Cutting Wooden Blinds To Size

Wrap masking tape around the ends of the gathered up slats to minimise chipping.
Cutting wooden blinds to size. Use the rubber band to hold the slats together. Cut and trim vynal blinds or metal blinds it does not matter. Download our measuring guide chart. Me merrily snipping away.
Our standard widths are resized in accordance to your measurements and to. However there really is no such things as a standard window as homes across the uk have been built to different specifications by different people and at different time periods. I was asked recently how i d cut down an ikea timber blind to fit inside an existing timber reveal where the window was narrower than the blind. If fitting the blind inside the window opening allow some distance we suggest 25mm each side between the edge of the blind and the window reveal.
Cutting the blind down can be a very tricky task so nowadays lots of the diy and interior furnishing stores that sell ready made venetian blinds offer a cut down service. However if your store does not offer this service then you will have to do it yourself at home. When it comes to purchasing a ready made roller blind they are usually been designed for standard window sizes. In order to cut down the size of your coverings you may have to cut down the valance headrail and slats.
Make sure you measure the inside of the frame where the blinds actually fit and not the entire window frame. How to cut wooden venetian blinds to fit your window. We can resize our blinds to fit almost any window frame. Cost of adjustment per blind.
Miter saw in video or table saw. Measure the length of the window and the length you want the blinds. Fold the blinds up so all the slats are gathered together as they are when the blinds are pulled fully open on a window. Ikea s blinds come in standard 60cm 80cm 100cm and 120cm lengths so what if your window is 94cm or 110cm wide.
Blinds cut to size. 25 00 not required for roller blinds resize width. Obviously you don t want to use a narrower blind. Directions for each are provided below.
You can cut your own custom size blinds easy with the right saw. Many roller blinds allow for the end user to cut them down to size and in the instructions most suggest doing this with a junior hacksaw. Cutting down the headrail. Typically a set of inside mount blinds should measure about 1 2 inch 1 3 cm less than the width of the window frame.
Measure the width of the window to determine the necessary width of the blinds. We use hi tech cutting equipment in our warehouse to alter our standard width to custom measurements. So unless you are really l. There they usually use powered saws or guillotines to cut the slats head rail and bottom bars to the customers required size.
Don t worry in this video i will show you how easy it is to trim them down to fit the way you want.