Motorised Blinds & Automation

Remote, app, schedule, sun sensor or wind sensor — control by lifestyle, not by cord. On wide or high glazing, often the only practical option.

The upsell that pays for itself in daily use

A tubular motor sits inside the blind roll itself, controlled by handset remote, phone app, wall switch, schedule or sensor. It's the premium option across every product in our range — and on a wall of glass, above a stair void, or on an exterior awning left unattended, it stops being a luxury and starts being the only sensible spec.

Power comes two ways: rechargeable battery motors, retrofit-friendly with no wiring (charge every few months, the apartment and renovation default), or wired 220V motors for new builds and major renovations — permanent, no charging, and the right call for big or heavy systems and anything exterior. An electrician and some planning are needed for wired runs, which is worth raising early with your contractor if you're renovating.

Motorised roller blind lowered over a picture window, remote handset on the side table

Control, sold by lifestyle

  • Handset remote — one remote, every blind, single or multi-channel.
  • App control — from the couch, or from the office, checking whether the west-facing blinds are still up.
  • Schedules — bedroom blinds open at sunrise, west-facing living blinds drop automatically in the late afternoon.
  • Sensors — sun sensors drop shading on hot elevations automatically; wind sensors retract awnings and exterior screens before a Highveld storm can damage them.
  • Voice and smart-home integration for the automation-minded household.

Why it suits a family home specifically

No dangling chains is the single most child-safe operation available — nothing for small hands to reach, nothing to anchor. Motors run quietly, though not silently, and quality units carry multi-year guarantees. The one honest trade-off with battery motors is the periodic charge, which we set expectations on at quote stage rather than after installation.

Specifier note Multi-blind walls of glass — common in Hurlingham's open-plan additions — are where automation earns its keep fastest: one button instead of six separate chains.

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Motorised control, wherever you are in the parks belt

From a battery retrofit in an Illovo apartment to full home automation in Morningside, Atholl or Sandhurst — the same motors, the same setup, the same wind sensors outdoors.

A modern glass-fronted Hurlingham home with automated exterior blinds lowered over expansive windows in bright daylight

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