Vertical Blind Installation in New Berlin

Vertical blinds are a beautiful and practical window treatment option for your New Berlin home. Vertical blinds are also sometimes called track blinds, because they are composed of vertically hung slats that attach at the top of the window to a track. You can draw your vertical blinds open or closed, much like a drape or curtain, but they have the added feature of allowing you to manipulate the slats themselves to control how much light you let in or give your home some added privacy. This makes vertical blinds a great choice for the homeowner that wants a window treatment that is the perfect combination of form and function – a window treatment that not only looks great, but works for you at the same time.

How to Install Vertical Blinds

The very first thing to do is to measure your windows – carefully! Decide whether you want to mount your new blinds – inside the frame or outside the frame, on the casing. Mounting them inside the frame will leave you room to add curtains or drapes later, if you like, and generally look the most tidy and neat, but if you want the vertical blinds themselves to be the main window treatment, then you can also choose to mount the blinds on the casing instead.

Either way, make sure you measure carefully. Unlike draperies, blinds will not still look good if your measurements are off, because they are a much less forgiving medium. This is especially true when it comes to your new vertical blinds, because they cannot be rolled up or down like their horizontal counterparts to disguise the fact that you were off on the height measurements of the window by an inch or two. So measure carefully!

After you’ve measured and chosen your new vertical blinds and where to hang them, it is time to get started. With your new blinds, the hardware package included should contain a set of clips, some screws and brackets to hold your blinds up. You will also want to grab a pencil, a ruler or measuring tape, and a screwdriver or power drill/screwdriver.

With the pencil and ruler, mark the mounting points on your window frame where you want to place the brackets. These mounting points need to be far enough away from the window itself so your blinds do not get stuck or hung up on the actual window or sill. An inch to an inch and a half is a good base to work from, but you must of course judge the distance for your own unique window. Once you’ve made your marks, you can pre-drill the holes to make things easier and then mount the brackets with a manual screwdriver afterwards. If you haven’t got a drill, then you can do it all manually – it will just take a little bit longer. Hang the track on the brackets according to the instructions that came with your blinds, and then attach the slats, and you’re done!