How to measure your windows for Wooden Venetian Blinds

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Juliette

How to measure your windows for Wooden Venetian Blinds

Follow these easy steps on how to measure your window for your wooden Venetian blinds. Firstly you need to decide if you would like to fit your Wooden Venetian Blind outside the recess or inside the recess.

Wooden Blinds

Recess Size

Take 3 measurements for the width of the window recess as shown in the picture.
Use the smallest of these measurements.
Do the same for the drop, again taking the smallest measurement.
Do not deduct anything from the drop measurement.
The drop includes any pelmets or valances at the top of the blind.

For recess measurements we will deduct 1cm from the width.

Black Wooden Blinds

Exact Size

Measure the exact area you would like the blind to cover, as shown in the pictures below.
The drop includes any pelmets or valances at the top of the blind.
Your wooden Venetian blind with be made to the exact size you specify.

Wooden Blind

How to fit your Roman Blind

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Juliette

How to fit your Roman Blind

Positioning your blind

Inside the Recess

Decide the position of the blind so that it will be clear of any latches or fixtures.

Othello Sage Roman Blind

Outside the Recess

Decide the position so that the overlaps on both sides of the recess are equal.

White Roman Blind outside the recess

Fixing the brackets

The brackets are designed for face fixing or top fixing to the window frame, wall or ceiling. Blinds between 60cm – 120cm wide will have 2 brackets and blinds between 150cm – 180cm wide it will have 3 brackets.

Place the brackets evenly on the top of the headrail and snap into the spring locking mechanism.
Having decided the positioning of the blind put it into the desired position making sure it is centred and level.
Mark the location of each bracket with a pencil.
Remove each bracket from the headrail by pressing the plastic locking tab at the front of the bracket.
Place each bracket on its location markings and mark through the desired screw hole positions.

Installing the blind

Press the headrail firmly up onto each bracket until the locking mechanism clicks.

Warnings

Please be aware of the dangers of the chain or cord control around children.

Care and Maintenance

To remove your headrail press the plastic locking tabs at the front of the brackets. The fabric is attached with a Velcro strip.

How to Put a Chain on Your Roman Blind Headrail

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Juliette

How to Put a Chain on Your Roman Blind Headrail

Follow these steps to easily replace or put on a chain on your roman blind headrail.

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Step 1

First we need to put the chain into the mechanism. To do this you need to take the mechanism out of the track. This is the fitting that holds the mechanism onto the track this needs to be unscrewed so that the mechanism will pull off easily.

Sidewinder

Step 2

There are two grooves either side that you need to push in so that it releases the cap. Please use a flat headed screw driver to do this.

How to take the end of a Roman Blind Headrail

Step 3

You will now see a cog on the cap where you need to clip in the chain this comes out making it easy to put the chain on.

Roman Blind Kits – How to attach the chain

Putting the Chain on a Roman Blind Headrail

Step 4

Pressing in the two clips in at the sides you can now push the cap back onto the mechanism and then screw it back together.

Roman Blind Headrail Including Chain

Step 4

The mechanism should now push back onto the track easily making sure the metal shaft that runs through the track is pushed into the square hole on the mechanism for your track to work correctly. Now the mechanism can be screwed securely back onto the track.

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An Easy and Quick Way to Measure Your Windows for Roman Blinds

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Juliette

An Easy and Quick Way to Measure Your Windows for Roman Blinds

Follow these two simple steps to guarantee you get the right measurements for your Roman Blinds. To begin with you need to choose if you would like to hang your blind outside the recess or inside the recess. We always suggest that Roman Blinds be fitted outside recess whenever possible.

Roman Blind Belmont Grape

The Benefits of fitting a Roman Blind outside the Recess

Roman blinds that are fitted outside the recess look far better as they dress the window, they also can be adjusted so you can show off more of the fabric.

Outside the recess blinds are easier to measure as all you need to do is add 10cm onto the width and between 20cm to 30cm onto the drop of your recess size.

Roman blinds outside the recess do not take any of the light as when they are pulled up they are mostly out of the window so you can let in natural day light.

The fabric on roman blinds outside the recess will fade less as the blind is stacked above the light.

Roman blinds have a tendency to creep upwards with usage. With the blind being held in folds the fabric remembers the fold and when they drop down there is still a slight fold in the blind, this causes the blind to slight reduce in length if the blind is fitted outside the recess this is not noticeable.

They are easier to fit because no tricky lintels to worry about.

Alma Lime Star Blind

Roman Blinds inside the Recess

Measure the width in three different places inside the window recess from wall to wall. Measure at the top, middle and bottom. The most crucial measurement to write down is the smallest one.
Measure the drop (height of the window) in three different places inside the recess from the top of the recess to the window sill. Again the most vital measurement to write down is the smallest one.

Aston Pewter Roman Blind

Roman Blinds outside the Recess

Measure the width of your window then add a minimum of 10cm to allow for overlap.
Measure the drop (height of your window) and add a minimum of 12cm to allow for overlap we would usually recommend anything between 20 to 30cmts.
Alma Black Roman Blind

How to Successfully Pattern Match Roman Blinds

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Juliette

How to Successfully Pattern Match Roman Blinds

To pattern match your Roman Blind use the vertical pattern repeat. To work out the vertical pattern repeat measure from the top of the design in one spot down to the same spot on the design below.

Aston Pewter Roman Blind

All cut lengths have to start at the same point in the pattern so they match at the seam when the blind is joined. This means the cut length has to be a multiple of the pattern repeat. Once you have determined your pattern repeat you need to determine the cut length of your blind please see example below.

Plaza Silver Roman Blind

Finished length = 150cm divide by pattern repeat 69cm = 2.17cm

Round up to 3

3 is the number of repeats you will need

2 x 69cm – 207 = cut length

Why we think you should always fit Roman Blinds outside the recess

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Juliette

Roman Blinds Fitted Outside the Recess

There are many advantages to fitting a Roman Blind outside the recess these are:

It lets in more light in your room
Easier installation
Sizes are more flexible
From the outside the look of your Blind will be improved
Roman Blinds outside the recess make your window look well dressed
There is less of a chance your fabric will fade
Bounce back is not an issue

Roman Blinds Fitted Inside the Recess

Hard Blinds such as Roller Blinds, Venetian Blinds and Roller Blinds are designed to be fitted inside the recess as bounce back will not happen. Bounce back happens with normal use over a period of time depending on the nature of the fabric.

Alma Black Roman Blind

When fitting a Roman Blind inside the recess when measuring we recommend that you make your usual width allowance from the recess which is generally 1cm but do not take anything off the drop. This allows for the bounce back that occurs.

Alma Grey Roman Blind

Everything you need to know about Roller Blinds

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Juliette

Everything you need to know about Roller Blinds

Roller Blinds are an affordable and stylish way of dressing your windows. The main advantages of having a Roller Blind instead of another kind of Blind are:

Roller Blinds are easy to use.
They are easy to maintain.
You can choose from a wide range of styles and colours to find something to suit your individual style.
Roller Blinds give you control of the sunlight which will reduce the light damage on any furniture.
You can choose a Blackout option

Roller Blind Splash Capri

Installing your Roller Blind

Firstly you need to decide if you would like to install your Blind inside or outside of the recess.

Roller Blind Splash Candy Pink

Outside the Recess

When fitting a Roller Blind outside the recess you need to follow these easy steps:

Measure the Blind
Measure the width of your window
Deduct the two measurements and then divide it by two

This gives you the measurements each side of the window; this is place your Blind will sit between.

Next mark off how far above the window you would like your Blind to sit; We recommend 4cm
Start with the controller bracket and mark through the hole positions then drill to fix
Locate the controller end and ensure that the head points down to the floor. You can then slide the Roller Blind into the end bracket.

Roller Blind Metropolitan Avocado

Inside the Recess

When fitting a Roller Blind inside the recess you need to firstly decide if you are going to face fix, top fix or side fix your Blind; We recommend top fixing Roller Blinds.

Measure the distance of the handles from the window frame and make sure you allow 10mm as this is the measurement from the window frame back to your Blind
Place your Roller Blind in the recess with the brackets attached
Position your Blind centrally in the window and note how much space there is at the end of the Blind; This is the distance you need when positioning your brackets
The pin slots inside the barrel allowing a small amount of sideways movement for your fixings which allows you to side fix your Blind but no more that 5mm as it will put too much strain on the pin

Roller Blind Splash Tango

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Handy Measure Guide For Roman Blinds

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Juliette

An Easy way to Measure your Windows for your Roman Blind

There is an easy way to measure your windows for your Roman Blinds if you follow these instructions to make sure your blinds are a good fit.

Firstly you need to decide whether to fit your blind inside or outside the recess.

Belmont Grape Roman Blind

Roman Blinds Inside Recess

Measuring For Roman Blinds Inside the Recess

1) Measure the width in 3 different positions inside the window recess from wall to wall. Measure at the top, the middle and the bottom. The most essential measurement is the smallest one.

2) Measure the Drop (height) in 3 different positions inside the recess from the top of the recess to the window sill. Again the most important measurement to write down is the smallest one.

3) Enter these measurements into the website. We make the appropriate allowances.

Aston Pewter Roman Blind

Outside recess

Measuring for Roman Blinds outside the Recess

1) Measure the width of your window then add at least 12cm to allow for overlap.

2) Measure the drop (height) of your window and add at least 12cm to allow for overlap.

3) On Roller Blinds the exact width entered will be from bracket to bracket in between the brackets you would have your controls, this means your fabric will be 2cm to 3cm less. Ex:- A Roller Blind width of 60cm exact size from bracket to bracket would mean the fabric would be around 57cm to 58cm in width. Please take this into acount when measuring for your blind to go onto a door with a window, bay window or window with a small frame.

4) Remember to enter your sizes as Exact size when ordering for outside recess this will mean the blind will be made to your precise measurements.

Alma Sand Roman Blinds

Notes:

Always measure every window as no two windows are the same size. Blinds are custom made to fit each window. Please re check your measurements before ordering your blinds, any help required measuring for bay windows, conservatories or just general information please call our customer services on 0115 9837626 Monday to Friday 10.00am till 5.00pm

An Easy way to Measure Window Blinds for Bay Windows

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Juliette

An Easy way to Measure Window Blinds for Bay Window

To measure for window blinds for bay windows you firstly need to work out the intersecting points of the blinds to determine the width of each blind. You need to select your slat size so you can get the depth you need to calculate the intersection point.

Wooden Venetian Blind

On window blinds in a bay there will be a small gap where the window treatments meet. Follow these easy steps to measure your blinds.

How to Measure for Window Blinds into a Bay

Cut two pieces of cardboard at the thickness of the slat and at around 30cm long.
Place the pieces of cardboard so the front edges meet like they are the actual blind slats at each intersection point (See diagram above)
Make a smallmarkon the front edge where they intersect. Repeat the step for both blinds.
Next you need to measure each side of the window blinds. The left blind measurement will be from the intersection point wemarked to the window frame. Make sure your measurement is an equal distance away from the window as the intersection point. Minus 1cm from both of these blinds for clearance.
Finally measure the centre bay blind by measuring the distance from each intersection point.

White Wooden Venetian Black Tapes

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