infrequently asked questions
Q: How much will a 36'W X 82" curtain from daisycake cost ?
Between $287.00 for a solid colored or vertically striped piece and $379.00
forcustom designed chain art curtain.
Q: How does one go about designing an artful chain curtain ?
Draw, sketch, scan, paint...describe. Email a jpeg of your design to info@daisycake.com along with the approximate finished size of your piece W” x L”. Approve the scaled photos we send you and choose your color numbers from our pallets.
Q: Is the limitation of my design relative to the fixed size of the link and the overall finished piece size?
Absolutely.
Q: Can I approve of/see my chain curtain before it ships?
Of course. Please let us know and we’ll send a photo of the finished piece before it is boxed.
Q: What is delivery?
Delivery is of course relative to the scope of the project and to the urgency of the order. Projects of 300 s/f or less generally take a few weeks from the receipt of your 50% deposit and approval of art-work.
Q: Is this an imported or domestic product?
Daisycake imports and maintains extensive inventory of Kriska® chain from Spain and makes custom chain curtains in our Phoenix AZ shop. All orders ship FOB Phoenix.
ENVIRONMENTAL
Q: What is the environmental impact of using Kriska® chainings.
Recycling :
The Kriska® chain screen, both links and rail, recycle at any retail metals recycling point. As of this writing (6/10/06) the value of Clean Aluminum in Phoenix AZ on June 19th 2006 was $.85 per pound. Averaging Linear and HalfDrop® construction a doorway curtain ( s/f) will yield $14.50 from any local metals recycler.
Source of Aluminum:
The extruded aluminum wire used in link fabrication contains as high as possible a percentage of recycled metal subject to market avaiability.
Pigmentation:
Only plant based pigmentation is employed in coloring Kriska® chain links.
Anodization Energy:
The electric energy consumed during the anodization process is generated at the Montblanc Spain plant using low sulphur diesel fuel (Gasoil).
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