Blinds have long become not only a part of the office, but alsoapartments, because they look beautiful and are very functional. Before installing blinds with your own hands, you should choose their type: vertical, horizontal or roller. In addition, the design can be based on completely different materials.
Necessary window measurements for making blinds.
Independent manufacture of blinds
To make blinds yourself,you can use old wallpaper. To do this, you should prepare a piece of wallpaper that is longer than the window. You can use another type of paper or cardboard instead. You will need scissors or a stationery knife to cut the material. You will need a hole punch and tape, as well as a rope. The latter can be a linen one, but it can be replaced with another, the main requirement is that it is thick and durable, a satin ribbon will look like an excellent option.
Scheme of blinds with opening mechanism.Before, you need to measure the window you are going to work with. Before cutting from the roll, you can make an accordion, and then cut it out. Its folds should be equal to 3.5 cm. This dimension can be changed, but it is not recommended to make it smaller, since then bending will be more difficult. When carrying out these works, it is necessary to make an unfinished step on one side of the accordion, this part of the structure will be attached to the window, while on the other side it should be finished. If you are faced with the question of how to make blinds, then this option will be the most budgetary, because everyone in the house will probably have old scraps of wall covering.
.After the accordion is ready, it must be folded tightly, which will allow you to make a hole in the middle with a hole punch. Then it is the turn of the double-sided tape, from which you need to cut off a piece, the dimensions of the workpiece should be less than ½ the width of the blinds. The workpiece must be reinforced on the side of the finished step. Now you should insert the rope and straighten the blinds, the tape should be long enough, and you can get rid of the excess later. At the top edge, you need to strengthen the rope and secure it with double-sided tape, which should be fixed along the entire length, since it will be attached to the window. Then you can continue working with the lower part of the canvas, there you need to tear off the protective layer of tape and fold the edge in half, this will allow you to glue it. At the next stage, the rope can be cut with some margin, while the blinds should be in a straightened form. A clamp and a tip must be put on the rope. At this point, the paper blinds can be considered ready, which indicates that it is possible to get rid of the protective layer of tape from the top edge. Now you can attach the blinds to the window and check that they are installed correctly. Return to Contents</a>
Modernization of self-made blinds
List of components for horizontalclassic system blinds. It is easy to make blinds yourself, but they can also be slightly modified. To do this, the holes should be arranged not in the center, but at the edges, you also need to pull the threads through them, put on the clamps and strengthen the structure, as described above. While in the middle on top you should strengthen a thick tape, which will allow you to tie the blinds. Their lower part can be completely different, for example, even. In this case, you can decorate the lower edge with ribbons or bows, the latter of which can be made of both fabric and paper, while the wallpaper can be combined, using glue instead of double-sided tape for a stronger fastening. Return to the table of contents</a>
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To carry out work using mechanical fasteners, you should prepare:
Scheme of fastening blinds to a window.
- Screws;
- Screwdriver;
- jalousie;
- pencil;
- roulette;
- level.
There are different ways to install blinds, oneof them involves direct fastening to the frame of each section of the opening. This process is considered the most difficult, and the installation of roller shutters is carried out according to the same scheme. Before starting the installation, the trim should be removed from the cornice. The blinds can be fixed to the window sash, for this you should use screws, instead of this you can use brackets for fixing. An alternative option is the method of arranging holes in the wall. If you prefer the method with screws, you will have to make holes in the window profile in advance. This will allow you to get a fairly reliable fastening that will not be able to break the tightness of the window and profile. This technology should not be used if after dismantling you are not satisfied with the holes that will be very noticeable.
Assembly diagram of vertical blinds.In order to eliminate the formation of holes, it is permissible to use the option that involves fixing the structure with brackets, their installation is carried out on the frame without drilling. If you choose the method of drilling plastic, then you will initially need to accurately mark the position of the upper bar of the structure, which will be fixed to the window. If you have a plastic window, you will not have to make holes. The load-bearing and glass unit must be connected to each other, installing the sash under the top of the frame. Due to the fact that the depths between the surface of the glass unit and the frame may be different, the fastening plates will not fit tightly to the profile. In order to eliminate this gap and firmly fix the plates to the base, U-shaped pads should be used. They should be used in quantities from one to several, which will determine the width of the gap.
Scheme of movement of vertical blinds.The position of the carrier must be marked by the location of the lower edges of the plates, this will allow you to use the data as a reference later to install the blinds evenly. It is permissible to fix the blinds on plastic windows using screws installed in the profile, using a screwdriver. This method will allow you to get a high-quality fastening. In order to know where to install the fasteners, its position must be marked in advance, so that later you can make holes with a drill, driving it in 1.5 mm deep. This will eliminate the likelihood that the carrier will be slightly displaced during the process of tightening the screw. In addition, such an approach will prevent cracks from appearing in the profile body. The last fastening option is almost impossible to implement with new windows, but it is possible if they have stood for several years or are made of wood. After you manage to install the last screw, you can begin to secure the fishing line, which will hold the blinds when opening. For this purpose, two holes should be made in the lower glazing bead of the sash, located at the edges. They should be placed on the carrier under the corresponding outputs of the fishing line. A 2.5 mm drill should be used for this. When tensioning the fishing line, make sure that it is not too strong, but it should not sag either. At the last stage, it is necessary to put the casings on the carrier. After that, you need to check how well they work and install the fasteners for the chain and lever in certain places. You can install blinds without drilling. In this case, it is permissible to use brackets that are fixed in one of the existing ways, and then snap or screw the carrier blinds onto them. This technology is used by those who want to clean the system from time to time. And if it becomes necessary to remove the sun protection from the window, then there will be no trace of it left. The brackets can be fastened with screws, they can also be fixed to the surface of the sash profile, and the fixation should be done exclusively on the opening sashes. For installation, you can use double-sided tape.
