Total Look Blinds, Care Tips for Plantation Shutters

As with any window covering, your plantation, Thermalite shutters require care and maintenance to increase their lifespan. Read our best care tips below for keeping your plantation shutters in perfect shape.

Dusting and Wiping

Dust the slats of your blinds regularly to keep them looking their best. Use a cloth that’s clean and dry and won’t shed fibers. Work from the middle of the slats to the outside and from top to bottom of each window and shutter panel. Aim to do this either once a week or fortnightly. The same system applies to wiping your blinds.

Use a Vacuum Cleaner

This will make cleaning your plantation shutters easier. Use the soft upholstery attachment and the associated power setting. Work from top to bottom and center to the outer edges in the same way as you would with a cloth.

Clean the Nooks

Don’t forget to clean the nooks. A soft toothbrush is ideal for removing dust from corners and a feather duster will extend your reach, making it easier to clean.

Dry with a Microfiber Cloth

For a great finish, dry your plantation shutters with a microfiber cloth. Don’t worry too much about water on your shutters as most of the range, aside from timber shutters is water resistant.

Rub a Fabric Dryer Sheet

A great little hack to stop dust accumulating, rub a fabric dryer sheet on each side of the slats while they’re closed. Dryer sheets are anti-static and repel dust particles.

Get your Shutters Checked

If you’ve followed all the care tips for plantation shutters but are still experiencing function issues, it’s time to get them checked by a professional. Shutters not opening and closing properly is a tell-tale sign to call your shutter provider, for service advice and contacts.

Different Care for Different Shutters

Keep in mind that different care methods are required for different shutters, as they are made from different materials. When your cleaning timber shutters, avoid using too much water or liquid cleaners, as this can cause discolouration and warping.

Caring for Thermalite Shutters

Thermalite plantation shutter technology - Thermalite Shutters, requires specific care and maintenance to be followed:

Proper operation to minmise damage and overall problems (i.e. ensure blades are closed before opening shutters).
Wash with a mild soap and water or a mild house hold dishwashing liquid using a soft cloth.

Never use harsh chemicals or abrasives.
Never use any chlorine based cleaners or cleaning products containing organic solvents.
A wipe and regular silicone spray is recommended for all shutter hardware.

Follow these care tips for your plantation shutters and rest assured that they will last for years. For more great tips and other information on shutters, contact our team at Total Look Blinds today.

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Trudi Stevenson

Total Look blinds were an outstanding company to work with. They installed both shutters and blinds in our home at competitive prices and using high quality materials. Timing and installation were faultless. We are thrilled with the service and the result.

Erin Corkhill

From Terry's measurements, to Brent's installation it couldn't have been a friendlier or smoother process. The shutters are stunning and I get stopped on the street by neighbours who compliment us on them. Total Look Blinds is a decision you won't regret.

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dantay10

Great service from start to finish. Terry measured up and gave us lots of different options. Brent was prompt and thorough. I absolutely love the colour choice we made and hubby is super excited about the remote controlled blinds. Very happy customers here.

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Excellent product, pricing and service from Total Look Blinds – thanks David, Lauren, Carl & the rest of the team.

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James B

Lovely blinds with professional service.
Sincere thanks to Laren for your helpful advice and Carl for excellent installation…..much appreciated

Lisa Fong

Could not be happier with my new shutters - big shout out to Total Look Blinds who did a fantastic job with the measure, manufacture and installation! All done in NZ so would highly recommend!

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Absolutely love our TotalBlinds shutters! They have transformed our bedroom. Service from measure up and quote was excellent and communication with the TotalBlinds team was a pleasure! They took half the time than was quoted by another supplier and although they were a bit cheaper, the shutters are very good quality. Plus they are NZ made! Highly recommend!

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We used Total Look Blinds in 2005 for our family home. After 19 years of wear and tear we needed some parts and couple of vertical blinds track needed fixing. Took a drive to Takanini and was greeted by the office lady Jo who was very helpful and was amazed when she pulled out our 19 years old invoice from their record. The team manage to fix the track within a day and got the parts i needed at a fair price. Highly recommend them if you want quality products and a fantastic after sales service. Great company to deal with 😊

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Thank you for your awesome service and flexibility to get quotes on very short notice. Love the roller blinds

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From first contact with Sales Consultant Lauren to Jo in the office and installer Carl, the entire process was nothing short of exceptional. As for the blinds themselves, thanks to Lauren's invaluable input, they look amazing and are undoubtedly high quality. Thoroughly recommend and will most definitely use again.

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First class service, products and support from Total Look Blinds. We have asked these guys to come three times as we add more blinds to our home. They look so good and work brilliantly. Really pleased!

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Melissa Slater

Awesome consultation gave really good ideas and pointers. Quick to manufacture and install. End result is beautiful.

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We had Total Look Blinds install blinds in our House they were very professional and efficient,from when Terry first measured and Quoted until the blinds were installed,would recommend them for all your blinds and curtains you may need,Thanks again for a great service.

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I love my roller blinds from Total Look Blinds, the products are great. They have excellent customer service, the sales, the admin and the installer are amazing. I have bought from them twice for my house in Oteha and now in Orewa where I moved recently. Terry is very expert, kind and helpful, he is a talented salesman.

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Really impressed with Total Look Blinds, Terry was great to deal with and very knowledgeable with some great advice when selecting blinds. Great communication from Jo. Since having them installed we have decided on a few tweaks and add ons which they made very easy for us. I recommend you to everyone! Thank you.

Ant MacLean

Had an old vertical blind that was manufactured by them, that was broken. Excellent cheery and quick repair service and great value too.

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Peter McLeod

I enquired about a blind repair. Response was quick and friendly and when I took the blind into the factory to get it fixed, it was done immediately, with a smile and finished within 10min. Very impressive and much appreciated

Kambiz Radman

Could not be happier with my new sun screens and blinds, look awesome. The material seems nice and hopefully durable (I'll update you on that later).
"Terry" is a positive Rep who speaks clearly. He measured well but didn't explain some installation details, which confused me afterward. However, "Carolyn" came to the site and explained everything very well. Roger is a professional installer who did a quick and clean job. Thanks "Jo" for admin updates and following up. 101% recommended.

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Heidi Reid

Great service and wonderful blinds, thanks
Jo in the office was helpful and available Roger was superb with his installation and communication thanks

K R

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Jim Richardson

Total blinds were Totally Professional. Excellent service from measurements to advice given through to the final fitting and the blinds look great! The price was also very reasonable and far better than competitor's. I totally recommended Total Blinds. Thanks! Jim

Robyn Adams

Carolyn outstanding. Installers did a fantastic job. I am a many repeat customer and have been impressed and always happy with the outstanding level of service. Thank you. Neil Adams

Anwar Sadat

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Parvaneh Karimi Fishani

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I can't say much about the quality of the material since the blinds haven't been installed for long, but we hope they will be as good as the service we received!

Niall Robertson

Excellent service quality product from this company who consistently delivers a great personal experience to its customers.
Comes highly recommended. Thank you Team!

Care Tips for Your Plantation Shutters