Aluminium for the wet-winter rooms
Kraaifontein's rain arrives in winter, not summer — June and July are the wettest months here, and a kitchen or bathroom window is the one place in the house where damp genuinely matters more than sun. Aluminium venetians, in 25mm or 50mm slats, are the moisture-safe choice: powder-coated finish, easy wipe-down, and none of the risk a fabric roller or a timber slat carries in a steamy room. It's the sensible default for both a brand-new estate kitchen and an older Windsor Park bathroom alike.
Timber for a room that wants a warmer material
A study, main bedroom or formal lounge that isn't fighting steam or splashback can carry a timber venetian instead — wide 50mm basswood slats with real grain and warmth that aluminium doesn't have. It suits an established Kraaifontein home with a bit more character to the room, or a new-build owner who specifically doesn't want the whole house to read as one uniform aluminium finish.
The adjustability argument
A roller is open or closed by degrees; a venetian steers light direction — tilt up for glare-free daylight, tilt down for privacy from a neighbour's upstairs window, close flat for full dark. On a new-estate street where houses sit close together and windows often face straight into a neighbour's, that tilt control is doing real privacy work a roller blind can't.
A kitchen window in Kraaifontein gets one question every time: is it fighting steam, splashback or a neighbour's upstairs view. The answer decides aluminium or timber before fabric ever comes up.
On-site measure, Kraaifontein- Aluminium: 25mm or 50mm slats, moisture-safe for kitchens and bathrooms
- Timber: 50mm basswood, warmth for studies and main bedrooms
- Tilt control for privacy from close-set neighbouring windows
- Motorised tilt available on premium lines
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