BlindSaver.com Blinds & Shades Measure & Order Guide

• Alwaysusemetaltapemeasure• Measureallwindows,eventhosethatappeartobethesamewidthandheight• Roundeachmeasurementtothenearest1/8”(seediagrambelow)

Things To Remember

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1/4” 1/4”

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3/8” 5/8” 7/8”

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Windows with Molding or Trim

1)Measurefromthefarleftedgeofthetrimtothefarrightedgeofthetrim

2)Forwoodblinds,fauxwoodblinds,aluminumblinds,andotherproductswithendmountbracketstakea1/4”deductionfromthemeasurementtoallowroomtomounttheendbracketsontothetrim.

3)Toexposesomeofthetrim,measurethewindowopeningandthenaddtheamountoftrimyouwouldlikecoveredtoeachsideofthewindowopeningsize.

4)Toexposeallofyourtrimmeasurethewindowopening.

5)Measuretheheightfromthetopedgeofthewindowtrimtothebottomedgeofthewindowtrimorthewindowsill.Tomounttheblindabovethewindowtrimstartyourmeasurementatleast2”abovethetopedgeofthetrimandmeasuredowntothebot-tomedgeofthewindowtrimorwindowsill.

Window Cranks

Replacingastandardwindowcrankisrecommended.FoldingcranksorT-handlecranksareavailableandoffersignificantlyreducedprojections.Ifyouareunabletoorchoosenottoreplacethecrankitisrecommendedthattheblindismeasuredtofallinfrontofthecrank.Tocompensatefortheblindbeingpushedoutbythecrankwerecommendadding1”tothelength.

Measuring Unique Windows

BlindSaver.com Blinds & Shades Measure & Order Guide

Measuring Unique Windows

French Doors

1)Startyourmeasurementaminimumof2”abovetheglass(3”recommended)andmeasuredown2”belowtheglass.Thiswillprovideenoughroomtomountinstallationbracketsat the topandholddownbracketsat thebottom.Theextraheightaboveyourwindowwillalsoallowtheblindtostackupabovetheglassandprovidealessobstructedview.

2)Measurethewidthoftheglassandataminimumof1”(2”recommended)tobothsidesoftheglass.Thedoorhandlemayconstrainthemaximumamountofoverlapthatcanbeaddedtothewidth.

Bay Windows

Abaywindowisaseriesofwindowswithat leastthreesidesthatprojectsfromtheexteriorwallofahouse.

1)Firstdeterminethedepthoftheproductyouaremountingandusethisforthewidthofyourposterboard.Youcanobtain thisdepthonblindproductpagesor throughcustomerserviceat1-877-388-0336

2)Nextcutouttwopiecesofposterboardthewidthoftheproductdepthby12”long.Ifextraclearancenecessitatestheuseofextensionbracketsorspacerblocks,includethisextraclearancetothewidthdimensionoftheposterboard.

3)Placethestripsyouhavecutasshownbelow.Byplacingstrip“A”intheleftanglefirstandbringtogetherstripin“A”and“B”untilthefrontcornersoftheposterboardmeetyouwillobtainthecorrectangle.Markpoints“A”and“B”.Repeatforstrips“C”and“D”.

4)Measure from the left cornerof“B” to the right cornerof“C” toobtain thewidthmeasurementofthecenterwindowtreatment.Measurefromfromtherightcornerof“A”outwardtothedesiredwidthtoobtainthewidthmeasurementoftheleftwindowtreatment.Measurefromleftcornerof“D”outwardtothedesiredwidthtoobtainthewidthmeasurementoftherightwindowtreatment.

5)Heightofthewindowtreatmentsisdeterminedinthenormalhorizontalblindfash-ion.

Cut-Outs aka Tile Cut-Outs

Acut-out isa rectangulararearemovedfromablindorshadetoavoidobstruction.Thiscut-outisnormallyfromoneofthecornersorfromthebottom.Atilebacksplashorwindowairconditioneraretwocommonexamplesofobstructionsthatmaybenefitfromacut-out.

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Cut-Outs aka Tile Cut-Outs (cont’d)

1)Measureyourwindownormallyforaninsideoroutsidemount.Thiswillgiveyoutheoverallwidthandoverallheight.

2)Nextmeasuretherequiredcut-infromthesideoftheshadefollowedbutthecut-outheight.

3)Inaddition,markyourmeasurementsonasketchofthecut-outtoensuretheorderisprocessedcorrectly.

Corner Windows

Butt and Bypass Shades

Withtwowindowswhichmeetinacorner,twoshadesbuttagainsteachother.Oneshadeisthe“butt”shadeandtheotheristhe“bypass”shadeasshownintheleftdia-gram.

1)Measureeachshadeseparatelyusingnormalhorizontalblindproceduresdescribedhere.

2)Oncecompletedsimplysubtractheadraildepthfromthebuttshadetoobtaintheproperorderingwidth.

3)Withoutsidemountedshadesallowforoverlaponthesidesandthebottom.

4)Forspecificheadraildepthrefertoblindproductpagesorcallcustomerserviceat1-877-388-0336

Corner Windows not using Butt and Bypass

SomewindowfashionssuchassoftverticalscannotusetheButtandBypass.Theyarethenmeasuredtomeetinthecorner.

1)Beginbymeasuringthewidthofbothopeningstothecommoncorner.

2)Nowdeductthenecessarydepthofthetreatmentfromthewidthofeachmeasure-mentsotheywillmeetinthecornerbutnotoverlap.

3)Iftheuseofspacerblocksorextensionbracketsisnecessaryforextraclearanceonoutsidemounts,addtheamountofextraclearancetothededuction.

4)Orderthewidthlessthedeductionforeachwindow.

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Notes for your custom Window Treatments

OUTSIDE MOUNT WINDOW OVERLAP

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Wood, Faux Wood, Mini Blinds

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SheerVertical Blinds & Vertical Blinds

WidthOverlap

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HeightOverlap Top

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LengthOverlap to Sill or Floor

tosill tosill tosill 1/2”abovesillor1/2”abovefloor

Length Overlap No Windowsill

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MinimumMounting Depth

1” 1-3/4” 1-1/4” 1-1/4” 3/4” 1-3/4” 3/4” 3/4” 1-1/2” 2-3/8” 2-1/4” 1-3/4”

Flush Mount 2” 3-5/8” 3-1/2” 3-1/2” 1-3/4” 3-1/2” 2-1/8” 3-3/4” 2-1/2” 4” 6-1/2” 3-1/2”

Vertical StackbackVerticalstackwidthsvarybybrand.Thefollowingstackbacksizesareprovidedasageneralguideline.Pleasecontactcustomerserviceat1-877-388-0336forspecificstackbacksizes.Thechartappliestooutsidemountwithonewaystack.

Ordered Width

15” 25” 35” 45” 55” 65” 75” 85” 95”

Stack-back

4” 5-1/2” 7-1/8” 8-1/2” 10” 11-1/2”

12-1/2”

14-1/4”

15-1/2”

Ordered Width

105” 115” 125” 135” 145” 155” 165” 175” 185”

Stack-back

17” 18-1/2”

20” 21-1/2”

23” 24-1/2”

25-3/4”

27-1/4”

28-5/8”