Fitting Wood Blinds
Wooden blinds make a great addition to any room and are very popular at the minute. They offer great warmth that you don’t get with most fabrics because they are a natural product.
Fitting your blinds can be difficult if you haven’t done it before. Fear not however, because we are here to help.
The very first thing to do is clear the window of any objects – you don’t want to break anything! Then hold the wooden venetian up to the window. This is to make sure it fits! I have spent time putting up brackets only to find the blind wouldn’t fit – what a waste of time.
Your fixing position should be sound and able to take the weight of the blind. You should have checked this before you measured, but if not now is the time to make sure that you can drill into a position where the brackets will take the weight of the wooden blind.
To make sure I get the brackets level, I use a ruler and measure where I want the brackets to be. I hold them in place and mark the holes with a pencil. If you have tiles then I recommend you buy a special drill bit for tile cutting – they are available from most DIY shops. A good tip is to push the rawl plug up behind the tile, so that when the screw bites it is not pushing out the tile.
The brackets for wood blinds are usually box bracket, and are the ones we supply. These brackets let you fix to the top of the window, the side or the wall.
To cover the metal rail at the top of the wooden blind you should be supplied with a pelmet. The wooden valance will be held in place with either plastic clips or velcro.
The headrail should simply fit into the brackets at each end, and then snap the doors shut. Do this before you test the blind to make sure it doesn’t fall out. The wooden valance will clip or stick into place depending on what you have been supplied with – and that’s it!
Test the blind to make sure it works, and then enjoy for years to come.