Expression Blinds have been fitting made-to-measure blinds for our clients for more than ten years, so if you’re looking for blinds for a canal boat, house boat or narrow boat, you’ve come to the right place!
We can provide blinds all across the North West of England, and we’ll be happy to come out to your mooring to help you with your house boat blinds – all of our work starts with a free, no-obligation consultation with one of our fitters, so you can talk through what you’re looking for, what your obstacles are, and what blinds options would be best for your boat, making sure that you’ve got the best blinds for making your boat into a home.
What Are The Problems For Canal Boat Blinds?
Canal boats, house boats and narrow boats are all home to a unique set of challenges, when it comes to living space and comfort. They can be absolutely excellent, cosy spaces to live or to enjoy leisure time, but if not designed well, they can suffer from lack of space, poor insulation, lack of privacy and a general lack of feeling “homely” – but fitting the right blinds on the windows and doors can go a long way to resolving those problems and turning the boat into your private hideaway on the water!
Canal boat blinds shouldn’t take up much space – space is at a premium, after all – and they need to be able to fit into unusual window shapes, and shouldn’t simply hang down from slanted windows, as this would allow light in and intrude on the interior appearance of the boat.
Expression Blinds can solve these problems in several ways – we have a large selection of blinds types and materials available, and we have provided blinds for windows and doors of all shapes and sizes in the past. A few suggestions we would make would include:
- Perfect Fit Blinds which are nested within the windowframe of each window, or INTU blinds which attach to the windows themselves, ensuring that the blinds are aligned with the windows and don’t hang down, and making sure that the blinds assembly stays within the window and doesn’t take up space inside the boat
- Installation of a rail to hold Roller Blinds, Roman Blinds, Pleated Blinds, or other blinds types in place when they’re drawn, preventing them from swinging into the cabin and keeping them close to the window where they can block maximum light and provide maximum insulation quality
- Custom solutions that our fitters can talk to you about when they’ve seen your house boat and taken a look at the windows you’d like to cover. This is one area where Expression Blinds really shines – all of our projects are made to measure, so we have a huge range of options when it comes to custom blinds solutions for house boats!
Fitting Blinds On Canal Boats, Narrow Boats, or House Boats
Fitting blinds to a canal boat or narrow boat isn’t much different to fitting them in a fixed building – our fitters will be able to take into account the structure of the boat’s window frames, the materials used, and the design concerns for the interior of the boat, and make their recommendations to ensure your blinds fit perfectly, work well, and last for years to come.
With made-to-measure blinds for your boat, you’ll enjoy superior light control and privacy, improved insulation (and therefore a more comfortable life on the water and lower energy bills, whatever the weather), better sound insulation, and a feature that can add to your décor – get in touch today to book a free consultation!
Can I Buy Blinds Directly Online?
If you’d rather fit your blinds yourself, Expression Blinds can help you with that, too – thanks to our new online sales portal, you can take your own measurements, choose the blinds that best suit your needs, and in just a few clicks, they’ll be on their way!
Since the blinds have still been made to your specifications, they should fit perfectly – and fitting them is as simple as fitting any other out-of-the-box blinds set. By doing the work that a fitter would normally do, you can enjoy the same great-quality blinds as ever, but at a lower price point – it’s a win-win decision!
What to Expect in Your Free Consultation
At Expression Blinds, we never employ salespeople on a commission-based system – none of our expert fitters have a financial incentive to push for any particular blinds choice, so they’re entirely motivated by customer satisfaction. They’re there to help you get the best blinds for your needs, and one of the ways that we do that is by starting all of our work with a free, zero-obligation consultation, so they can look at your space, listen to your needs, and make their professional recommendations to help you get the results you’re looking for.
At a time that suits you, your fitter will come out and talk through what you’re looking for out of your blinds, what you need them to be able to do, and any questions you might have – then they’ll take any measurements necessary to make sure that the blinds fit exactly in your space.
Once you know what you’re looking for, they’ll provide you with a written quote that same day, which locks in the price and guarantees that you won’t be surprised with any extra charges or add-ons along the way – with Expression Blinds, the quoted price is what you’ll pay, with no surprises.
Our Location and Service Reach
Our head office is based in our workshop in Lymm, in Cheshire, and from there we can fit blinds all over the North West, from Chester to St. Helens and Manchester to Liverpool. We’ve been doing just that for more than ten years, fitting our made-to-measure blinds to Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester, Chester, Blackburn, Stockport, Wigan, and St. Helens, as well as the whole of the North West itself – so if you didn’t see your current mooring listed there, don’t worry! Give us a ring or get in touch on this website and we’ll do our best to accommodate you!
Alternatively, since you’re looking for custom blinds for a canal boat, you could just raise anchor and sail to Lymm. It’s a historic town, and there’s lots to do here besides just get excellent-quality blinds fitted to your house boat.
Looking For More Information?
If you’d like to talk to one of our staff, or even get some advice from our founder, Neil, then you can get in touch with us by calling us on at 0161 241 9686 between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday, or reach out via the Contact Page on this site at any time! We’d love to hear from you, and look forward to helping you get the blinds of your dreams!
