Vertical blinds install guides

Step 1

Check for door handles and window catches that could interfere with blind function. Adjust bracket position to suit.

a. Mark halfway depth position. Position brackets halfway between the rear and the front of the frame with a minimum of 55mm clearance from the rear (glass) to allow the blades to turn.

b. Mark 50mm from frame edge. Where these marks intersect is your screw hole position.

Step 2

Pre-drill a hole on this mark before fixing the first bracket with the long tab of the clip facing towards the rear, away from you.

Repeat this procedure at the other end of the frame for the last bracket.

Fix the bracket in at the same frame depth as the first bracket.

Step 3

Now position and fix the additional brackets evenly between the first and last brackets and at the same sill depth.

Note: Read the supplied paperwork to ensure the control side of the headrail is on the correct side. Left control to the left side or right control to the right side and follow step 4.

Step 4

Hold the vertical headrail close to the brackets. Fit the front lip of the headrail into the front lip of the brackets. Rotate the rear of the track up and forward to snap the track into place.

Step 5

Fitting the slats. Using the cord and chain, rotate the headrail carriers to the open position. Unroll the slats carefully

and keep together. Each blind is sent with an extra slat.

Take the first slat and insert into the carrier clip of the headrail. Gently raise the hanger and click into place.

Continue along the headrail inserting the slats until finished. Rotate the chain to check the slats open and close together. Pull the cord to ensure the blind traverses smoothly in both directions along the headrail.

Step 6

Using the screws provided, secure the child safety tensioner for both the chain and cord to the inside of the window frame.

Tip: Don’t pull the chain tensioner too tight, leave a little bit of give to make operating the blind easier.

Step 1

Check for door handles and window catches that could interfere with blind function. Adjust bracket position to suit.

a. Place a mark 50mm in from the left-hand side of where the blind was measured from. In this image, the blind was measured from the outside edge of the window frame.

b. Mark the position of the screw hole – If you measured the drop of the blind from the top of the architrave, measure down 15mm and place a mark across the line made in step 1a to mark the position of the screw hole with a cross. If you didn’t measure from the top of the architrave, measure from the bottom up, to the drop height less 15mm (found on your paperwork) to mark the position of the screw hole.

Repeat steps 1a and 1b to fix the bracket on the right-hand side of the window.

Step 2

With any remaining brackets (supplied if required) space them evenly between the left and right brackets and attach the same way.

Read the supplied paperwork to ensure the control side of the headrail is on the correct side. Left control to the left side or right control to the right side and follow step 3.

Step 3

Hold the vertical headrail close to the brackets. Fit the front lip of the headrail into the front lip of the brackets. Rotate the rear of the track up and forward to snap the track into place.

Step 4

Fitting the slats. Using the cord and chain, rotate the headrail carriers to the open position. Unroll the slats carefully and keep together. Each blind is sent with an extra slat.

Take the first slat and insert into the carrier clip of the headrail. Gently raise the hanger and click into place.

Continue along the headrail inserting the slats until finished. Rotate the chain to check the slats open and close together. Pull the cord to ensure the blind traverses smoothly in both directions along the headrail.