Yarraville 3013
Yarraville sits in the City of Maribyrnong, just south of Footscray, eight kilometres west of the CBD.
The village pocket between Anderson Street and Hyde Street is one of the most intact Federation and Edwardian streetscapes in inner Melbourne, with heritage overlay status across most of the older residential blocks.
That heritage character shapes which window furnishings belong on a Yarraville home. Painted timber plantation shutters in 89mm or 114mm blade on the front rooms, S-fold sheers in linen on the rear extensions, and Roman blinds in the kitchens and bathrooms.
We measure across Yarraville, the southern edge of West Footscray, and the pocket that runs toward Spotswood.
Our services
What we install in Yarraville
Recent Yarraville jobs include a full plantation shutter fit-out on a restored single-fronted Federation cottage near Anderson Street, with matched Roman blinds in the original side bathroom and an S-fold sheer running across the rear extension to a small north-facing courtyard.
We also installed a pinch pleat curtain and blockout package across the front rooms of a double-fronted Victorian terrace in the streets between the village and Hyde Street, and ran solar film on the north-facing rear of a 1920s bungalow where afternoon sun was bleaching the timber floors visibly.
Window Tinting
Frost tinting, one-way mirror film, solar heat reduction, decorative and safety film installed across Melbourne
Automotive Tinting
Premium ceramic film for cars, utes and vans, tinted to legal VLT across Melbourne
Commercial Tinting
Office, shopfront, anti-graffiti, safety and security film
Blinds
Roller, Roman, panel glide, honeycomb, day-night, vertical and Venetian
Curtains
Sheers, blockout, S-fold, pinch pleat, eyelet and linen
Plantation Shutters
Aluminium, PVC and timber shutters made to measure
Why choose us
Why Yarraville homeowners choose us
Most Yarraville homeowners get a salesperson for the measure, a factory they never speak to for production, and a subcontractor they have never met for the install. When something goes wrong, each party points at the other.
With Blinds and Tint Co your Yarraville job stays with one person from start to finish. Dany measures your windows, oversees the manufacturing, installs it, and stands behind the warranty. That single point of accountability is why clients across Yarraville come back for second and third projects.
Owner-operated
Dany personally measures, installs and warranties every Yarraville job. No rotating crews.
Free measure
No-obligation in-home consultation across Yarraville. Sample books in hand so you see materials in your light.
Transparent quotes
Honest written quote for your Yarraville home within one to two business days. No hidden costs.
No subcontractors
One point of contact from your first call to the final install in Yarraville. No hand-offs.
Workmanship warranty
Twelve-month workmanship warranty on every Yarraville installation from day one.
Melbourne-wide
Yarraville sits within our service radius. Geelong to Glen Waverley, six days a week.
How it works
How it works in Yarraville
Same process, same person, every job in Yarraville.
Free measure
We visit your Yarraville home with sample books so you can see and feel materials in your actual light. No charge, no obligation.
Written quote
Honest quote for your Yarraville property within one to two business days. No surprises and no hidden costs.
Manufacture
Deposit to begin. Some products are ready within a week, others take up to four weeks. We confirm lead times before you commit.
Install & warranty
Professional install at your Yarraville home, site left clean. Twelve-month workmanship warranty from day one.
What our customers say
Rated 5 Stars on Google
“Dany did such an amazing job fitting out our house with these beautiful sheers. Such an amazing investment, I also got tint while he was here because why not?! Such a great service, would recommend!!”
“Spoken to Dany to obtain a price on a blind at my rental property, I was provided with fair price. He is on time and helpful. Would recommend.”
“Would highly recommend Dany and his business. He was quick to return my call, provided great detail and clear with his quote. Great communicator and has done a great job with our 9 windows that needed retinting.”
“Got my sheer curtains done here and they look incredible. We also got the front windows tinted and it's made such a difference for giving us privacy when opening the blinds. Highly recommend this company!”
“Great job and very fair price. Had two panels done upstairs and reduced the UV by a lot now. Would recommend.”
“Danny did a great job, great communication. We are very happy and will be using him again at our next place.”
“It was a pleasure to have Dany discuss options then fit film on our windows and install a blind. His communication before, during and after his visits was excellent and we're very happy with the outcome at a fair price.”
“We had outdoor blinds installed in our alfresco area. Very happy with the service. From start to finish ongoing communication was great and the workmanship and product quality was excellent. Highly recommend.”
“Danny was professional and friendly throughout the whole process. Super efficient as well. All done in one week!”
“10/10 so knowledgeable and very clean work.”
“5 stars.”
“I appreciated how easy the whole process was. Quote was clear, no hidden costs and everything happened exactly when promised!”
“After getting a few quotes Blinds & Tint Co gave us the best and most honest advice without trying to upsell anything, Dany definitely knows what he's talking about. The installation was quick and the finish is excellent.”
“Dany was great to deal with from the first quote through to installation. He turned up when he said he would, kept me updated and the roller blinds look fantastic. Really happy with the quality and would definitely recommend!”
“Great finished product. Very polite and efficient services provided by Dany. Do recommend.”
“Great service, responsive and reasonably priced.”
“Dany is one of the best tradies we have done business with. He was quick to respond to our enquiry, was extremely efficient and ultra competitive on his services. Dany did an awesome job with our front door film. So good we have him coming...”
“Dany was amazing! He's very friendly, made the whole process so easy, and was very transparent through everything. Highly recommend!”
“Thanks Danny for kindly sorting out my blinds!”
“10/10 quality service and communication, I've got very large floor to ceiling windows and he's done a perfect job at tinting them. 100% recommend.”
“Awesome work and great customer service.”
“Had my car windows tinted today, really happy with work. Really easy to talk to, more than welcome to help with anything.”
“Dany did such an amazing job fitting out our house with these beautiful sheers. Such an amazing investment, I also got tint while he was here because why not?! Such a great service, would recommend!!”
“Spoken to Dany to obtain a price on a blind at my rental property, I was provided with fair price. He is on time and helpful. Would recommend.”
“Would highly recommend Dany and his business. He was quick to return my call, provided great detail and clear with his quote. Great communicator and has done a great job with our 9 windows that needed retinting.”
“Got my sheer curtains done here and they look incredible. We also got the front windows tinted and it's made such a difference for giving us privacy when opening the blinds. Highly recommend this company!”
“Great job and very fair price. Had two panels done upstairs and reduced the UV by a lot now. Would recommend.”
“Danny did a great job, great communication. We are very happy and will be using him again at our next place.”
“It was a pleasure to have Dany discuss options then fit film on our windows and install a blind. His communication before, during and after his visits was excellent and we're very happy with the outcome at a fair price.”
“We had outdoor blinds installed in our alfresco area. Very happy with the service. From start to finish ongoing communication was great and the workmanship and product quality was excellent. Highly recommend.”
“Danny was professional and friendly throughout the whole process. Super efficient as well. All done in one week!”
“10/10 so knowledgeable and very clean work.”
“5 stars.”
“I appreciated how easy the whole process was. Quote was clear, no hidden costs and everything happened exactly when promised!”
“After getting a few quotes Blinds & Tint Co gave us the best and most honest advice without trying to upsell anything, Dany definitely knows what he's talking about. The installation was quick and the finish is excellent.”
“Dany was great to deal with from the first quote through to installation. He turned up when he said he would, kept me updated and the roller blinds look fantastic. Really happy with the quality and would definitely recommend!”
“Great finished product. Very polite and efficient services provided by Dany. Do recommend.”
“Great service, responsive and reasonably priced.”
“Dany is one of the best tradies we have done business with. He was quick to respond to our enquiry, was extremely efficient and ultra competitive on his services. Dany did an awesome job with our front door film. So good we have him coming...”
“Dany was amazing! He's very friendly, made the whole process so easy, and was very transparent through everything. Highly recommend!”
“Thanks Danny for kindly sorting out my blinds!”
“10/10 quality service and communication, I've got very large floor to ceiling windows and he's done a perfect job at tinting them. 100% recommend.”
“Awesome work and great customer service.”
“Had my car windows tinted today, really happy with work. Really easy to talk to, more than welcome to help with anything.”
“Dany did such an amazing job fitting out our house with these beautiful sheers. Such an amazing investment, I also got tint while he was here because why not?! Such a great service, would recommend!!”
“Spoken to Dany to obtain a price on a blind at my rental property, I was provided with fair price. He is on time and helpful. Would recommend.”
“Would highly recommend Dany and his business. He was quick to return my call, provided great detail and clear with his quote. Great communicator and has done a great job with our 9 windows that needed retinting.”
“Got my sheer curtains done here and they look incredible. We also got the front windows tinted and it's made such a difference for giving us privacy when opening the blinds. Highly recommend this company!”
“Great job and very fair price. Had two panels done upstairs and reduced the UV by a lot now. Would recommend.”
“Danny did a great job, great communication. We are very happy and will be using him again at our next place.”
“It was a pleasure to have Dany discuss options then fit film on our windows and install a blind. His communication before, during and after his visits was excellent and we're very happy with the outcome at a fair price.”
“We had outdoor blinds installed in our alfresco area. Very happy with the service. From start to finish ongoing communication was great and the workmanship and product quality was excellent. Highly recommend.”
“Danny was professional and friendly throughout the whole process. Super efficient as well. All done in one week!”
“10/10 so knowledgeable and very clean work.”
“5 stars.”
“I appreciated how easy the whole process was. Quote was clear, no hidden costs and everything happened exactly when promised!”
“After getting a few quotes Blinds & Tint Co gave us the best and most honest advice without trying to upsell anything, Dany definitely knows what he's talking about. The installation was quick and the finish is excellent.”
“Dany was great to deal with from the first quote through to installation. He turned up when he said he would, kept me updated and the roller blinds look fantastic. Really happy with the quality and would definitely recommend!”
“Great finished product. Very polite and efficient services provided by Dany. Do recommend.”
“Great service, responsive and reasonably priced.”
“Dany is one of the best tradies we have done business with. He was quick to respond to our enquiry, was extremely efficient and ultra competitive on his services. Dany did an awesome job with our front door film. So good we have him coming...”
“Dany was amazing! He's very friendly, made the whole process so easy, and was very transparent through everything. Highly recommend!”
“Thanks Danny for kindly sorting out my blinds!”
“10/10 quality service and communication, I've got very large floor to ceiling windows and he's done a perfect job at tinting them. 100% recommend.”
“Awesome work and great customer service.”
“Had my car windows tinted today, really happy with work. Really easy to talk to, more than welcome to help with anything.”
Local knowledge
Yarraville up close
Yarraville housing stock
Yarraville's dominant stock is Federation and Edwardian timber cottages, with weatherboard fronts and small leadlight detail on the front windows of many homes.
Single-fronted cottages on narrow lots through Anderson Street and the streets running off it are the most common building type. A second tier of double-fronted Victorian terraces and 1920s Californian bungalows fills out the streets between the village strip and Hyde Street.
A small number of mid-century brick veneer homes appear on the inland side of the railway, and recent townhouse infill has begun appearing where larger original blocks have been subdivided.
The village strip itself is a heritage-protected commercial pocket with Federation-era shopfronts and the Sun Theatre as the anchor landmark.
Window-wise, most homes still hold original timber sash windows in the front rooms, with rear extensions added in the past fifteen to twenty years carrying modern aluminium or thermally-broken framing.
Sun and climate
Yarraville sits inland from Hobsons Bay and gets standard western Melbourne summer load, with mature street canopy across most residential blocks providing genuine softening.
The Federation cottages were built with small windows, so original heat load is manageable through fabric. The rear glass extensions that most homes have added carry the real summer issue because they often face north or west onto small courtyards with no shading.
UV load is high enough on those rear elevations to fade timber flooring and leather upholstery inside two summers if there is no film and no quality blind.
Winter is cold by inner-west standards because the original sashes are single-glazed and many have small gaps that pass cold air. South-facing front rooms stay cold through July and August in the original stock.
The newer rear extensions are usually double-glazed and hold heat better.
What works in Yarraville
Painted timber plantation shutters in 89mm or 114mm blade are the default Yarraville front-room product.
The wider blade respects the proportion of small heritage sashes far better than a roller blind would, and the shutters read as architectural rather than as a furnishing layered over the window.
White and bone are the safe colours; deep timber stains read modern in the wrong room and clash with original cornice and skirting paint.
For the rear extensions almost every cottage now has, an S-fold sheer in a heavier linen weave looks correct against polished concrete or wide oak boards, with a blockout curtain or roller behind for evening privacy.
Roman blinds in linen suit kitchens and bathrooms where shutters would crowd the recess. Plantation shutters in bathrooms need to be aluminium or high-grade PVC rather than timber because long-term steam exposure warps real timber blades.
Pinch pleat curtains work in the more formal front living rooms of the larger double-fronted homes, particularly where the original ceiling height and cornice depth carry the heavier heading detail.
On the ground
Common questions in Yarraville
Yes. Yarraville is about 20 km from Fraser Rise by road and well inside the standard 40 km radius. The free measure and written quote apply across the whole village pocket and the surrounding streets.
Internal plantation shutters do not. The heritage overlay restricts changes visible from the public realm, which does not apply to a shutter sitting inside the window architrave. Anything affecting the external timber sash or the visible window framing would need a planning conversation with Maribyrnong council.
Yes. We bring sample books to the measure and hold fabric and shutter blade samples against the existing leadlight in the actual light of the room. Painted timber blades in warm white or bone usually read well against leaded glass; pure stark whites can clash with the warmer tones of original lead came and clear panes that have aged.
S-fold sheers in a heavier linen weave hung from a ceiling-recessed track suit most rear extensions. The sheer softens the larger modern glazing and reads as a separate architectural language to the period front of the home. A blockout curtain or roller on a parallel track behind handles evening privacy.
Yes. Roman blinds in linen or weave suit the smaller original windows in bathrooms and kitchens. For wet rooms where steam is a constant, aluminium or high-grade PVC plantation shutter blades are the longer-lasting choice over real timber, which warps over time in those conditions.
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