Experience Year-Round Comfort with Ziptrak® Outdoor Blinds
At Ziptrak®, our goal is to ensure you can make the most of your outdoor blinds in any season, even on windy days. When we design our blinds, wind resistance isn’t just a consideration — it’s a top priority!
Learn how wind affects an outdoor blind in this short 2.5-minute video
3 Key Factors for Wind-Resistant Blinds
1
Blind Strength
Each component must be designed to work together, ensuring a strong and reliable blind system.
2
Quality Installation
and Structure Strength
A quality installation, using correct fixings to anchor into a strong structure, ensures maximum blind performance.
3
Blind Size
The larger the blind, the more wind pressure the blind and structure must endure.
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Learn more about our Blind Strength Testing and Results in this handy 2-page PDF.
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3 Reasons to Choose Ziptrak®
We’re the Original
Track-Guided Blind System!
We’re proud to have created a unique track-guided blind system, delivering innovation and reliability you can trust.
Each component is designed
to work perfectly together
We use a closed system of only Ziptrak®-approved parts. This ensures top performance and unmatched strength and durability.
Our blinds have been proven to withstand wind because of these 5 design features:
- No zips used! Using Ziptrak®-made extra strong, purpose-made spline.
- Manual spring-balanced and motorised options available.
- Engineered for Clear PVC or Mesh.
- Easy to use! Leave at any height.
- Only quality fixings and components are used.
Installation in Windy Areas
Ziptrak® is the number one choice for some of the world’s windiest locations!
By using our installation method for windy areas, Ziptrak® Outdoor Blinds can handle winds up to 160km/hr*, staying securely in their tracks.
Talk to your Ziptrak® Retailer today to achieve the best performance for your specific location.
Find a Retailer*Tested on a 2.5m x 2.5m blind.
Protect Your Investment
In very strong winds, a storm or severe weather event, fully raise the blinds for maximum protection of the blinds and your structure.
But rest assured, Ziptrak® Blinds are built to withstand the elements, even if you accidentally leave them down. Proven to last in some of the world’s windiest locations!
A blind’s ability to withstand strong winds
5 Vital Factors for a Strong Ziptrak® Blind Installation
1
Components
Use only Ziptrak® components.
To identify a Ziptrak® outdoor blind, check for the logo on the spline, handle, bottom bar, or pelmet ends.
2
Fabrication
Authorised Ziptrak® Fabricators only use Ziptrak®-approved processes to fabricate strong blinds.
3
Installation Fixings & Process
Trusted Ziptrak® Retailers only use Ziptrak®-approved recommended fixings, spacings, and procedures specific to the structure type and location.
4
Maintenance
Regularly clean and maintain your blinds, including the side tracks.
5
Location Optimisation
Every installation is unique. Consider your local wind conditions. Your local Ziptrak® Retailer can recommend the optimal installation for your location.
Important Notes:
- The size of the blind, and the fabric used, affect wind performance.
- Engineered for Clear PVC or Mesh.
- The blind skin material and airflow across or on the skin also impacts wind resistance.
Read our Engineering Report for in-depth information on our testing and results.
7 Tips for Real-World Installations:
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Install a blind into a strong and secure structure.
2
In real-world conditions, wind hits blinds differently.
While lab tests can show how strong blinds are, they can’t perfectly predict how blinds will perform in storms or how they’ll affect the structure they’re attached to.
3
Blind skins may deform or stretch in strong winds,
but usually return to their original state once the windy conditions have passed.
4
To maintain your blinds, their operation, and your outdoor structure, raise your Ziptrak® Outdoor Blinds fully during strong winds, storms or severe weather.*
*Visit the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Severe Weather Knowledge Centre at www.bom.gov.au for more information on these weather conditions.
5
Blinds may not move up or down in strong winds, as the wind pressure on the blind effectively locks the skin in the tracks.
Wait for the windy conditions to pass before using your blinds. Alternatively, press on the blind skin with your hand to relieve pressure, before moving up or down.
6
When not being used, keep blinds fully open or fully closed.
These are the strongest positions.
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Use Trusted Ziptrak® Retailers and Installers, because once the blinds are installed, they last!
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