Power options
- Rechargeable battery motors — no wiring, retrofit-friendly, charged every few months via a USB-style charger. The default for apartments and existing homes.
- Wired 220V motors — for new builds and renovations, permanent with no charging, best for big or heavy systems and exterior products. Needs an electrician and a little planning at the right stage of the build.
- Solar trickle options exist for awkward, hard-to-wire positions.
Control layers
- Handset remote — single blind or multi-channel, one remote for every blind in a room.
- App control — from the couch, or from the office wondering if you left the west blinds up.
- Schedules — bedroom blinds open with sunrise, west-facing blinds drop at a set time in summer.
- Sensors — sun sensors drop shading automatically on hot elevations; wind sensors retract awnings and exterior screens before a highveld storm gust does it for you, a safety-critical feature on any exterior product.
- Voice and smart-home integration for the automation-minded household.
When motorisation is essentially required
Spans too wide or heavy for a chain, blinds above stair voids or double-volume glazing, concealed ceiling-recess systems, exterior venetians, awnings and zip screens, or a whole wall of glass you'd rather control with one button than six separate chains — all common in Raslouw's newer architectural builds.
Honest notes
No dangling chains makes this the most child-safe operation there is. Motors are quiet, not silent, and quality units carry multi-year guarantees. Battery motors need that periodic charge — we set the expectation clearly at quote stage, not after installation.
Fitting motorised blinds & automation across Raslouw and the surrounding suburbs
Wide sliders, stairwell voids and whole walls of glass turn up on every estate we work in — here's where we've been fitting motorisation lately.
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