How do I install the blinds?

Today, blinds are installed in many apartments. They perfectly darken the room and serve as an additional decoration for the windows. The only downside - their installation takes a long time and requires certain skills. So, how to install the blinds on the window, and what tools will you need? Let's try to understand.

How to install horizontal blinds?

Products with horizontal lamellas are very often used in apartments and offices, so we will begin acquaintance with the installation instructions with them. For installation you will need the following tools and details:

• fastening;
• drill;
• a pencil for marks;
• screwdriver and screws;
• stubs.

Fastening will be performed in several stages:

1. Install the mounting brackets, pre-drilled holes in them with a diameter of 2.5-3 mm. For each corner, you can use one self-tapping screw, the stiffness of the structure will be provided by the upper lath of the blinds.
2. Attach a plastic strip to the corners. To do this, first thread one hook, and then, slightly bending the plate, thread it into the second hook.

Tip: you can remove decorative covers before mounting.

3. Put the blinds on the brackets, fixing them in the center of the window.
4. Expand the blinds and install the corners for the lower bars. They need to be fastened below the edge of the glazing bead, adjacent to the frame. Fastening is carried out by means of screws.

Tip: Keep in mind that the distance between the corners was not less than the width of the lower bar.

Specialists say that following this instruction to install the blinds you will take 20-40 minutes. If you do not know how to work with a drill and are afraid to ruin a plastic window frame, then it's better to turn to professionals for help.

How to install vertical blinds?

All the necessary details (wall and ceiling clips, mounting cornice) will come complete with vertical slats. The only thing you have to buy is a dowel for fastening.

The work will be performed step by step:

1. Note the location of the ceiling clips. After that, fasten the clips using a drill and screws. Please note that you need to use all the clips included in the kit, since their number is calculated in accordance with the length of the cornice .
2. Attach the cornice to the clips and lightly click it.
3. Attach the lamellae to the cornice. To do this, insert the sliders into the plastic holes on the slats.
4. Insert the weights into special pockets at the bottom of the slats. In the ears of the weights, thread the chain.

The design is ready!