If you want privacy and reasonable control of natural light in your home, then opting for blinds for windows is the perfect solution. The best part is that it’s very easy to install, but only if you initiate things with accurate measurements.
Decide How You’ll Fit Your Blinds
It does not matter which kind of blind for windows you have chosen – Venetian blinds, roller blinds, roman blinds, wooden blinds, or day and night blinds, you have two different ways of fitting them – either inside recess fitting or outside of the window recess. It’s better to go through the benefits of both techniques to decide which one is best for you and then try to know the measuring guide for each kind of fitting technique.
Perfect fit blinds are another kind of blind designed especially for uPVC doors and windows. It has incorporated frame clips between the beading and glass for a flawless finishing. You can install them easily within a few minutes as tools are not required. It is best for conservatory blinds and blinds for doors but looks best no matter where you place it at home.
Let’s know how to take measurements for each kind of blind
Measuring for Recess Fitting (Fitting Inside Gala)
You get a flawless look when you go for inside recess to fit your blinds. Here the blinds fit inside the opening of your window, where both edges of your blinds will meet the sides of your window frame. The bottom part of the blinds settles flush against your window sill, and the headrail gets installed in the top portion of the window recess. With such fittings, the blinds will not protrude beyond the wall, which is why many people prefer this fitting.
So, if you go for inside recess to fit your blinds, you must figure out the recess size. You can start by measuring the recess width. Take measurements in three places: the top, center, and bottom part of the recess. If there are any different architectural structures in your window recess, you also have to measure the width at that particular spot.
Note down all measurements taken and highlight the most petite sizes, the narrowest part of your window. Next, you need to measure the length of the recess in three places, down the left-hand side of the recess and the right-hand side of the recess, along with the center of the recess. Here also note down all measurements and then circle the smallest number. This smallest measurement you will consider as the windows drop.
Measuring for Outside Recess Fitting (Fitting Outside Gala)
If you have thought of mounting your blinds outside your window recess, you must hand them on your wall. Blinds will project past the window edge while covering a few centimeters of the wall on all sides. This mounting method will not offer a flawless appearance like inside recess fitting blinds. But it will show the best light blockage assisting you to make the maximum of your blackout window blinds.
While taking measurements for blinds outside the recess, ensure there is no furniture in your window way, as blinds outside recess will take up some of the wall space. While ordering for this blind, make sure to take the exact measurements as you will receive blinds of the same width you have provided.
To start with measurements for your blinds, you need to decide how far you want your blinds to go preceding the window on every side. Then mark it with a pencil and measure straight through the window. Now you need to take measurements from top to bottom. First, decide where the headrail of your blinds and bottom will remain, and then mark it with a pencil. Then measure straight from top to down.
Measuring for Perfect Fit Window Blinds
Before taking measurements for perfect fit window blinds, you have to take little extra measures to make sure these blinds go well with the windows. For installing such blinds, you must have at least 25mm space clearance all around the window frame. You will also require 10mm of edging depth for installing the brackets of blinds. You can measure your beading depth by slowly descending a knife between the window pane and the rubber. Here create a mark on the knife and then measure the space between the mark and the knife tip. This is the edge depth, and when it exceeds 10mm, you can continue measurement for blinds.
For perfect fit blinds, you need to measure the top to bottom length and width of the window pane like other fittings described above.
This article has provided all the details necessary to help you find the perfect fit for your home. When looking for window blinds for home, always remember to not only check the patterns and color along with the measurements to make your living space cozy and picturesque.
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