The Alpha Fire Retardant Moisture Resistant range from Unbeatable Blinds is a made-to-measure vertical blind offered in 26 colours, starting from £6.71. Vertical blinds hang in louvres that tilt for light control and draw to one side to clear the window, which makes them a natural fit for wide windows and patio doors. This range adds two practical fabric properties: a fire-retardant finish and moisture resistance.
Who it suits
Verticals are the go-to for large expanses of glass - wide living-room windows, bi-folds and patio doors - because the louvres draw aside rather than stacking up at the top, leaving the doorway clear to walk through. The tilt lets you angle the louvres for privacy or to soften incoming light without closing the blind. The fire-retardant and moisture-resistant fabric widens where this range works: kitchens and bathrooms at home, and commercial settings such as offices, schools and care premises where fire-retardant fabric is often required.
The range comes in both standard and blackout opacities, so the same vertical can either filter daylight in a bright living space or, in the blackout fabric, cut light for a bedroom or a room that needs darkening. Worth noting that even with blackout louvres a vertical lets some light through the gaps between vanes when tilted, so it darkens a room well when closed flat but is not as absolute as a blackout roller fitted tight to the recess.
The colours
26 colours available
This is a practical, mostly neutral palette built for everyday and commercial use. Blues are the largest family (Baby Blue, Navy, Royal Blue, Sky Blue, Teal, Turquoise), with greys (Charcoal, Dark Grey, Flint Grey, Light Grey, Taupe) and warm creams (Beige, Cream, Dove, Ivory) covering the calmer schemes, plus two whites (Bright White, True White) for the cleanest look. A handful of stronger shades - greens, reds, an orange, a purple and a yellow - give a louvre some colour where a room wants it. Remember the opacity varies across the range between standard and blackout, so check which a given colour carries if light control matters. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ considerably, so request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind.
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Vertical blinds are among the more affordable made-to-measure types, and this range sits at an accessible entry point for a fabric that is both fire-retardant and moisture-resistant. Because verticals cover wide windows, the price scales with width as the louvre count rises, so a patio-door width costs more than a small window. Use the figures above for your own measurements rather than the from-price alone.
How it compares
Against a roller or roman, a vertical is the better tool for very wide windows and doors, since it draws to the side instead of stacking at the top and keeps a doorway clear. Against a venetian, it offers the same tilt-for-light-control principle but in soft fabric louvres rather than hard slats, with the added fire-retardant and moisture-resistant properties this range carries. Where it is weaker is absolute blackout: even the blackout fabric leaks a little between the louvres, so for a fully dark small window a blackout roller fitted tight to the recess does that job better.
A note on care
The louvres are easy to keep clean. Dust them regularly with a soft cloth or a vacuum on a low upholstery setting, running down the length of each vane. The moisture-resistant fabric lets you spot-clean marks with a damp cloth and a little mild detergent rather than soaking the louvres, which suits kitchen and bathroom use. Check the bottom chains and weights occasionally so the louvres hang evenly and turn smoothly.