Traditions™ Wood Blinds
Crafted from the finest North American hardwoods, SWFcontract Traditions Wood Blinds offer a classic look and feel for your next commercial window coverings project. Sourced through sustainable forest management practices and modeled after comparable Graber blinds, The Traditions Wood Blinds offer artisan construction and daylight management for commercial projects with large windows.
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Why Traditions Wood Blinds? The finest North American wood in a high-quality blind.
Traditions Wood Blinds are an artisan, high-quality commercial wood blind. They feature:
- Slats made from North American hardwood
- SureClose™ Headrail system
- Extensive offering of paints and stains
- Limited lifetime warranty
Your end-users want solutions that save them money and energy. With SWFcontract, you’ll be the one who provides them.
Crafted with the Finest Materials
Traditions Wood Blinds offer a classic, high-quality blind for your next commercial window coverings project. The three step drying process and environmentally friendly sourcing ensures the highest quality materials.
Construction Expertise
Using Traditions Wood Blinds in your next project? Our 360 degree understanding of commercial construction will help fit the needs of your project. Our team has the ability and experience to help you plan your projects and get you the specs and diagrams that you need.
Best Experience Customer Service
Traditions Wood Blinds offer a high-quality wood blind for your next commercial window coverings project. SWFcontract’s experts deliver the same high-quality service to their customers. We’ve been helping customers complete their commercial window covering projects for over 80 years.
Features & Components
Headrail
- SureClose™ Headrail is 1-5/8" high x 2-1/4" wide x .022" thick U-shaped, extruded steel with 1/8" light-blocking lip on the bottom center line.
- The steel finishing process includes phosphate treatment for corrosion resistance, a chrome-free sealer, a low hazardous air pollutants (HAP) urethane primer, and a topcoat of low HAP polyester-baked enamel.
- Cordless lift option uses 2" x 2-1/4" steel headrail.
- Headrail offers oversize blind capability.
Valance
- Valance is grained, smooth-sanded 100% North American Basswood.
Bottomrail
- Easy grip bottomrail is 5/8" high x 2" wide wood, shaped to improve closure.
- Bottomrail coordinates with slats.
Controls
- Tilt rod is electro-zinc coated solid steel measuring 1/4" square.
- Cordlock is a snap-in design made of metal and incorporates a floating, shaft-type locking pin.
- The cordlock design provides a crash-proof safety feature that locks the blind automatically upon release of the lift cord.
- Cradles are made of low-friction polypropylene with metal lift cord rollers.
- Drums are made of high-strength thermoplastic, which securely anchors braided ladder or cloth tapes.
Control Lengths
Finished Blind Height | Wand Length* | Cord Length |
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up to 36" | 12" | 1/3 of Blind Height |
36-1/16" to 60" | 20" | |
60-1/16" to 70" | 30" | |
70-1/16" to 80" | 40" | |
80-1/16" to 90" | 48" | |
90-1/16" to 100" | 60" | |
100-1/16" to 120" | 72" |
Slats
- Slats are made from North American hardwood harvested though sustainable-yield forest management techniques and are resistant to warping.
Ladders
- Braided ladder is made of 100% polyester yarn, incorporating two extra-strength rungs per ladder for slat support. Standard ladder spacing is 44mm.
Options
- 1", 2", and 2-3/8" slat sizes
- NoHoles privacy and lightblocking slat
- 1" or 1-1/2" cloth tapes
- Lift Options: cord (standard), cordless, or ring
- Tilt Options: wand (standard), cord, ring, or motorized
- Extension brackets
- Hold down brackets
- Cut-outs
- Decorative tassels
- Custom cord lengths available
Brackets
- Installation brackets are a universal style and allow for a top, back, or side mount.
- Brackets are made from phosphate-treated steel with urethane primer and polyester-baked enamel finish to match headrail
- Bracket design incorporates a hinged front cover.
Corded
Corded | Width | Height |
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Min. | 7" | 10", 6" for 1" slats |
Max. | 120" multiple blinds on one headrail, 96" single blind | 120" |
Cordless
Width | Height | |
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Min. | 12" | 10" |
Max. | 120" multiple blinds on one headrail, 84" single blind | 86" |