Screen fabric roller blinds lowered across the full-height glazing at Inner West cafe in Salford, cable tray and pendant lights in the ceiling above

Commercial project · Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5PD

Screen fabric roller blinds for Inner West cafe, Salford

Screen fabric roller blinds fitted to the full-height glazing of a cafe unit, cutting direct sun on the seating while keeping the room bright and the outlook intact.

Client
Inner West
Setting
Cafe and deli
Location
Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5PD

Project facts

The job at a glance.

Client
Inner West
Setting
Cafe and deli
Location
Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5PD
Glazing
Full height, above standard ceiling level
Fitted
Screen fabric roller blinds
Screen fabric blinds part lowered above the greenery outside Inner West cafe, orange pendant lights hanging in front

The brief

What the site needed.

Inner West is an independent cafe and deli on Chapel Street in Salford, next to Salford Central station. A small but tricky one: the full-height glazing at the unit was letting strong direct sun straight onto the seating area.

BBS fitted screen fabric roller blinds to cut the glare while keeping the space bright and the outlook intact. The glazing ran well above standard ceiling height, with cabling, speakers and lighting track already in place, so measuring and fitting had to work around a busy ceiling void. All of it was handled by BBS’s own installation team.

It does not matter how small the job is. If glare is a problem in your cafe, restaurant or hospitality unit, BBS can help.

What we did

A specification shaped around the setting.

  1. 01

    Fabric

    Open-weave screen fabric that cuts the glare and the heat of direct sun while keeping the view out and the daylight in.

  2. 02

    Glazing

    Full-height shopfront glazing running well above standard ceiling height, so each blind was made to a taller drop than a typical cafe window.

  3. 03

    Ceiling void

    Cabling, speakers and lighting track were already in place above the glazing, so the brackets were positioned to clear all of it.

The concrete and glass frontage of Inner West cafe on Chapel Street in Salford Roller blinds / Screen fabric blinds

Working on site

Planned around the building, not just the windows.

  1. 01

    Survey the ceiling

    The busy ceiling void was surveyed first so the blinds could be fixed without moving any of the services already installed.

  2. 02

    Make to the drop

    Screen rollers were made to the full glazing height rather than a standard size.

  3. 03

    Fit around trading

    Measured and fitted by BBS's own installation team, working around the cafe's opening hours.

The result

What changed for the space.

The seating area is out of the direct sun, the room is still bright and the view onto the street is unchanged. Small job, tricky ceiling, done.

  • Direct sun off the seating area
  • Room kept bright, outlook kept intact
  • Fitted around cabling, speakers and track already in the ceiling

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