Vertical Blinds
Somner® Vertical Blinds
A custom vertical system for wide windows, sliding doors and commercial glass, where rotating vertical vanes are still the practical way to control light. Modern materials and updated controls put it well past the builder-grade vertical blind it resembles.
Discount Best Blinds and Shutters measures Somner installations for Santa Rosa homes, offices and other Sonoma County spaces. We bring material samples to the opening and plan the finish, stack direction and control type around the actual door or window.
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Somner® Vertical Blinds for Sonoma County Homes
On a large sliding door a vertical treatment has one obvious advantage: the vanes move the same way the door does. Somner traverses to the side for access and rotates for intermediate light and privacy, and the reinforced construction addresses the alignment and durability problems that gave cheap verticals their reputation. They are not the only answer. [Skyline panels](/products/skyline-gliding-window-panels) and [Luminette sheers](/products/luminette-privacy-sheers) give a softer or more contemporary look, and we will compare them when appearance matters as much as function.
The size question does not arise on this product. Hunter Douglas builds Somner in a single vane width, 3.5 inches, proportioned for the openings verticals are actually used on, so what you are choosing is the material, the finish and which way the vanes stack. Stack direction should follow how the opening is used: left, right or split stacking keeps the vanes out of the active door path.
In a commercial setting the same product covers conference-room glass and wide office windows without breaking the opening into several horizontal shades, and material selection can shift for a workplace rather than reusing a residential finish. The detail that shows on a wide opening is alignment: small inconsistencies become obvious across many vanes, so the current system includes alignment and closing features to keep the vanes presenting uniformly, a valance can conceal the headrail, and we set and test the track after installation so it traverses, rotates and closes the way it should.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Somner uses updated materials, reinforced vane construction and alignment features that improve durability and closing consistency, and the design range goes well beyond thin white vinyl. It is still recognizably a vertical blind, but it is a custom product rather than a disposable builder-grade system.
Yes. Wide commercial glass and conference-room doors are the natural application, because the product covers a large span and still traverses out of the way. Material, stack direction and control type can all be chosen around traffic flow and how the workplace should look.
One: 3.5 inches. Hunter Douglas builds Somner in a single vane width, so there is no size decision to make on this product. The choices that are yours are the material, the finish and which way the vanes stack.
Somner can be specified with a safety wand, and compatible motorized operation may also be available for the configuration. We use the current manufacturer-approved control system and avoid exposed cord loops in homes with young children.