Can you cut the headrail on vertical blinds to fit other windows?
Question:i am moving house and the windows have same drop but the width is smaller, i wondered if there was a way we could alter them ourselves without ruining them?
Answers:
You can still use them- just don't mount them on the inside of the window- mount them on the outside slighly above the opening of the window
You can ... BUT
The headrail and each of the blind slats can be cut to match the new dimensions, however, the strings will no longer be symetrical as they pass through each slat.
It would look pretty weird.
Most folks leave the blinds when moving.
Yes if you don't have to cut off a whole lot you can take it to lowes or depot and they can cut them down to size. Just check and see where the hardware is on the top and make sure you have room.
Yes, you CAN cut them, but you must do it CAREFULLY or you could end up with a big mess. Here's what I have done in the past to alter mine...if they are plastic, it's easy. You just open & lock your blinds with the adjustment string, then wrap tape around each end where you want to cut them (make sure the tape is on the INSIDE of where you will be cutting, to hold the shade together as you make your cut). You can also put tape on the end that will be removed, if you want easy clean up that ends up in neat little "bundle". The only way that you can ruin a shade is if you cut off the adjustment hardware or strings. It's usually a safe bet to make your cuts on BOTH ends & take off even amounts from each side of the blinds, avoiding any parts of the blinds that are needed to make them work as if you had never altered them. You can use a handsaw or an electric saw to make your cuts on each end. Some blinds are thicker than others & some plastics will look shredded on the ends after the cut, so this is where you must make adjustments. Sometimes it's just easier to use a saw on the top rail & use a regular scissors to cut each blind separetely, one at a time. Practice on one & see how it goes. If you have questions, I have a working email address that can be accessed through this site. If you have metal blinds, then it gets tricky & you needs a vice to hold the blinds in place as you cut them & a corner clipper/end crimper to make a smooth end on each one, so that you don't end up slicing your fingertips every time you get near your blinds! I don't know if that little tool is still readily available on the open market like it used to be when EVERYONE had metal blinds!
yes you can cut a small amount off each end ive done this a few times
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