The easiest way to order roller blinds made to measure.

Nothing but the word. Blockout is the Australian term and blackout is the American and British one: both mean a fabric that stops light coming through. How dark the room gets depends on the fit, so face-fit the blind wider than the window, or add a pelmet, to cut the light at the edges.

Blockout for rooms you sleep in, light-filtering for soft daylight and daytime privacy, and sunscreen to cut glare while you keep the view. Sunscreen and light-filtering fabrics don't give privacy at night with the lights on, so a street-facing bedroom usually gets blockout or a double roller.

A recess-fitted roller leaves a slim strip of light down each side, one fabric gives you one light level, and a very wide blind gets heavy on a chain. A face fit, a double roller or a motor fixes each of those.

Decide first whether the blind sits inside the opening (recess fit) or on the wall (face fit). Then measure the width and drop in millimetres with a steel tape, at three points each: for a recess fit use the smallest, for a face fit add about 50 mm each side. Our measuring guide shows where the tape goes.

Yes. Each blind hangs on two brackets: screw them in, click the blind into place and fit the chain tensioner. Screws aren't included, because brick, timber and plasterboard each need different fixings, and our install guide walks through face fit and recess fit.

They are for high or hard-to-reach windows, rows of three or more blinds, and kids' rooms where you don't want a chain. Choose Motorised in the configurator, then a battery motor that needs no electrician or a wired motor for a new build or renovation.

For a bedroom that faces the street, usually yes. A double roller puts two blinds on one bracket, typically sunscreen for the day and blockout for the night, and it needs at least 125 mm of depth to fit inside the opening.

Most roller blinds are dispatched within 8 to 15 business days, because each one is made to your measurements in Australia. Delivery is calculated at checkout from your postcode, and free samples post separately so they never hold up an order.

It depends on the size, the fabric and how you operate it. The configurator prices your blind as you design it, so you see the total before you order, and the product cards on this page show today's starting price.