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If you want to give your room a modern and light look, roller blinds are an economical and functional option with which you can create unique spaces in your home. What type of blind to choose? Tools to install blinds Placing the blind Mapfre Home Channel Logo MAPFRE home blog MAPFRE specialized editor There are different options to cover the windows and doors of a balcony or terrace beyond curtains . If you want to filter the light and achieve a room with cozy lighting, while reducing the heat index of a room, roller blinds are a very practical option, since they are also easy to install and clean. What type of blind to choose? In our tips for installing roller blinds, we will give an example of installing two blinds, one for each leaf, in a 120cm wide window. With measurements of these characteristics, the ideal thing is to purchase two 80 cm blinds so that they protrude a little from the sides and cover the entire window. Try to always make the roller shutter wider than the window. If you have blinds, we will install them above the blind box so that the frame is completely covered. Finding the right blind for each window not only depends on the fabric or the style you want to achieve for your room.
It is important that, beyond an aesthetic issue, you also consider its usefulness: placing a blind to filter light is not the same as to differentiate a room, or as a heat insulator. Of course, the measurements, design and type of window where you are going to place the roller blind are aspects that you must take into account when choosing the perfect blind for Argentina Email List a bedroom or living room. The model we have chosen is a white blind that will provide a lighter touch to our window. It has two supports to attach it to the wall and they are different, one has a round hole, the other square. The latter is the one that we will have to place on the side of the chain. We can change the position of the chain so that it is always in the outside position of the window. As we see in the photo, we can remove each of the side reels to put them on the side we want. Tools to install blinds It is time to use the tools to place the blinds. The tools we are going to use are a hammer drill, a screwdriver and a pencil. Although blinds usually come with a paper sheet to position the holes, these are sometimes difficult to handle, so it is better to do it manually.
Mark the center of the window for the first support, which being central will be the one with the round hole. Next, mark the holes with a pencil and drill. We can now insert the plugs and screw the support. Next, place the opposite blind support, also the one with the round hole. Place it next to the one already installed and mark, drill and screw. Placing the blind Insert the round side of each blind into the already assembled supports, then the square supports (which we have not yet screwed) on the chain side and level both blinds. At this moment you can use a spirit level, or a meter, to measure the distance to the ceiling of one support and another. Once everything is presented, we mark the holes of the external supports, remove the blinds, drill and screw. Now you just have to insert the blinds into the supports, taking care to insert the square side first with the chain hanging downwards and pressing the round side of the blind to insert it into the other support. Now that you know how to assemble rolled blinds in your favorite room, remember that DIY tasks require some skill and caution. Therefore, to avoid accidents, or to minimize their consequences if there are any, it is most advisable that before getting down to work you have the protections offered by MAPFRE Home Insurance that includes, among other guarantees, DIY at home.
It is important that, beyond an aesthetic issue, you also consider its usefulness: placing a blind to filter light is not the same as to differentiate a room, or as a heat insulator. Of course, the measurements, design and type of window where you are going to place the roller blind are aspects that you must take into account when choosing the perfect blind for Argentina Email List a bedroom or living room. The model we have chosen is a white blind that will provide a lighter touch to our window. It has two supports to attach it to the wall and they are different, one has a round hole, the other square. The latter is the one that we will have to place on the side of the chain. We can change the position of the chain so that it is always in the outside position of the window. As we see in the photo, we can remove each of the side reels to put them on the side we want. Tools to install blinds It is time to use the tools to place the blinds. The tools we are going to use are a hammer drill, a screwdriver and a pencil. Although blinds usually come with a paper sheet to position the holes, these are sometimes difficult to handle, so it is better to do it manually.
Mark the center of the window for the first support, which being central will be the one with the round hole. Next, mark the holes with a pencil and drill. We can now insert the plugs and screw the support. Next, place the opposite blind support, also the one with the round hole. Place it next to the one already installed and mark, drill and screw. Placing the blind Insert the round side of each blind into the already assembled supports, then the square supports (which we have not yet screwed) on the chain side and level both blinds. At this moment you can use a spirit level, or a meter, to measure the distance to the ceiling of one support and another. Once everything is presented, we mark the holes of the external supports, remove the blinds, drill and screw. Now you just have to insert the blinds into the supports, taking care to insert the square side first with the chain hanging downwards and pressing the round side of the blind to insert it into the other support. Now that you know how to assemble rolled blinds in your favorite room, remember that DIY tasks require some skill and caution. Therefore, to avoid accidents, or to minimize their consequences if there are any, it is most advisable that before getting down to work you have the protections offered by MAPFRE Home Insurance that includes, among other guarantees, DIY at home.