The Burst Roller Dimout Perfect Fit is a clip-in roller blind sold by Make My Blinds, available across 40 colours and starting from £23.17. It uses the perfect-fit frame system - a slim aluminium surround that grips the rubber gasket of a UPVC double-glazed window, requiring no drilling and leaving no marks when removed. The dimout fabric reduces daytime glare and provides reasonable privacy without blacking the room out entirely.

Who it suits

The no-drill fitting makes this range an obvious candidate for renters or anyone unwilling to put screws into UPVC frames. Because the frame clips directly to the window's rubber seal, there is no need to reach into the recess for a top-fix or face-fix bracket. The trade-off is compatibility: perfect-fit only works on UPVC windows with a sufficient recess depth and an accessible rubber gasket. Wooden and aluminium-framed windows are outside its scope.

The dimout fabric class sits between light-filtering and blackout. In practice that means meaningful glare reduction and reasonable privacy during the day, but the room will still receive diffused daylight with the blind down. Living rooms and home offices are a natural fit - you get screen-friendly light levels without plunging the space into darkness. For a bedroom where a sleeper needs genuine darkness at 5am in June, a blackout fabric in the same fitting system would serve better.

Bathrooms and kitchens are not ideal territory for this range. The fabric is not described as moisture-resistant or wipe-clean, and perfect-fit frames sit close to the glass where condensation can collect. A PVC roller or aluminium venetian in a standard recess fit tends to hold up better in wet rooms.

The colours

40 colours available

The palette of 27 finishes is broad and leans towards soft, liveable tones. Neutrals dominate - Cloud, Pearl, Pure, Snowfall, and White Lotus at the pale end; Graphite, Campfire Smoke, and Stormy Grey at the dark end; Oyster Mushroom, Beige, and Coffee covering the warm middle. There is a meaningful cool range too: Duck Egg, Sky Blue, Royal Blue, Cobalt, and Ocean Green give buyers something genuinely colourful rather than just a palette of off-whites.

Accent options include Lavender Breeze, Crimson Rose, Vibrant Pink, Rouge, Electric Lime, and Jabba - a bold yellow-green based on the name. These are useful if the blind is meant to contribute to a room's colour scheme rather than disappear into the background. The Stormy Grey variant carries a product code suffix rather than the standard "Dimout" label, though it sits within the same range; the practical difference is not confirmed.

Price by your dimensions

Made to measure from £23.17. Check Make My Blinds for the price at your exact window size.

With a from-price just above £23, this range sits at the accessible end of the perfect-fit market. The from-price reflects the smallest size; the final price rises with width and drop, as is standard for made-to-measure blinds.

How it compares

Against a standard roller blind fitted inside the recess, the Burst Roller Perfect Fit gives up some light-sealing performance - a recess-fit roller with side channels can close off more of the edge gap than a perfect-fit frame typically manages. The gain is installation simplicity and the absence of holes in the UPVC. If edge light-leak is a concern (for instance in a bedroom) and you own the property, a standard inside-recess roller with side channels in a blackout fabric would be the more effective choice.

Against other perfect-fit dimout options in the same fitting system, the Burst Roller's main differentiator is colour depth: 27 finishes covers most decorating scenarios, including colours that plain-fabric alternatives at a similar price point rarely offer. If thermal performance matters more than colour choice, a perfect-fit cellular or pleated blind would insulate better - the Burst Roller's polyester dimout fabric provides no structural thermal benefit beyond a modest reduction in window convection.

Fitting and operation

Perfect-fit frames are designed to be installed without tools beyond a screwdriver for tensioning, though the specific fitting steps depend on the window profile. The frame clips to the window's rubber bead rather than the wall or frame face. Because it sits within the glazing unit's perimeter, it raises and lowers independently of opening the window - the frame stays attached to the glass, and the roller mechanism runs inside it. That independence from the casement is useful for tilt-and-turn windows where a recess-fit blind would need to be removed to open the window fully.

Fittings for this fabric

The same fabric and blind type is sold in more than one fitting:

  • Perfect Fit from £23.17 a clip-in frame for UPVC windows and doors
  • Motorised from £35.68 remote or app control

No-drill and clip-in fittings suit UPVC windows and renters, but they cap out at the largest window sizes - check the maximum drop before ordering for a tall window.