Window Field Guide · Charlotte & Carolina Garden-Style Apartments

Charlotte and Carolina garden-style: turnover specs beyond production-home guides

Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, and Greenville-Spartanburg carry dense 1980s–2000s garden-style and slab apartment corridors — distinct from Nashville production-home guides and Atlanta intown mix. Carolina PMs standardize white cordless vinyl mini on bedrooms, 68" × 84" and 78" × 84" verticals on patio sliders, and optional faux wood on Class A living rooms after value-add.

Common in: Charlotte · Raleigh · Durham · Greensboro · Greenville

Quick answer

What Carolina PMs standardize on garden-style stock:

  • 1" vinyl mini — bedrooms, baths, secondary rooms (cordless, white)
  • 3.5" vertical on patio sliders — 68" × 84" and 78" × 84" reorder pairs
  • 2" faux wood optional on living rooms in repositioned Class A wings
  • Measure every unit — 2000s window replacements change widths by building wing
  • Ship nationwide — bulk install available in Texas for large portfolios
  • Ships nationwide from Texas
  • Custom cut to measured size
  • Mini, vertical & faux wood lines
  • Mount notes by material

Carolina garden-style types behind the measurements

The Charlotte and Research Triangle markets built enormous garden-style and two-story slab inventory along highway corridors — turnover SKUs mirror Atlanta and Nashville Sun Belt patterns but deserve Carolina-specific SEO and PM copy.

  • 1980s–1990s garden walk-up: exterior stairs, surface parking, rear patio slider per unit
  • 2000s slab two- and three-story: Ballantyne, RTP, and suburban corridor stock
  • Value-add vinyl window packages: bedroom widths change; sliders often original
  • Humidity-ready materials — vinyl mini and PVC faux wood over wood blinds
  • Production-townhome adjacency in suburbs — separate guide for attached rows
  • High turn volume on corridor communities — SKU standardization cuts maintenance errors

Products Carolina garden-style turns reorder most

Vinyl mini leads bedrooms. Vertical covers sliders. Faux wood on selective upgrades.

1" vinyl mini blinds — turnover default

White cordless vinyl — custom width for garden and slab bedrooms.

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1 inch cordless vinyl mini blinds on a bedroom window
Close-up of vinyl mini blind slats and headrail
Vinyl mini blinds installed in an apartment unit
White vinyl mini blinds — standard turnover color
Cordless vinyl mini blinds on a dark trim opening

3.5" vertical blinds — patio slider spec

68×84 and 78×84 stocked reorder pairs.

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Vertical blinds on Carolina garden apartment slider

Typical opening → blind size

Typical reorder bands for Carolina garden-style turnover orders:

Opening (approx.)Order sizeRoom
26"–30"25.5"–29.5"Small bedroom / bath
32"–36"31.5"–35.5"Primary bedroom
68" × 84" slider68" × 84" verticalStandard patio slider
78" × 84" slider78" × 84" verticalWide patio opening

Mounting by material & situation

Carolina garden-style mounting matches national Sun Belt walk-up patterns — inside mount when depth allows, face-mount vertical tracks on original slider headers.

1" vinyl mini blinds

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Bedroom and bath default on Carolina turns — highest volume SKU.

  • Inside mount — vinyl replacement window

    Post-renovation vinyl double-hungs often have adequate returns. Measure width at three heights; use narrowest.

    Min depth:
    ≈ 1" clear

  • PM spec across a corridor community

    Standardize one mini width per bedroom type and one vertical pair per slider — document on the work order template.

3.5" vertical blinds

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Patio slider standard — 68×84 and 78×84 reorder pairs.

  • Face-mount above aluminum slider

    Pro often used

    Original 1980s sliders often need face-mount on the wall above the frame. Standardize stack direction property-wide.

  • Screen door clearance

    Keep vanes clear of screen track when stack is open.

2" faux wood blinds

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Class A living-room upgrade on value-add deals — selective, not whole-unit on turn budget.

  • Inside mount — living room only

    Use on court- or street-facing living windows when depth allows. Bedrooms stay vinyl mini.

    Min depth:
    ≈ 1½"–2½"

Install options for Carolina garden-style PMs

We ship custom-cut blinds nationwide. Carolina PMs typically use shipped product with in-house maintenance or local install partners. Large Texas-based portfolios can route bulk work through multifamily-blind-renovation. DFW PMs have same-day stocked SKUs and local professional install from Irving.

Frequently asked questions

How is Charlotte stock different from the Nashville production guide?

The Nashville and Carolinas production guide focuses on builder-grade single-family and townhome modules. This guide covers garden-style and slab apartment corridors in Charlotte, Raleigh, and the Research Triangle — PM turnover specs, not new-construction homeowner sizing.

Do you ship to Charlotte apartment communities?

Yes — nationwide shipping from Texas. Use the commercial storefront for repeat PM SKU orders.

What vertical size fits a standard Carolina patio slider?

68" × 84" is the most common reorder pair; wider openings often need 78" × 84". Measure exact glass width per unit and building wing.

Metro guides

This housing archetype appears in these markets — browse local building stock and related field guides.

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