Hermanus · Walker Bay · Overberg
Whale season fills every window here. The glare shouldn’t come with it.
Made-to-measure blinds, wind-rated exterior shading and roller shutters for Hermanus’s cliff-top glass and Old Harbour cottages alike — specified by a consultant who already knows which elevation catches the south-easter.
- Free in-home measure & written quote
- Rated for both south-easter & north-wester
- Child-safe as standard
On this point
- Two winds, not oneThe south-easter runs the summer, strong north-westerly fronts run the winter — Hermanus catches both fully, unlike a bay suburb with a mountain at its back.
- Cliff-top or cottageA Voëlklip glass wall and an Old Harbour sash window are different jobs entirely — no two elevations here need the same spec.
- A heritage coreThe Old Harbour precinct is a Provincial Heritage Site — some fittings need a heritage-sympathetic read before a wind rating.
Everything a Hermanus window or deck actually needs
No two elevations here catch the wind quite the same way. Every product below is made to measure, per window — pick what suits the room and we’ll confirm the rest at the free measure.
Roller blinds
Blockout for the bedrooms, sunscreen at 3–5% for a cliff-top lounge that wants the horizon without the sting off the water.
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Day/night blinds
Align the bands for the bay view by morning, offset them once the Old Harbour lights come on below.
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Venetian blinds
Powder-coated aluminium slats that shrug off salt air, tilted to steer light without losing the mountain-to-sea view.
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Cellular / honeycomb blinds
A pleated air-cell buffer for a room that’s cold in a south-easter and warm the next still afternoon.
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Vertical & panel blinds
The practical answer for a wide slider onto an estate deck — tilt for light, draw clear for the vineyard rows.
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Concealed & recessed blinds
Fabric drops from a slim ceiling slot, so a cliff-top architect build’s glass line stays uninterrupted.
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Skylight & shaped-window blinds
Tensioned systems that hold flat on an angle, for the raked rooflines a few Hermanus new-builds carry.
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Motorised blinds & automation
One remote for a whole wall of bay-facing glass — or a sensor that beats the gust to it.
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External venetians
Heat and glare stopped at the glass, before the afternoon sun ever reaches a Voëlklip lounge.
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Roller shutters
External shading built to take both of Hermanus’s winds while it kills the glare.
Shading, not security. Our roller shutters are built for sun, heat and glare control on the outside of the glass. They are not security-rated shutters — that’s a different product, quoted on request.
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Folding-arm awnings
Retractable shade over the braai deck — wind-sensor retract isn’t optional on this stretch of coast.
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Zip screens
Zipped side channels that hold tight in a real south-easter — the outdoor room that doesn’t flap all evening.
ExploreDressed for how a Hermanus house actually lives
A bedroom that wakes up to Eastcliff tree light, a deck built for the south-easter to lose, and the hardware that does the daily work underneath — this is what made-to-measure, wind-rated shading is for.
Hermanus doesn’t really have an off-season for wind — which is exactly why we spec for both directions before we spec for style.The approach behind every free measure
Built for a town that catches the wind from both directions
Hermanus sits on Walker Bay with the mountains directly behind it and the sea in front — a proper cliff-top position, not a bay tucked in behind a mountain shoulder the way parts of the Cape Peninsula are. The Cliff Path runs some 12km along that edge through the Fernkloof Nature Reserve, and the Old Harbour below it, declared a national monument in 1970, is now a Provincial Heritage Site. Whale season runs June to December, peaking August to October, and for those months this town watches the water from its own front rooms — which is exactly why the glare off that same water is worth solving properly, not squinting through.
What that position means for a spec: Hermanus takes the summer south-easter AND the winter north-westerly fronts full-on, because there’s no mountain at its back to take the edge off either one. A cliff-top glass wall in Voëlklip and a sash window in an Old Harbour cottage two streets apart can need entirely different hardware — which is why a phone estimate never quite works here, and an on-site measure does.
How we arrive at a specification for a Hermanus home
Orientation
Whether the glass looks out over Walker Bay, up at Fernkloof, or onto a tree-lined Eastcliff street changes the glare problem completely.
Wind exposure
How directly an elevation catches the summer south-easter or the winter north-wester decides whether an exterior product needs a sensor, not just a motor.
Heritage & estate rules
Whether the property sits inside the Old Harbour heritage precinct, on a gated ridge estate, or on an open suburban street changes what’s straightforward to fit outside.
Glazing style
A narrow Old Harbour sash window reads completely differently to a Voëlklip architect-built glass wall — the fabric and mount both follow from this.
Interior use
Bedroom, living room or wet room decides blockout versus sunscreen versus moisture-tolerant aluminium, room by room.
From enquiry to fitted, in four honest steps
No online measuring tools, no guesswork — every window gets a real consultant with a tape measure before a single fabric is cut.
Enquire
Chat, form or call — tell us the rooms, the product interest, and how exposed your glass or deck is to the wind.
Free in-home measure
An expert consultant visits with samples, measures every opening precisely, and checks hardware specification against your position in town.
Written quote
Made-to-measure pricing per window, every option itemised — no surprises when the invoice arrives.
Made & fitted
Manufactured to order and professionally installed, level and tested, with an operation demo before we leave.
Hermanus and its own suburbs
Based in Hermanus, working the town’s own suburbs from the cliff line to the ridge.
Before you enquire
Are your exterior products rated for both of Hermanus’s winds?
Yes — that’s the starting point here, not an add-on. Awnings, zip screens and roller shutters all get a genuine wind rating for the summer south-easter and the winter north-wester, and a wind sensor for automatic retraction is the responsible spec on anything exposed. We’ll assess your specific elevation at the free measure.
We’re in the Old Harbour heritage precinct — does that change anything?
It can. The Old Harbour precinct is a genuine Provincial Heritage Site, and some gated estates on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge run their own aesthetics-committee approvals too. We check your property against whichever applies at the free measure and flag anything relevant before we quote — no surprises later.
Do you use salt-air rated hardware this close to Walker Bay?
Yes, standard rather than an upgrade. Powder-coated aluminium components and sealed cassettes on exterior products handle salt-laden air far better than untreated hardware, and local trade experience shows exterior fittings failing well before the building envelope does. We’re still honest that marine-spec hardware appreciates an occasional fresh-water rinse this close to the sea.
How do you cut glare off the bay without losing the horizon view?
Sunscreen roller fabric at 3–5% openness is usually the answer — it cuts glare and UV while keeping the outline of the view. Lower openness blocks more heat and glare but shows less through the fabric, so we help you weigh that trade-off room by room at the measure.
Can blinds be made child-safe?
Yes. Chain and cord tensioners anchoring the loop taut to the wall are standard on our installs, wand-tilt and cordless options are available for nurseries and kids’ rooms, and motorisation removes cords and chains entirely — ask about child-safe controls for any room.
How long does manufacturing and installation take?
Everything is made to order, so timing depends on the product and how much is on the order — your written quote will confirm the lead time for your specific job rather than a generic estimate.
Let’s measure your Hermanus windows properly.
Free in-home measure, a written per-window quote, and hardware specified for both winds from day one.
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