Sandown · Sandton fringe
Blinds for Sandown’s tower glass — floor to ceiling, without the floor-to-ceiling glare.
Made-to-measure blinds and motorised screens for Sandown's apartment towers and the Sandton fringe — fitted to your scheme's rules, controlled from your phone.
Read the free Sandown glass & glare manualStart here
Free in-home measure. Written per-window quote.
The range
A product for every pane of glass
From bedroom blockout to balcony wind-screens — made to measure for Sandown's towers, clusters and the wider Sandton fringe.
Fitted most in Sandown
Roller blinds
Blockout for the bedroom, sunscreen for the lounge — the everyday answer for floor-to-ceiling glass, and the product we measure for more than any other in the precinct.
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Day/night blinds
Tune the light hour by hour without losing the skyline.
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Aluminium venetians
Precise light control for kitchens and wet areas.
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Cellular blinds
An insulating air layer for the glass that runs hot by 3pm.
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Timber venetians
Natural grain and warmth, with precise tilt control.
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Vertical & panel blinds
Wide sliding doors covered without a seam in the way.
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Concealed / recessed
Built into the ceiling slot — no visible box.
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Skylight & shaped
Angled glazing and the windows nobody else quotes.
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Motorised & automation
One app, every blind — from the couch or the office.
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Motorised curtain tracks
Sheers and blockout paired on one quiet track.
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External venetians
Heat stopped at the glass, before it reaches the room.
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Zip screens
Seal the balcony against the wind between the towers.
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Blind repairs
Frayed cords, stiff mechanisms, restringing — we service what's already on your windows.
Precinct life
Made for the way you actually live up here
Local knowledge
Why Sandown's glass sets the spec
Sandown sits wedged between the M1 and the Sandton CBD's office and apartment towers — sectional-title living built floor-to-ceiling in glass to make the most of the skyline. That changes what actually works on the window.
Sun at height
West- and north-facing units catch the full afternoon sun with nothing but the M1 in the way. By mid-afternoon, unscreened glass turns a lounge into a greenhouse. Sunscreen roller or day/night is the standard first answer; cellular for real insulation on the worst-facing rooms.
Body corporate rules
Sectional-title schemes on the Sandton fringe often set rules on what's visible from outside a unit. Battery-motorised systems avoid drilling into the structural slab or the building's outside face, so an install stays inside your scheme's guidelines without needing an electrician's site visit.
Wind between the towers
Balconies several floors up catch funnel-wind between neighbouring blocks. Zip screens with locked side channels — not a flapping drop screen — are the honest answer, with a wind sensor to retract them automatically before a highveld storm hits.
Privacy, not darkness
Towers looking straight into towers is the reality of precinct living. Day/night and sunscreen fabrics balance the view against being overlooked, without blacking out a room that's meant to feel open.
Free · nothing to fill in
Tower to Tower: the Sandown glass, glare & privacy manual
We wrote down what we actually know about shading a flat in this precinct — what the Highveld sun does to each elevation, why three o'clock is the problem and noon isn't, what your body corporate controls on the outside of your glass, and which products suit which room. Every climate and legal claim carries a source.
- North, east, west and south — what each wall actually does
- Fourteen products with the honest catch on each one
- A two-minute ballpark tool you can print and walk the flat with
How it works
Four steps, start to fitted
Enquire
Tell us the rooms, the window count and what's bothering you about the light — by chat, form or a call.
Free in-home measure
An expert consultant visits with fabric samples, measures every window precisely, and works around your building's access and security sign-in.
Written quote
Made-to-measure pricing per window, every option itemised — no guessing what you're paying for. A planning band before you get there: shading in Sandown runs R1,000 to R7,500 per square metre installed, interior fabric blinds at the lower end and motorised or balcony systems at the upper. There is a floor price on small windows, and the real per-window numbers arrive with the measure.
Made & fitted
Manufactured to order, then fitted cleanly with a full operation demo before the team leaves.
About this service
What sits behind the enquiry form
Sandown Blinds is a made-to-measure service for the apartment towers and the houses on the Sandton fringe. Roller blinds, day/night blinds, motorised systems and balcony zip screens are all manufactured to figures taken off your own openings, and fitted around whatever your building requires — scheme rules, lift bookings and the security sign-in included.
The order of work is the same every time. You enquire; one of our expert consultants will contact you shortly to pin down a free in-home measure. On that visit an expert consultant measures every window precisely, brings fabric samples, and matches openness and control to what the glass actually faces, which in a tower is usually a question of which floor you are on as much as which way you look. You then get the quote in writing, with each option set out against its own window. Once you approve it, the blinds are manufactured to order and fitted cleanly, with a full operation demonstration before the team leaves.
The same service covers Morningside, Illovo, Rivonia and Hurlingham. Details sent here exist for the call and nothing besides, and they are processed under POPIA.
Also serving
The wider Sandton fringe
Genuinely neighbouring precincts and suburbs — not a copy-paste list.
Sandton
Morningside
Clusters and penthouses just north of Sandown, big glazing and busy street-facing frontages.
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Illovo
A mix of clusters and luxury apartment blocks just south, sharing Sandown's glazed, high-density feel.
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Rivonia
Established Sandton suburb north-east of Sandown — clusters, townhouse complexes and family homes.
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Hurlingham
Leafy, larger-stand suburb bordering Illovo — renovation-heavy, big windows onto mature gardens.
Read moreQuestions
Before you book
Do I need body corporate approval before anything's fitted?
Many Sandown schemes have rules on what's visible from outside a unit — colour, type, sometimes even mounting position. We'll talk you through exactly what we're proposing at the measure so you've got what you need for your trustees or managing agent; approval itself sits with your scheme.
Can blinds be motorised without drilling into the slab or running visible wiring?
Yes — battery-motorised systems are the retrofit default for apartments. No chasing concrete, no trailing cable, just a periodic charge. Wired motors are also an option where a renovation already has the electrics open.
How long does it take from quote to fitted?
Every blind is made to order, so lead time depends on the product and fabric — your written quote confirms the exact timeline before you commit to anything.
Are the cords and chains safe with kids around?
Chain tensioners anchoring the loop to the wall are standard on every install. For nurseries and kids' rooms we'll recommend wand-tilt, cordless or motorised control — no dangling chain at all.
What if I'm not home during the day for the measure?
We work around your schedule, including evenings and weekends where needed, and can coordinate access with your building's concierge or security if that's how your block operates.
Do the balcony screens actually hold up in the wind up here?
The zip is the difference — the fabric edge locks into an aluminium side channel instead of flapping loose, so the screen holds real tension. A wind sensor retracts it automatically before things get serious.
Ready when you are
Ready to stop the glare, keep the view?
Book a free in-home measure — no obligation, just a proper written quote.
Get in touch
Book your free measure
Not sure what you need yet? The Sandown glass & glare manual walks through every elevation first — free, and nothing to fill in.
We take five or six measure appointments a week, so the diary fills early.