BlindSaver.com Blinds & Shades Measure & Order Guide
• Alwaysusemetaltapemeasure• Measureallwindows,eventhosethatappeartobethesamewidthandheight• Roundeachmeasurementtothenearest1/8”(seediagrambelow)
Things To Remember
1/8”
1/4” 1/4”
1/2”
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.
Cut-outsareanadditionalcharge.Notallproductsallowcut-outs.Pleasecontactourcustomerserviceteamtodetermineiftheproductyouareinterestedinallowscutouts.
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BlindSaver.com Blinds & Shades Measure & Order Guide
Measuring Unique Windows
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
Cellular, Woven Woods & Sheer Horizontals
Wood, Faux Wood, Mini Blinds
Roller & Roman Shades
SheerVertical Blinds & Vertical Blinds
WidthOverlap
1-1/2”eachside
1-1/2”eachside
1-1/4”eachside
4”eachside
HeightOverlap Top
2”abovetop
2”abovetop
2”abovetop
3”abovetop
LengthOverlap to Sill or Floor
tosill tosill tosill 1/2”abovesillor1/2”abovefloor
Length Overlap No Windowsill
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1-1/2”ormore
1-1/2”ormore
2”ormore
Foruncommonapplications,reviewourspecialtyguideonlineatwww.blindsaver.com/measureForadditionalinformation,reviewinstallationguidesbybrandatwww.blindsaver.com/install
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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”