1. Remove the valance from the top of your blinds, if you have one. 2. Check the sides of the headrail for the brackets. Use a flathead screwdriver to pop them open, away from the window. 3. Slide the headrail out of the brackets and off of the window. We recommend raising your...
Vertical blinds are generally used for privacy and to block out sunlight for very large windows and sliding glass doors. This type ofwindow treatmentconsists of vertical slats that hang down from a head rail fastened above a window or glass door. Slats can be rotated to "open," allowing par...
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Clean vertical blinds.Because this type of window blind is often found in front of large glass doors that lead to the outside, they have a propensity for getting dirty. For this reason it is important to know how to clean vertical blinds. The method for cleaning vertical blinds is quite s...
Vertical blinds – they look pretty, but they can be quite tricky to wash. So tricky, in fact, that many people simply opt to remove the fabric slats and take them to the dry cleaners. However, cleaning vertical blinds at home is possible – and can even be easy – regardless of wheth...
If your head rail is wider than the window frame, you must use an outside mount. Your vertical blind kit includes all the necessary parts for either an inside or outside mount. Step 2: Check Packing and Gather Tools Open your blinds and remove the parts and packaging. The parts list ...
Wash one side of a window with horizontal strokes and the other side with vertical strokes so you can pinpoint which side of the window has a streak. Use a squeegee on a long handle or a sponge/squeegee combination to prevent streaks on large windows. Wash windows from the top down to ...
Instead of curtains why not try roller blinds? These are much easier to remove and clean, or try cloth curtains which are easily washed in the washing machine.For tips on how to clean vertical blinds, take a look at our other guide....
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Although often replaced by a wand mechanism on newer blinds, somevertical blinds use a chain systemto turn the slats. You pull the chain one way to open them and the other way to close them. Turning the slats to theopen positionallows you to see between them without sliding the entire bl...