choose the materials. After he is done, he will come back with everything and install it. You will only need to pay him at that point.

We had 5 bedrooms and 1 living room. All full length, day and night curtain, it cost us around S$1200. No shrinking of curtains as it has been 3 yrs plus and we washed it before.

I subsequently recommended him to my other relative who also used him.

Pls pm me if you want his contact.

Sorry I just checked through my cost record, it should be S$1950 iso S$1200..... But nevertheless still cheap compared by local standards as our windows are around 4 normal sized window panels. In my room, I also choose those black out curtains so that the room still look pitch dark in the morning.

I did my mum's house with a spore curtain co. 4 yrs back and it cost us $3k+ and it was only 3 bedroom and 1 balcony. Bedroom is bay window so shorter. I got the same JB guy to do another set for her place and it was not more than $2k. So far so good.

[hmsg]

Any good recommendations for Roller Blinds? The websites by Spotlite and Singapore Curtains basically are the same.


Any indicative price?

[cheerygirl]

i just done up my curtains and rollerblinds with JWT curtains for my new hse in Ponggol. Guess what, i did a random survey and found tht the price quoted to me is 30-40% lesser frm market price, i think i save close to $800 compare to the quote I got from retail shops! . I used to think tht curtains are a waste of money and are expensive furnishing stuffs ...


Was very satisfied with the completed look and the fabric offered too. btw they does wallpaper, blinds, upholstery as well at very competitive rates. Will get him to do up my parents flat soon.

Anyone interested can call Mr Tay at 86417199, visit website: http://www.jwtcurtains.com

cheers (\",)

[Yong HL]

Thanks abel9. i got mine done couple of months back already

[Sun_2010]

Yong HL:

Thanks abel9. i got mine done couple of months back already

Hi Yong HL,

I am planning to get roller blinds done. How is the change?
Can pm me any contact please?

TIA

[Yong HL]

Hi Sun,


i got mine done at http://www.azora.com.sg/
Its at balestier. My previous contractor closed down and i tried on this. Prompt work and service. I recommended it to my another colleague too. no complaints

[Cythialim]

If i was given a choice i would do roller blinds for my kids.

Easier to maintained.

[Emelyn]

Hi Hi,


Some experience to share. Got someone from JB to do the vertical blinds for us. The material used to hook the blinds onto the rod not so good, made of plastics. Can be easily broken with your bare hands. Right now, 90% of the hooks in my kids' room are broken. We had to replace it with safety pin instead. The other 2 rooms have about 10% of the hooks broken. The kids' room more damage because we draw the curtains more often.

My description may not be very clear. Here is a picture of 2 pieces of vertical blinds. The bottom one shows the broken hook. The top one shows that we had to use a safety pin, which I just realise is rusty. So sad.

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And there is another rectangle piece placed at the bottom of each blind, which you then have a chain to \"clip\" on it to string all the blinds together. So that all should look like this.

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Closeup.

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Well, the part where the chain is to \"clip\" to is so fragile that it broke as well. See below. So basically, all that can be broken are broken liao.

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Called up the guy to come and check, and to advise what we can do. Since Nov, until now, he kept saying that he or his man will come to service. But never turn up. Made 3 appointments which they never kept to.

So, my suggestion is never never do vertical blinds. And also, if you are doing blinds, check and double check on the quality of the material used.

Right now, DH is planning to remove everything himself, and try to install a rod himself and we just buy off-the-shelf curtains. No time liao. Got to DIY.

Regards

[tankee]

I believe you can buy replacement for those broken parts.


I recall seeing those parts on sale but just could not remember where.

[Emelyn]

tankee:

I believe you can buy replacement for those broken parts.


I recall seeing those parts on sale but just could not remember where.

Hi Tankee,

Thanks for the advice. The bottom rectangular piece can replace easily. It is the top part that is a problem. Need to unstitch the curtain, change the item, then stitch back.

The curtain guy came last night and assessed. Said that he also doesn't know that the quality is so poor, because the factory didn't tell him. He will charge us $120 to do the replacement of the parts. And the new parts will be of the same quality. Which means, few years down the road, we will need to repalce again. :yikes:

So, we told him to change the rail to normal curtain rail. We will just buy off-the-shelf cloth curtains. No more vertical blinds for us. At least not from this guy.

Cheers !