We have new windows and my current Levolors no longer fit. Levelors are great. However, they are 3x more expensive then my last purchase and hard to justify the $. So, I did some research and tried these. Very impressed out of the box. Solid metal frame at the top and each blind is durable/thick-- looks exactly like my previous Levolors-- in fact the hardware was the same and the valance was even better (durable magnetic clips). I tried Select Blinds house brand as well and those are junk-- very thin blinds, plastic housing, and no separate valance-- so there is a wide gap at the top with insets.