VELUXOriginal Roof Window Replacement Blackout Blind for S06, S36, ‎Grey

Item perfect fit and very effective. Customer service was excellent and very quick to respond to a query I had. Would highly recommend.

Bought for my upstairs velux windows, so easy to instal and look fantastic, a lot cheaper than other brands and worth every penny. Complete light blockout and very sturdy.

Bought to replace an existing broken blind. The actual kit is very good quality and no longer has the awful cords that give up like the old Velux blinds did, but the instructions are terrible. No words just weird pictures.Handy hints having battled the blind up:1. Totally ignore the instructions telling you not to use a drill/driver. DO use one, with a magnetic bit unless you have three hands. Just don't hammer the screws in.2. If you are replacing an existing broken blind, check if the existing plastic mounting brackets are a similar size and shape to the ones that come in the kit when you take the old one off. Offer the new blind cassette straight up to them. Chances are the new one will fit straight over them. This saves you pointlessly removing them then having to contort yourself trying to fit the replacement ones which are the same but worse in that they have a screw fitment and are an absolute pain to screw in while holding them in the correct place!Bear in mind the replacement blinds have to be screwed into place so you have to secure the blind cassette each end with a screw or it'll fall out, unlike the old ones that clipped to the plastic mounts. I stupidly didn't get that far, replaced the plastic mounts pointlessly then realised I could have just used the old mounts.Putting the runners in afterwards is easy. Again, make sure you don't murder any of the fixing screws tight. It's all aluminium so it's easy to deform something and then the runners won't slide into place. Better to nip it all up with a drill driver then use a screwdriver to make sure it's tight.Hope this helps.Velux - for God's sake sort the instructions out!

Perfect fit for my Velux and also great value and quick delivery

The old blind having finally perished, did a bit of online research and settled on this one. When unpacking and checking contents I failed to clock that the side rail screws had not been shipped, but this was no biggie as I simply reused the old ones.The installation was a breeze and I like the 'action' of the new blind. You gently pull it down to close, and then push up gently on the lower bar to release the mechanism and withdraw the blind. A super bit of kit.

In terms of quality this is worth any extra it might cost initially.I initially bought a cheaper non Vellux version of this, which was so much easier to fit than these, but the quality of the genuine Vellux blind is far better. Plus these can be part open, which I can’t do on the cheaper one I bought.I would give it five stars, but considering the windows that these fit are usually in difficult to reach positions, they are a pain to fit!You need to screw in six screws. Two initially to hold the unit in place (why it won’t clip in like it’s cheaper competitor only Vellux knows I guess) which isn’t easy, as you have to hold the unit in place while screwing these in. Then you need to screw in two screws for each rail.The instructions say don’t use a drill, presumably so you don’t strip the holes, but I highly recommend using a bradawl to push in a couple of tiny holes first, as they’re a nightmare to start otherwise. The self tapping screws work well, but starting them off isn’t easy.Very good blinds but Vellux could improve the ease of fitting.

The blinds arrived and fitted as expected, looked great. One of the blinds had a slight fault in the material and the seller sent a replacement, without any issue. Would recommend. The blinds look great and give complete blackout so are a suitable budget option, you wouldn't know they were budget blinds.

The velux blind was a perfect fit and so easy to hang. Perfect black out blind.