Premium External Blinds
Create Comfortable Living Spaces with Renson® External Blinds
Maximise natural light whilst reducing overheating, with our Renson® external blinds solutions. As Renson-approved installers, we offer premium exterior blinds and shading that help comply with Part O regulations.
- Avoid the need for air-conditioning
- High-quality, modern designs
- See outside even when blinds are down
Renson® Fixscreen External Roller Blinds
The Renson Fixscreen external roller blind is designed for vertical glazing, like large feature windows and glazed walls. Fixscreen blinds are available in sizes up to 22m2 and can withstand up to 130km/h wind force.
Renson® Panovista External Corner Blinds
The Renson® Panovista external roller blind is specially designed for glass-on-glass corner glazing, with a unique fabric zip feature securing two fabric panels at right angles without any visible cables or profiles. Ideal for corner glazing, Panovista blinds can be made in sizes up to 30m² for wraparound windows.
Renson® Topfix External Roof Blinds
The Renson® Topfix external roof blind is designed for large rooflights, roof lanterns and sloping windows. It is compatible with Velux rooflights, easy to maintain and is available in sizes up to 30m². Topfix blinds can also withstand winds up to 130km/h.
Case study
Gloucestershire County Cricket Ground
Renson® Fixscreen blinds were installed to the windows of 5th floor penthouses to prevent overheating and increase comfort for residents. Without the blinds, the inside temperatures were hitting temperatures of 28°C on average. Once installed, the Fixscreen blinds brought the average indoor temperature down to around 21°C.
External Blinds or Air Conditioning?
More Sustainable Than
Air Conditioning
External blinds and air conditioning are two of the methods homeowners can use to keep their homes cool and meet Part O building regulations.
Installing either option costs about the same. However, external blinds are proven to be far more-effective long-term as they actually prevent heat from entering the home.
Air conditioning requires regular maintenance and is very energy-intensive to run, not only costing you money but having a negative environmental impact.
External roller blinds are the sustainable alternative; cheap to run and easy to maintain, it's no effort to keep your home cool.
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A huge success
"Thank you so much for the amazing job you did of those tricky blinds, which are a huge success"
Professional and competitive
"We are very happy with our new blinds from Kensington Systems. From start to finish they were professional and, importantly, competitive with their quote. The finished outdoor blinds look amazing and work perfectly in our outdoor covered kitchen."
A wonderful multi-functional space
"Tom did a top job and the added functionality [of the external blinds] provides for a wonderful multi-functional space at all times and in all weathers."
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External Roller Blinds for Outdoor Living Areas
External blinds can also help to create a comfortable outdoor living area that you can use throughout the year. Screen blinds or blinds with vision panels provide weather shelter, allowing you to enjoy your outdoor living area throughout the year. When not in use, the blinds just roll up out the way, offering the ultimate flexibility.
Motorisation & Automation
Nearly all our external blinds are motorised to make using them as efficient as possible. Quiet, powerful motors from European manufacturer Somfy make opening and closing the blinds easy.
It’s also possible to integrate them into your smart home automation system, either using a wireless system or a wired BMS. This then allows you to open and close your blinds remotely, or set up timers and sensors to open and close them at certain times or temperatures to maintain optimum comfort in your home.
Part O Solutions & External Blinds
The updates to the Part O building regulations in July 2022 focused on preventing and mitigating overheating in homes. The regulations offers several potential solutions to preventing overheating, including dynamic shading devices like external blinds.
External roller blinds are proven to be highly effective at reducing heat gain, achieving G-values of less than 0.2 in front of standard double glazing, meaning that less than 20% of the heat from the sun is able to travel into the room. The G-value decreases to less than 0.1 when installed in front of energy-efficient glass.
The lower the G-value, the better the protection from solar gain. An external blind in front can reduce the solar gain transmission by around 70%, ensuring full Part O compliance.
External Blinds Fire Ratings
The fabrics used in our external roller blinds are rated to BS476 Part 1 and Euroclass B of the European Reaction to Fire classification system.
This makes them suitable for use on buildings up to five storeys or 11m in height. New legislation enacted since the Grenfell Tower disaster requires facade materials (including external roller blinds) to be rated to Euroclass A1 or A2. Unfortunately, none of our fabrics have yet been tested to this standard, so cannot currently be specified for use above 11m or five storeys.
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Looking for an effective, sustainable way to keep your home cool?
As Renson-approved distributors for the UK, we'd love to help.
