Minis

• Click here for Shades Shutters Blinds Aluminum Blinds colors and pricing
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Aluminum blinds are made of one hundred percent aluminum.  Aluminum window blinds are based basically on three factors.  First, slat thickness.  Second, slat size and thirdly, options and colors.

There are basically two main types of slat thickness for the aluminum  market.  The six gauge and the eight gauge slat.  Some manufacturers make a four gauge and a twelve gauge.  Four gauge metal mini blinds come with no warranty and SSBs will not provide this.  The twelve gauge is hard to find and we do not carry this also.  The most affordable aluminum blind is the six gauge.  It looks the same as the eight gauge but is around twenty percent thinner.  This is the most popular metal blind that SSB provides because of the same lifetime warranty as the eight gauge and they have the same colors.  Click here for our brand one inch six gauge metal blinds or here for the Hunter Douglas one inch Celebrity. The next most popular slat thickness is the eight gauge.  These are popular for high traffic areas where slat bending might be an issue.  They are around twenty percent thicker than the six gauge slat.  Our generic two inch venetian blinds comes with the eight gauge standard. Click here for the eight gauge Hunter Douglas brand Decor one inch metal blinds. The eight gauge metal mini blinds slat is 25% thicker than the 6 gauge and will hold up to bending much better than the six guage.

Slat size is also important for aluminums.  There are three sizes that Shades Shutters Blinds provides.  First is the half inch slat.  Smaller than the standard vinyl mini blinds, it is popular for narrow depth window openings and doors. Our brand half inch aluminum blinds can be found here.  Hunter Douglas also makes a fine half inch aluminum mini blinds called the Decor.  Click here for Hunter Douglas 1/2" Decors. The most popular by far is the standard one inch aluminum blinds or mini blinds.  There are many colors to choose from and the mini are priced to sell.  The last kind of aluminum mini blinds we provide is with the two inch slat mini.  This is also called a venetian blind.  They are still popular for the classic look  The tapes option finishes out the window. It is made of one inch solid cotton in around thirty different colors.

There are several options that can be found with aluminums.  First is the standard tilt mini blind.  You have a cord to lift the blind up and down on one side and a wand or pair of strings to tilt the blind on the other side.  The second most popular option is the remote controlled option.  Although is only tilts the blind, it is excellent for those hard to reach windows.  Hunter Douglas provides a very nice headrail system with the mini Litelines.  The headrail is thicker and serves as the valance.  The routless or no holes feature is also popular for vinyl mini blinds.  There are no rout holes used to raise the mini up and down which provides superior light control. The last popular option is available on the two inch aluminum mini blinds slats.  It is the tapes option. You can choose from around thirty different popular colors.

The R-Value is how much energy efficiency your shades has for blocking out the heat and cold. For this product (when closed) the R- Value is Good when in the mini is in the closed position.

To see all of Shades Shutters Blinds brand metals click here.  To see all of the Hunter Douglas Precious Metals, click here.