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Book the private view: a free home visit. We measure every window, then make each piece in our own workshop.
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Motorized blinds
Moved by a motor, no cord to pull
Made to measure in our workshop
Price on visit
If a blind is out of reach, or its cord hangs by a child's bed, motorized blinds are worth paying for in a Dubai home. A small motor moves the blind, so there is nothing to pull. A blind within reach, opened once a day, rarely needs one. We measure for free at your home.
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Hidden in the roll
A roller blind's motor turns inside the tube the fabric winds onto. Roman, Venetian and vertical blinds usually hold it in the headrail along the top.
A closed cassette
A wired motor runs from a power point at the window, fitted by your own electrician or one we arrange on request. Roller blinds can also run on a battery motor; ask us whether yours can.
Stopped halfway
A handheld remote, a wall switch, or one of each, paired to the motor when the blind is fitted.
A looped cord or chain is a known danger to small children. For homes with young children, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission's advice is to choose cordless window coverings. A cordless blind raised by hand meets that advice for less. A motor also lets you lower it for a nap without stepping into the room.
By mid-afternoon a west window puts glare on your screen and heat in the room. With a motor, you lower a sunscreen roller from your chair the moment the glare starts. The screen clears and the view stays. Keeping the glass shaded is one of DEWA's own summer tips.
You probably set the blind above the stairs once, the day it was fitted. A motor lets you lower it from downstairs when the sun reaches it. We've done motorized jobs in villas, apartments and penthouses, some with double-height windows. Our fitters bring scaffolding for those, charged separately.
A wired motor needs a power point at the window as well as screws for its brackets, so the permission rules below cover both. Each blind is made for this window, so it suits your next flat only if a window there matches.
When the projector starts, the meeting room should go dim at once, so give its blinds one shared switch. We fit offices, warehouses and hotel apartments, with fire-rated fabric on request.
Above the stairs
Roller, zebra, Roman, Venetian and vertical blinds can all take a motor. Choose the type for the window first, since it decides the light and the look. Of the five, a motorized roller blind has the fewest moving parts.
A zebra blind in a living room
| Blind | What the motor does | Suits | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roller | Winds the fabric around its tube | Most windows; blackout or sunscreen fabric | The roll shows unless a cassette hides it |
| Zebra | Lines up the stripes, then winds up | Living rooms wanting daylight and privacy | Stripes stay in view until raised |
| Roman | Lifts the fabric into soft folds | Bedrooms and living rooms wanting fabric | Raised folds take up height at the top |
| Venetian | Tilts the slats; some also raise them | Rooms where you angle the light | Heavier faux-wood slats need a motor rated for them |
| Vertical | Turns the slats and draws them aside | Wide sliding doors and office glass | Drawn slats stack at one or both sides |
We make all five as motorized blinds.
Start from the controls you already use at home. Tell us which before the visit, and we recommend a motor to suit them.
A Roman blind, motor out of sight
The make that carries our longest motor warranty.
The make in our priced example further down this page.
The lower-cost choice of the three.
A dim-out roller, half lowered
Press to open or close the blind, or stop it part-way.
Moves the blind from your phone, or at set times in most apps.
Alexa, Google or Apple Home, or a smart-home system you already have.
A motorized blind usually stays where it stopped until its motor can run again. When the Wi-Fi goes down, the remote and wall switch usually keep working, because they reach the motor by radio. App and voice control come back with the Wi-Fi.
| If this goes | What it means for the blind |
|---|---|
| The mains power | The motor stops; some motors let you move the blind by hand, so ask at the visit |
| Your Wi-Fi or hub | Remote and wall switch usually still work |
| The remote | Keep the motor's make and model with your invoice, so a replacement can usually be paired |
| The motor or remote itself | We repair both, including on blinds we didn't install |
Before you accept a quote for motorized blinds, look at the power at each window, the landlord's consent if you rent, and your tower's rules for contractors.
A curtain in front needs room to pass the blind, and can take its own motor: see motorized curtains.
For the blind itself, pick a roller blind for a plain finish, a blackout roller for a bedroom, or a Roman blind for soft folds. Zebra blinds give daylight and privacy from one fabric. A wide sliding door suits vertical blinds; for anything else, see our other blinds.
Side channels in a nursery
We price a motorized blind at the free home visit rather than by the square metre alone. The motor is priced on top of the blind, and its make, your controls and the power at each window all change the total.
As a guide, one 2 × 3 m roller blind with a Dooya motor starts from 1,320, made and fitted. Remotes are priced on top.
A Somfy motor, another blind type or a ceiling opened for power changes that figure. Each blind needs its own motor, so on a small blind the motor is a larger share of the price. Your quote holds for 30 days, and our price guide shows what each part of a quote covers.
The Curtains Dubai measures your windows at a free home visit, makes the blinds in its own workshop, and supplies and installs the motors and controls.
Fabric samples on a sill
Name the rooms, and any window that sits out of reach or in a child's room. WhatsApp us a photo of each window before the visit.
At your home we measure each window and its recess, and you pick the blind, its motor and its controls. We work anywhere in Dubai and bring fabric samples to hold against your own light. A deposit confirms the order.
We make each blind to size in our own workshop in Dubai. Fitting follows 3 working days after you confirm the order; a big job can take longer. Have a move-in day? Give us the date with your approval.
We mount the brackets, hang the blinds and set where each one stops, then you try every blind yourself. Afterwards, the salesperson who handled your order stays your contact. At the free home visit, start with the window you can't reach or the child's room, and decide the others from there.
Anything else, ask on the phone: 050 257 7765
The price of a motorized blind in Dubai is made of five parts: the blind, its motor, the power, the control and the fitting. Ask which of the five a single total covers; our quote lists each on its own line. One 2 × 3 m roller blind with a Dooya motor starts from 1,320 with us, remotes extra.
The biggest downside of motorized blinds is cost, since each blind needs its own motor and power. A motor is usually slower than a quick pull, and app and voice control stop when the Wi-Fi does. Weigh that against a cord gone from a child's room, or a blind you can finally reach.
We don't add motors to existing blinds: each motorized blind we fit is made new. Some roller blinds can take a motor inside their tube. Roman, Venetian and vertical blinds usually need a new headrail as well, so compare that cost with a new blind's.
At rest, a motorized blind makes no sound; you hear a low hum only for the seconds it moves. That matters most over a bed, at 6 am or at nap time. Before choosing a motor for a bedroom, ask for its rated noise level or to hear it run.
Warranty on motorized blinds usually differs by part. We give 5 years on a Somfy motor and 2 years on a Dooya or general Tuya motor. Our fitting, the blind's making and its mechanism carry 2 years each; sun fading isn't covered. Ask any maker whether a motor's warranty starts on fitting day or on the date stamped on it.
When a curtain suits the window better, with its own motor.
Made to measure in our workshop
Price on visit
Blackout and sunscreen fabrics, cassettes and fitting in a recess.
Made to measure in our workshop
Price on visit
Soft folds, lined or unlined, for bedrooms and living rooms.
Made to measure in our workshop
Price on visit
Slats that turn and draw aside across sliding doors.
Made to measure in our workshop
Price on visit
We call or message you on the number you gave to agree a day for the visit. Then we visit and measure every window. The visit and the measuring are free.
