Midstream Blinds / Products / Motorised & Automation
One remote, every blind
Tubular motors inside the roll, controlled by remote, app, schedule or sensor — the practical answer once a wall of glass gets wider than a chain can comfortably reach.
A motor tucked inside the blind's own tube replaces the chain with a remote, a phone app, a schedule, or a sensor. On Midstream's double-volume entrances and multi-blind living walls it stops being a luxury add-on and becomes the only practical way to actually use every blind in the house.
No wiring, retrofit-friendly — charge every few months via a USB-style charger. The default for existing homes and renovations.
Permanent, no charging, best for new builds, big or heavy systems, and exterior products. Needs an electrician and a little planning at the design stage.
For architect-designed or newly-built sections of the estate, the fabric can drop from a slim ceiling slot or bulkhead recess instead of a visible headrail — when raised, the window shows nothing but glass and frame. These are almost always motorised, since hand-reaching into a ceiling slot defeats the point, and coordination with downlights, aircon slots and curtain pelmets matters — the earlier we're involved in the build, the cleaner the result. Retrofit is possible too, using a slim cassette pelmet colour-matched to your ceiling.
No dangling chains is the most child-safe operation there is — see our note on child-safe controls. Quality motors are quiet, not silent, and carry multi-year guarantees. Battery motors need that periodic charge; we'll set that expectation plainly at quote stage, not after installation.
Motorisation is standard-spec on the newer builds throughout the group — we wire and programme systems in Irene, Southdowns Estate, Raslouw and Copperleaf Golf Estate as often as in Midstream itself.
On a single reachable window, it's a comfort upgrade rather than a necessity. Where it earns its keep is wide spans, high glass, stair voids and multi-blind walls — ask us honestly at the measure and we'll tell you where it's worth the spend.
Battery motors keep working off their own charge regardless of mains power. Wired 220V systems need power or backup at the board — worth flagging at quote stage if load shedding is a concern for your home.
In many cases yes, particularly with retrofit battery motors. We'll assess your existing hardware at the free measure and advise honestly on what converts cleanly versus what's better replaced.
Automation has no flat rate, because a motor is fixed to a product and the product decides what it costs. Across the whole range that works out at something between R2,500 and R7,500 the square metre, installed. A powered blockout or sunscreen roller works out at R2,500 to R3,800 per square metre; a motorised day/night blind at R2,800 to R4,000; a motorised cellular blind at R3,000 to R4,800.
Each band already includes the drive, the handset or the app, and the setup visit. Battery motors need no wiring at all, which is what makes automation straightforward in a house that is already finished. These are planning bands, not a quotation. A small window carries a minimum charge, because the brackets, tube and fitting time barely change with the opening. Each window in your home is costed individually at the measure and put on paper.
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