How To Install Your Blinds

Written by Maria Castronuevo

Wednesday, 30 July 2008

Okay, you need blinds for your windows, but you have never purchased or installed blinds before. This should not be a problem, as long as you can read a tape measure and use a hammer and screwdriver.

by MariaCastronuevo

Okay, you need blinds for your windows, but you have never purchased or installed blinds before. This should not be a problem, as long as you can read a tape measure and use a hammer and screwdriver.

When you are ready to install your blinds you will be very happy to know how easy it is to do and does not require a lot of intricate steps. Blinds can be installed no matter the age or gender of the person.

The first step, even before making a purchase, is to take measurements of the window where the blinds will be installed. You will require these measurements for the proper fit when it comes to the height and width of the blind. If your calculations are incorrect, you could end up with a blind that is either too wide or too long. Once you have all of your measurements, then it is time to purchase your brand new blinds.

When the blinds are home then the installation process begins.

Before you start putting brackets up and creating holes in your walls, get a pencil. Now hold your blinds up at the exact spot that you want them to hang. Use the pencil to make a very light, very small mark on the wall where the brackets will go, on either side of the blinds. This will help guarantee that the brackets are installed in the right spot at the right height, so that your blinds look and fit perfect. Now get your hammer and screwdriver out, because these come into play during the next step.

Take both brackets for your blinds and attach both of them to the wall where you made the marks, one bracket per mark. These usually attach with small screws, normally three or four to a bracket. If the screws do not want to go into the wall easily, simply tap them gently once or twice with the hammer to start them, and then continue with the screwdriver. Make sure to line the brackets up precisely with the marks on the wall during the installation, so that they are far enough apart to hold the blinds. It is very important that the open side of the bracket is facing the front so that the blinds can slide into it.

This is the time to install the blinds into the brackets that you have just put up. If your pencil marks were accurate then the blinds should slide into the brackets without any problem. You will have a small piece from the blind to slide over the open side of the brackets to secure the blinds and improve the appearance.

Now simply stand back and admire your beautiful new blinds, installed perfectly by you without any professional help.

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