The Do's and Don'ts of Installing Your Blinds | Home Improvement

By MariaCastronuevo
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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.

Installing blinds is pretty simple and straightforward, without any complicated steps involved. It does not matter whether you are male or female, or what age you is.

It is essential that you have accurate measurements for the blinds that will be installed in your home. A proper fit both in height and width is very important for the operation of the blind and how it looks in your room. You don't want to have window coverings that are too short or too long either. Now that you have all the correct measurements, it is time to go shopping for the blinds.

After you have them and bring them home, it is time to start the installation process.

You will need a pencil so that you can mark the placement of the brackets for the blinds. By holding your blinds exactly where you want them to hang make a pencil mark on both sides to identify the position of each bracket. Now that step will help you to make sure that the brackets will be installed properly and the blinds will hang correctly. It is at this time that you should go get your hammer and screwdriver.

Wherever you made your pencil marks on the wall is where you are going to attach the brackets. Three or four small screws are used to attach the brackets to the wall. There are times when the screw won't go directly into the wall so just take your hammer and tap the screw a couple times to get it started and then continue using the screwdriver. The brackets must be lined up exactly where your pencil lines are so that the width of the blinds is accurate. Remember to have the open side of the each bracket facing the front so that the blinds can slide into the brackets easily.

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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