Are All Two Inch Faux Wood Alike?
The old saying,
you get what you pay for is true when you buy the Faux Wood Two Inch Blind.
Not all are made the same. The cheaper ones are made of
all vinyl. This product will yellow, sag in the middle and become brittle with the slats breaking easily over time. The rating
on these runs about 140 to 180 of direct sunlight before turning yellow. That's about eight months.
The next group is called a composite faux wood blind.
This blind has vinyl and a PVC material. The PVC is the white pipes that your water runs through a hard non-yellowing material.
The more PVC material the more life your blinds will have.
Ratings on these will run 300 for about four to five years
before turning yellow
A 500 hour will run eight to ten years before turning
yellow
Blindsnmore carries 500 hours and above only.
Can the rating of direct sunlight vary? The
answer is yes, the more trees or North/South Direction of your house providing more shade can add years to your blinds. Just
as a High rise condo facing west can reduce your life of a blind.
Is yellow ever covered under warrantee?
No, just malfunction of parts in the internal working of the head rail.
Saving that extra dollar by buying cheap really
isn’t the bargain you were planning on!