Sol Royal Thermal Blackout Cassette Roller Blinds for Windows No Drill Door

Seem pretty decent so far (been up about 2 hours) they block out most light but I’d imagine they would be 100% black out if I had installed them properly, the instructions weren’t the best but they were pretty easy to put up, although I have put the side rails on back to front. Seen as they are for my door I’ll probably leave it as it is but if they were for my bedroom windows I would make sure they were on the right way around. I’ll most likely buy more as they are great quality blinds with nice thick material.

We bought the blind for our spare bedroom for occasional use and also as a trial to determine how much light it would block out. The blind was easy to fit with easy to follow instructions, probably only took around half an hour. We fitted the roller cassette to the wall around the window using "no nails" adhesive and the double sided pads supplied for the side runners. It has been in position for a nearly a month and it is still in place. It works well and cuts out the majority of the light from entering the room and we are very pleased with it. Improvements/drawbacks - the blind could be slightly wider as it can come out of the tracks when pulled down even though the tracks are square to the top cassette and parallel all the way down. Also when the blind is shut the side runners glow from the external light as the plastic is not thick enough. Overall very good value for money, works well and cuts out the majority of external light.

Great value, and 100% black out

A good product, well made and good delivery. No damage. Have used the adhesive pads supplied and is still in place. The only problem was, when assembled with the side guides at the end of roller which is as instructions, the blind when lowered is too narrow. I had too remove the side guides and move both in by 14 mm. The bottom of the blind when lowered catches the guide joint and blind jumps out from the guides.

A combination of poor quality design (side rails which house the side of the roller blind) and a lack of suitable fixing method (comes with 3M sticky pads) make's this blind worthless. Who wants to stick a blind on to the walls surrounding there windows? Leaves no scope for removal and re-use in the future. Fell off the wall within the first few hours causing damage to several connections and breaking one side rail. Don't waste your money unless you are willing to modify the fixing method at your own cost.

I used the two blinds for my back door and kitchen. They were a perfect fit and took seconds to install. They even come with runners for the total blackout effect. I didn’t use the runners on this occasion. All I had to do was to stick 3 adhesives strips to the back of the cassette at the top, then apply. That was it. They look lovely and I am going to buy one for my bedroom and use the runners to black out the window. I Also like having the cassette over the top of the blind, it makes it look much smarter.

Some negative points first: Missing the hook to secure the cord, material slides out of cassette at the bottom allowing some light to bleed through. I used my own silicon to seal the edges. Which blocks out more light. Installed this in my bedroom because I work night shift and it is important for me to have a dark room in the morning to get some sleep. After installing this blind, I can confirm that I sleep on average two hours more each day. so it works. I found out about cassette blind from work, we have a teleconference room which has to be pitch black during use (for some reason). The ones We have at work are pretty good, once the blind is shut, absolutely no light makes it through. When compared to those, this one is not as good. Despite allowing light to bleed through due to some design flaws, it has to be said that more light comes through the edges of my bedroom door than the edges of this blind.

These blinds are of excellent quality. The double sided tape that comes with it seemed, at first, to be in short quantity but ones applied it became clear that you definitively don't need more as it's a very strong adhesive. I didn't find any installation manual but all is pretty straight forward. The only thing to bear in mind is that when fitting the side railings, the broader end should be on top (the narrower part stuck against the wall). If you fit them the other way around, the light might still get in in some place. Took me about 1/2 h to fit. No fuss, no cuss, no coconuts. VERY HAPPY with the product.

Was wat sceptisch door de reviews, maar ben helemaal blij. Uiteraard is het niet compleet verduisterend, maar dat mag je voor dit geld ook niet verwachten. Ik had al een verduisterend rolgordijn hangen en nu is mijn slaapkamer echt donker.

Makes the room really dark and works great. Only thing negative was the installation instructions. They were terrible. But once they are up it's wonderful

Pile poil la bonne taille

Super pratique et obscurcit bien la pièce. Manque des collants pour le faire tenir au mur.

Bestellung und Lieferung funktionierten problemlos. Die Beschreibung fand ich gut (ich musste allerdings auch die Breite nicht verändern, da diese perfekt war). Das Zusammenstecken in der Länge/Höhe hat mich zunächst gestört, tut es nun garnicht mehr, dennoch finde ich es wichtig, dass Käufer wissen, dass an den Seiten keine einzelne durchgehende Schiene ist!. Die Verdunklungsschienen sind eine super Idee. Es könnten mehr Klebestreifen dabei sein, aber es reicht definitiv auch so aus, wenn man sie optimal nutzt. An der Seite braucht man kaum welche (einer pro Seite mit durchschneiden könnte reichen, die seitlichen Leisten wiegen nicht viel). Ich glaube ich hab 3 für beide Seiten verwendet, je 1/2 an den unteren Teil und einen ganzen Streifen in die Mitte der oberen Leiste je Seite. Dadurch bleibt genug über um den schwereren oberen Teil sicher fixieren zu können. Alle Streifen gut andrücken (am besten ein paar Minuten drücken), damit es hält. Die Rollos wurden vor ca. 5 Monaten aufgehangen, befinden sich in täglicher Benutzung und kleben immer noch 1A. Kleben sollte man nur auf gerade, glatte Fläche. Das versteht sich hoffentlich von selbst! (Natürlich hält es an einer Tapete nicht gut (keine glatte Klebemöglichkeit) und hinterlässt Spuren, wenn man es entfernt oder es abfällt... wie alles was man an eine Tapete klebt und abzieht...) Ich habe es an den innersten Teil des Rahmens gekebt. Meine Vermutung ist, dass es optimaler Weise außen auf die Scheibe, oder weiter außen vom Fenster kleben würde. Dadurch scheint vermutlich weniger Licht durch die Leisten. Andererseits sieht es so wie es jetzt hängt optisch super aus und trotz des leichten Lichtes durch die Leisten dunkelt es sehr gut ab. Da ich die Schienen vermutlich nicht optimal angebracht habe rutschte das Rollo an den Seiten leicht raus. Durch zurechtschneiden und hineindrücken von Lüsterklemmen in die untere Leiste im Rollo (gibt bestimmt bessere Lösungen), fährt es nun perfekt hoch und runter ohne dieses Problem und auch wenn es einmal unten rausgeglitten ist stören sie nicht beim wieder hoch ziehen. Ich finde die Rollos super, sie sind eine günstige und tolle Lösung. Ich habe auch Plissees (zum Sichtschutz und zum Abdunkeln) an anderen Fenstern, aber am schönsten und am besten verdunkelnd sind definitiv diese Rollos.