Taylor & Stirling (Ballarat)

Taylor & Stirling has been transforming homes since 1946 and has been operating for more than 75 years. The company manufactures products locally in Ballarat and Bruny Island, and has local teams in Ballarat and Huonville. It specialises in motorisation and smart home integration with Somfy, Alpha, and Automate. Its main services include supplying and installing roller blinds, curtains, plantation shutters, outdoor blinds, awnings, and louvred roof systems. It serves Ballarat and Central Victoria, Hobart and Southern Tasmania, and the Huon Valley region.

Its service areas include Ballarat, Alfredton, Brown Hill, Ballan, Buninyong, Beaufort, Delacombe, Daylesford, Creswick, Canadian, Clunes, Hepburn Springs, Lake Wendouree, Miners Rest, Mt Helen, Meredith, Lucas, Learmonth, Elaine, Clarendon, Smythesdale, Smythes Creek, Snake Valley, Trentham, and Wallace. Its paid service areas include Avoca, Bacchus Marsh, Maldon, Colac, Maryborough, Geelong, Melton, and Melbourne. Its Tasmania free service areas include Battery Point, Cygnet, Dover, Geeveston, Dynnyrne, Deep Bay, North Hobart, New Town, Hobart, Huonville, Kingston, Kingston Beach, Kettering, Oyster Cove, Judbury, Lucaston, Lindisfarne, Lauderdale, Longley, Bruny Island, Franklin, Woodbridge, Rose Bay, Surges Bay, Snug, Margate, Blackmans Bay, Sandy Bay, South Hobart, Taroona, West Hobart, Mount Nelson, Mount Stuart, Tranmere, Howrah, and Bellerive.

The team includes experienced installers, skilled makers, and friendly showroom staff, and consultants are fully qualified with extensive experience. The company provides a furnishing and fixtures consultancy service, and offers indoor and outdoor design expertise. Its products are engineered for harsh climates including wind, cold, and coastal exposure, and are custom-made for every window and outdoor space. The Ballarat and Huonville teams work closely with trusted Australian suppliers. The company offers long-term support including repairs, adjustments, and warranty service, and provides specialised consultations and decorative services for clients in Victoria and Tasmania.

Taylor & Stirling (Ballarat) draws consistent praise for the professionalism and efficiency of its installation work, with one team member in particular, Dillon, named repeatedly across reviews for being polite, thorough and quick from start to finish. More than one customer describes the initial consultation and measure as attentive, noting that staff listen to requirements and explain alternatives clearly, and that colour and style suggestions on site proved genuinely useful. The types of work mentioned span plantation shutters installed throughout a house, external shutters, new curtains, a blind and pelmet, an automatic electronic module fitted to existing shutters, and repairs to the track on cedar vertical venetians and to an outdoor blind.

Reviewers repeatedly mention punctual arrival and jobs completed in good time, including a full installation finished within a single day, alongside careful alignment and attention to detail. Reception staff, including Robyn and Maree, are described as helpful and responsive, returning calls when promised. Customers also note that quotes and measures were handled well and that repair work was reasonably priced. The recurring themes are reliable communication, tidy and skilful workmanship, and friendly service, with after-job support and advice mentioned as an ongoing strength.