Vertical Blinds

The most popular choice in window coverings for sliding glass doors are vertical blinds. This is because they are the only blinds that open in the same fashion as a sliding door.

The vertical version uses a generally wider slat and has the added feature of being able to pull a cord to stack the slats together either to one side or to separate in the center and stack on each end. This vertical blind allows rotation of slats by a rotating shaft in the upper head rail housing which runs through independent geared carriers that will convert twisting of tilt rail to a rotation of each individual slat in synchrony.

Vertical door blinds can be tilted open just like a horizontal blind. By pulling the chain, the vanes, or slats, open and close to let light in, and allow you to see out. Beyond that, they actually provide more options than a horizontal blind.