Select the Correct Fabric for Your Ziptrak^® Interior

Interior Blockout Fabric

Browse Blockout Fabric Options

A wide variety of interior blind fabrics can be paired with the Ziptrak® Interior Blind System. Selecting the right fabric is key to achieving the desired level of privacy, light control, and style for your space.
Explore a range of colours and fabric options designed to complement your interior.

Complete Privacy, Day & Night

Block out fabrics offer complete day and night-time privacy, they are ideal for home cinemas, shift workers and families with young children.
Ziptrak® Interior componentry is engineered to deliver exceptional light blocking – helping you create darker, more comfortable spaces. To maximise performance, pairing the system with the right blockout fabric is essential.

Choose the Right Fabric for Optimal Results

Not all blockout fabrics perform the same. Your choice will impact both light control and thermal comfort:

Window Location Matters when Choosing Fabrics

When selecting a light-blocking fabric, it’s important to consider the position and orientation of your blinds. East- and west-facing installations receive the most intense light during sunrise and sunset, potentially creating a ‘glow’ effect on the fabric at these times.
A Perfect Blockout of your fabrics is needed in these situations.

Perfect light, clear views and comfort

Interior Screen Fabrics

Some thicker light-blocking fabrics have a white coating on the back that reflects external light and reduces heat radiating into a room, while others do not. This coating is present only on the back of the fabric — white is the most common, but some brands also use coloured back coatings. The internal side of the fabric can have any colour scheme; there is a wide range of rich colours and beautiful textures available to match or complement your interior design.

Keep in mind that lighter tones of screen fabrics will have a reduced see-through view compared to darker tones. The darker tones are excellent at reducing glare but can heat up during the day and radiate into a room.

Different Transparency Levels

As a rule of thumb, lighter colours are ideal for heat protection while darker colours are best in delivering sharper views.
If you are looking for the best of both worlds (clear views, and glare and heat protection) you may have to compromise with an in-between colour such as grey.

Screen fabrics are available in different densities or transparency levels, also known as the ‘openness factor of the weave’. These determine the clarity of the view and can vary from 2% to 10%, e.g., a fabric with 2% openness stops more glare as the threads are closer together while a fabric with 10% openness offers better views.