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Motorised curtains and blinds
Engineering approach for motorised drapery, sheers and blinds on UAE glazing — motor sizing, cabling and integration.
Best practices
- Independent scenes for sheer, blackout, and both
- Sunrise scene ramps sheer open first, blackout second
- Pair drapery scenes with HVAC pre-cool for solar-load management
Common mistakes
- Undersizing motor for heavy blackout fabric
- Running signal cable in parallel with dimmer runs (induced noise)
- Forgetting a spare power point behind the pelmet
- Programming a single 'close' scene for sheer + blackout together
Engineering checklist
- Fabric weight + width used to size motor torque with 25% margin
- AC vs DC motor decision documented
- Cable + power point behind pelmet planned at first-fix
- Track alignment checked with laser before install
- Sheer + blackout on independent tracks where separate control is needed
Recommended workflow
- Window survey with fabric samples
- Motor + track spec
- First-fix power + signal
- Track install + calibration
- Fabric hanging + weight test
- Scene programming
- Handover with fabric-care instructions