How Much Do Vertical Blinds Cost in NZ? (2026 Guide)

Indicative prices

Verticals are priced per square metre, supplied and installed. Multiply the rate by the area in m² (width in cm × height in cm, divided by 10,000):

Small window, 1.2 × 1.0 m (1.2 m²): from about $119
Standard window, 1.8 × 1.5 m (2.7 m²): from about $267
Ranch slider, 2.4 × 2.1 m (5.0 m²): from about $495

There is a calculator on our blinds page if you want to run your own dimensions. The per-m² model suits verticals better than most blinds, because their natural home is the big opening where the maths is most accurate — a small window carries a proportionally higher rate, since even a narrow blind needs a full track, carriers and made-to-order vanes.

For context: roller blinds start from $55/m², Venetian blinds from $119/m², honeycomb blinds from $159/m² and made-to-measure curtains from $129/m². On a ranch slider the gap compounds: the same opening in lined curtains or honeycomb costs substantially more, which is exactly why verticals have survived for decades on wide openings.

What moves the price

Vane material. PVC sits at the lower end, fabric at the upper. Blockout-backed fabric costs more again.
Opening width. Wider tracks need more carriers and a heavier headrail, and very wide spans are sometimes better split into two blinds that stack to opposite sides.
Control type. A wand or chain is standard; motorised operation costs more and earns it on tall or hard-to-reach openings.
Stack side and clearance. Where the vanes park matters on a door you use daily — it affects the track length quoted and how much glass stays covered.
Child-safe options. Worth specifying up front rather than discovering as an extra.

Where verticals are the right call

Ranch sliders and wide joinery — the strongest case. Vanes stack aside so the door stays usable, and the cost per square metre is the lowest of anything made to measure.
Rooms where the sun moves across a wide span — rotate the vanes to angle the light off the TV or the dining table without closing the room down.
Rentals and high-traffic rooms — individual vanes can be replaced when one gets damaged, rather than replacing the whole blind. That is a genuine cost advantage over every other covering here.
Damp or sunny openings in PVC — they wipe clean and do not mind the conditions.

And where they are not:

Bedrooms where blackout is the goal — the overlaps leak light. Use a blockout roller or lined curtains.
Rooms where warmth is the goal — a vertical does almost nothing for heat loss. Consumer NZ’s testing put honeycomb blinds first and heavy lined curtains ahead of coated “thermal-backed” fabrics; we cover that in blinds or curtains, room by room.
Small feature windows — the track and stack dominate a little window, and a roller or Venetian looks cleaner.

The drawbacks, honestly

They move in a breeze. On the door you actually use, vanes swing and knock together when it is open. Some people never notice; some find it maddening. Worth picturing before you buy.
The reputation. Grey PVC verticals in a 1990s office is the image the category carries. Fabric vanes in a considered colour look nothing like that, but if the room is a showpiece, compare against curtains at the measure.
Floor-length vanes are exposed. Where pets, toddlers or a busy doorway are involved, the bottom of a vane takes knocks. Replaceable vanes soften the blow, but it is a maintenance item a roller simply does not have.

How to compare quotes

Is the price per m² or per blind — and does it include the track, installation and GST?
PVC or fabric vanes, and is the fabric blockout-backed or not?
Which side do the vanes stack, and has the quote accounted for the door being in daily use?
Is the child-safe option included?
Can individual vanes be replaced later, and are they a stocked line? This is the whole long-term cost argument for verticals.
What is the warranty on the blind and on the installation?

When we mystery-shopped Auckland window-furnishing pricing, the headline number and the installed price were often different things. On a wide opening, where the square metres add up fast, that gap gets expensive.

Get an exact price

A rate per square metre only takes you so far — the honest number depends on the opening, the vane and how the door gets used. Our in-home measure and quote is free and no-obligation across Auckland. We bring PVC and fabric samples so you can see them against your joinery, and we will say plainly when a roller, honeycomb or curtain suits the opening better — we fit all of them. See the blinds range, or book a free measure.

Frequently asked questions

How much do vertical blinds cost in NZ?

At Kauri, made-to-measure vertical blinds start from $99/m² supplied and installed. On a standard 1.8 × 1.5 m window (2.7 m²) that is about $267, and on a 2.4 × 2.1 m ranch slider (5.0 m²) about $495. Vane material, the width of the opening and the control type move the figure, and prices stay indicative until we have measured the opening.

Are vertical blinds the best choice for sliding doors?

For a wide opening they are hard to beat on cost per square metre, and they are the one blind designed to be walked through: the vanes stack to one side, so you can leave the door in use with the blind still hung. The main alternatives on a ranch slider are a large roller blind, which must be raised entirely to use the door, or curtains, which insulate better but take more wall space when drawn back.

What is the difference between PVC and fabric vanes?

PVC vanes are rigid, wipeable and the most durable choice for sunny, damp or high-traffic openings — a kitchen slider or a rental. Fabric vanes look softer and read more like a curtain, with a wider colour and texture range, and they suit living rooms and bedrooms. PVC generally sits at the lower end of the price range and fabric at the upper end.

Do vertical blinds block out the light?

No. Even closed, light comes through the gaps where the vanes overlap and around the edges of the track. Blockout fabric vanes cut a lot of it, but if a dark bedroom is the goal a blockout roller blind in side channels or heavy lined curtains will do a far better job. Verticals are for directing light across a wide opening, not eliminating it.

Do vertical blinds still look dated?

The office-in-1995 reputation comes from grey PVC vanes in commercial fit-outs. Modern fabric vanes in a colour chosen for the room read quite differently, and on a wide opening the clean vertical line often suits the architecture better than a huge roller blind does. That said, if the look matters more than the cost per square metre on a big opening, curtains or a well-chosen roller are worth comparing at your measure.

Are vertical blinds child-safe, and what is the warranty?

We offer child-safe controls and default to the safest mechanism for any room a child uses, in line with current New Zealand safety guidance — worth raising at the measure, because chains and the bottom chain-link on verticals are exactly the sort of detail that guidance covers. Every blind is custom-made, professionally fitted across Auckland and carries a 3-year warranty from installation against manufacturing or material defects.