Blinds are one of the most best options replacing curtains The design copes well with the penetration of excessively intrusive sunlight, and has many other positive qualities and with proper care can last for many years. But sometimes even such a strong and durable thing breaks. What causes structural breakdowns most often? Is it possible to repair blinds yourself and can they be repaired?
The most common causes of vertical blinds failure
Vertical structures are found in houses much less frequently than horizontal ones, but they are also popular because they have all the positive properties blinds. These are the most common breakdowns.
- Broken connecting chain.
- The chain used to adjust the blinds is broken.
- Breakage of the connection between the lamella and the cornice.
- Broken runners.
- Control cord deformed.
You can deal with all these shortcomings on your own, without turning to specialists for help. Below we will tell you exactly how.
Installation of vertical blinds
Repairing vertical blinds with your own hands
So, if you are planning to repair your blinds yourself, then you need to know how to fix the breakdowns described above.
Now you know how to repair vertical blinds if one of the troubles described above occurs and you can deal with the breakdown yourself. What to do if the elements become unusable horizontal blinds?
Options for breaking horizontal blinds
Horizontal blinds are the most popular type of design, but, unfortunately, they sometimes break. And here's what the most look like frequent breakdowns blinds.
- Broken swivel hooks.
- The need to replace the lower clamps.
- Replacing the control cord.
- Repair of the blinds lifting mechanism.
- Replacing planks.
The reasons why these elements fail are not so important - perhaps the service life is expiring, or the structure was damaged by careless movements. It doesn't matter, it's just important to know how to fix blinds Replace the damaged element efficiently and quickly.
Installation of horizontal blinds
Do-it-yourself methods for repairing horizontal blinds
If you are the owner of a horizontal type of structure, then you need to know how you can repair horizontal blinds with your own hands if one of the breakdowns described above is detected.
Now the question of how to repair blinds does not cause you any difficulties and, if necessary, you can make the repairs yourself.
Roller blinds look very stylish in the interior; even a girl can install them. Read our article about.
How to install horizontal blinds, read the instructions on our website.
Breakdowns and repairs of roller blinds
They stand out a little on this list roller blinds. Repairing roller blinds with your own hands is possible, but if the canvas itself is damaged, then there is nothing left to do but change it completely or, more preferably, buy a new design.
If the curtain fabric does not fit tightly to the window, then it is necessary to check the installation of the guides and the presence of weight in the lower part of the structure. When the curtain does not fit well on the frame, it is best to replace the fastening, choosing the most suitable one for you. If the control cord is broken, it must be removed and replaced with a new one. Do not tie a broken cord!
In general, repairing blinds with your own hands does not cause any particular difficulties, and if you have minimal skills, you can deal with the breakdowns yourself. You can always find many videos on the Internet that demonstrate basic malfunctions and how to fix them.
Elena Ostinova
Woman's way
And again let's turn to our beloved and irreplaceable plastic blinds. The reason for our attention to them this time is quite common and unpleasant. In other words, a breakdown.
The design of our beloved and popular products is quite fragile, light and elegant (this is their aesthetic appeal). But these qualities are a plus whole line external influences often lead to their breakdown. There are many reasons why blinds break:
- drafts,
- temperature changes (detrimental to plastic),
- careless handling of product elements, etc.
Most often, of course, delicate planks (slats or sashes) break.
But there is a more serious breakdown when the lower guide breaks.
It usually breaks in the central part where there is a hole for adjusting the length of the threads
Of course, the first thought that comes to mind is to replace this guide with another plank, for example, made of wood or metal tube. After all, it’s stronger this way and the material will always be at hand...
But it's worth thinking about:
- firstly, the structure becomes heavier and, therefore, will work worse,
- secondly, such a foreign strip can simply break the glass when there is a gust of wind, touching, etc.
We offer a less “traumatic” and “damaging” method. We don't even need to disassemble or remove our blinds.
The ubiquitous and irreplaceable plastic bottle in everyday life will help us, as always.
Let us apply our ingenuity to it and the issue is resolved.
The method is incredibly simple.
1. First from plastic bottle cut out a small fragment.
2. We twist it into a tube of the required diameter. So that she enters the middle of our broken guide
3. Then we insert one end of our plastic tube into one half of the guide cavity, and the other into the other, and move them as shown in our photo.
4. For greater strength of our repaired area, we suggest gluing the fracture site with appropriate glue (permissible for plastic)
A solid structure is formed, which is what we wanted.
The entire repair process does not take much time, does not require much effort, and financial costs. We don’t even need to dismantle the damaged product, and this greatly simplifies our task.
In a similar way - using glue and the flat part of a plastic bottle or other available materials, you can fasten the slats of blinds that have broken above, without disturbing their aesthetics and without changing the design intended by the manufacturer.
Today plastic windows so popular that there is no longer any need to tell what they are and what their advantages are. One of the additional structures installed on plastic windows are blinds - horizontal, vertical and roller blinds, which are an alternative to ordinary curtains.
When choosing a color, keep in mind that on the window your blinds will look lighter than the sample on the “fan” with samples.
Installing blinds with your own hands and repairing them is not at all difficult for those who know how to hold a tool in their hands.
There is a market big choice components, in almost every city there are companies specializing in the sale of blinds and components for them.
Before installing horizontal blinds on plastic windows, we will prepare necessary tool. We will need:
The diagram of horizontal blinds indicates: 1 - control chain, 2 - control chain holder, 3 - lining tile, 4 - box, 5 - line fastener, 6 - plug, 7 - fastening plate, 8 - side covers of the box, 9 - blinds.
- a drill with a drill with a diameter smaller than that of self-tapping screws;
- screwdriver;
- pliers;
- pencil.
The delivery set usually includes self-tapping screws, metal L-shaped mounting brackets in the form of corners with holes and latches, and plastic corner clamps for fixing the bottom strip. If the above accessories are not available, they can be purchased separately. Now you can begin installation by following a few simple steps.
- The installation location is determined by applying it to the top sash of the window.
- The places of fastenings are marked. To do this, attach the brackets to the installation site and make marks for the holes with a pencil.
- Drill holes for self-tapping screws. You don’t have to drill the holes, but make them using the same self-tapping screws, but PVC material, from which plastic windows are made, is quite dense and viscous.
- The brackets are screwed to the top sash of the window.
- The side plugs are removed from the upper cornice and the blinds are installed on the brackets, falling into the latches. We put the side plugs in place.
- If your window opens for ventilation, then you need to install clamps on the bottom sash of the window so that the blinds do not sag when tilted. To determine the exact location of their installation, lower the blinds completely, attach the clamps to the plane of the bottom sash, and make marks for the holes. After this, drill holes and secure the fasteners with self-tapping screws.
Exist Various types, therefore their designs and fastenings may be different, but the installation principle remains the same for different designs. The installation of vertical blinds differs from the installation of horizontal ones primarily in that the brackets are not attached to the window sashes, but to the wall above the window, and this process is similar to the installation of ordinary curtain rods.
Repair
Horizontal blinds, like vertical blinds, are easy to maintain and repair. The design is quite reliable and can serve for years without problems. But there are cases when, for example, if handled carelessly, they may fail. individual parts. Active children and pets can also contribute to this. Another reason may be contamination of the mechanism, which leads to difficulty in the movement of the slats, increased effort during operation and, finally, breakdown. This will need some repairs.
Today the market is saturated with components for vertical and horizontal blinds, so you can do the repairs yourself. You just need to identify the faulty part, find it and replace it. When disassembling the structure, you need to remember the location of the parts and the sequence of disassembly, so as not to make mistakes when assembling in reverse order. In this case, you can take photographs of the disassembly process. Before starting repairs, prepare the following tools:
- screwdriver;
- pliers;
- scissors;
- a wire bent in half so that an eye is formed, like in a needle - for threading a cord.
Basic faults
If the lamella blade no longer opens, closes, or rotates around its axis, then the cause of the malfunction is in the rotating mechanism. To replace it, do the following:
- the blinds are removed, the side plugs are removed from the upper cornice;
- the axle is pulled out from the rotating mechanism using pliers;
- the mechanism is removed; to do this, you need to unclench the sides of the cornice;
- a new rotating mechanism is taken and the structure is assembled in the reverse order.
On the horizontal diagram roller blinds shown: 1 - side decorative covers, 2 - side bracket, 3 - guides, 4 - blade, 5 - self-tapping screw, 6 - clamps, 7 - frame, 8 - guide rail, 9 - lower bar, 10 - upper chain stop, 11 - box.
If the slats are damaged and need to be replaced, then after removing the blinds, do the following:
- the cord plugs are squeezed out from the bottom bar, the end knots are cut off and the cord is pulled out;
- damaged lamellas are removed and replaced with new ones;
- the cord is threaded through the holes of the lamellas, the bottom strip and the plug;
- knots are tied and plugs are inserted into the bottom bar.
To replace a torn ladder, the blinds are also removed by removing the side plugs of the upper cornice, and the following points are performed:
- remove the upper ends of the ladder from the caliper located on the axis of the mechanism;
- the canvas is disconnected from the cornice, the cord is removed;
- holding the slats in your hand so that the entire canvas does not fall apart, we pull the ladder to the side;
- clamps are installed on the new ladder in the same way as those installed on the old one;
- slats are threaded into the cells of the ladder;
- Using a wire, a cord is threaded through the holes of the lamellas, so that the jumpers of the ladder alternate either to the right or to the left of the cord;
- The ladder and cord are fixed using a plug in the bottom bar.
If the blinds become difficult to open, then first of all you need to check whether the rotating mechanism is clogged. It is recommended to periodically clean it with a vacuum cleaner and lubricate it with oil, for example from sewing machine. The cause of difficulty in movement may be damage or bending of the rotary axis (rod). If the axis jams or works unevenly, then asynchronous rotation of all lamellas is noticeable. In this case, replacement of the axis is required, which is carried out by disassembling the mechanism and installing it on a new axis. Sometimes it happens that the axle simply jumps off its guides, and if you make sure that the axle is not damaged or bent, then you just need to restore its position in the guides.
There may also be faults that will be difficult for you to deal with. In this case, you will have to turn to specialists, but before using their services, it is worth assessing whether repairs will be more expensive than buying new blinds.
More often than horizontal ones, they are used to decorate the windows of apartments and private houses. They look like classic curtains, and using them requires less effort, thanks to which the mechanism lasts a long time. However, they can also break. How to fix vertical blinds In case of minor damage, we will tell you on this page. You will also learn how to shorten the curtain rod of vertical blinds and adjust them to fit your window.
How to repair vertical blinds
There are several types of failures typical for blinds:
Installing the blind rotation control chain requires great care and precision
If you have installed exclusive, expensive multi-texture blinds, it is better to entrust the work with them to a specialist, since the cost of a mistake is very high.
How to adjust vertical blinds
Adjusting blinds vertical type necessary if their slats in the closed position no longer fit tightly to each other. This usually happens with several plates that jump off the control chain. To solve this problem, you must first rotate the slats to the closed position, then grasp the curtain rod, preventing it from moving, and pull the control chain. As a result, everything should fall into place.
How to alter vertical blinds to size
Not everyone knows how to shorten vertical blinds professional craftsmen. As a rule, designs are made to order (certain sizes) or have standard dimensions, designed for standard windows. However, what to do if, for example, you took old blinds from home to your dacha, but they turned out to be too big? This problem can be solved by shortening the curtain rod to a length that is a multiple of the width of the slats, and also by removing some of the resulting excess slats.
When removing part of the curtain, it is important to preserve the nut with petals to which the figured rod is attached, and also not to damage the cord running inside. To do this, you first need to file the rod with a grinder 2-3 centimeters from the nut, carefully pull out the end part of the cornice and remove the freed nut from the rod trim. After this, you can trim the cornice to desired length, remove excess slats and hooks, shorten the cords.
It may take several hours to adjust old blinds to size, and it is not a fact that the result will completely satisfy you. Before starting work, think about whether it would be easier to buy inexpensive blinds for your dacha and not waste time on modifying old ones.
The slats should come out of the holders easily, so if you just need to wash or iron them, there will be no problems
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When buying blinds, we hardly think about the need to repair the blinds in the future in case of failure. Indeed, many believe that it is better to buy new ones than to repair old window blinds. We can partly agree with this, although sometimes it may take quite a bit of time to get them in order.
Repairing blinds usually costs 3,000 rubles.
Vertical blinds - breakdowns
Let's talk about the main types of breakdowns that can or cannot be repaired.
- The cord for controlling the blinds is broken. Often such a breakdown occurs in an office, where the blinds are constantly adjusted. Please note that if the cord is visible in the area of damage or breakage, then it will be enough to tie a new one to make the repair.
If the cord breaks on the inside of the mechanism, you will have to remove and disassemble the blinds. In this case, replacing the cord is carried out in stages: First, open the box and remove the remaining cord from the blinds. Next, we install a new cord through special holes. To avoid making a mistake with the length of a new cord when purchasing, measure the length and width of the blinds. Then ask the seller for advice on making the right choice.
It is advisable to purchase the cord from a special workshop where blinds are repaired. Otherwise, go to a store that specializes in fabrics.
- Replacing the slider or chain. Replacement is often required when the old strips are completely worn out. You can also sew them yourself or trim them if the wear is not so significant. In other cases, when it is not possible to carry out repairs yourself, it is better to contact professionals in your field. She has no problems and short terms will carry out repairs. This is especially true in cases where it is necessary to go through the entire cornice or perform professional repair or replacement of the main components of metal blinds.
- Reducing blinds. This procedure may be required in various situations. For example, you are moving to new apartment and you need to reduce the blinds. This procedure is performed in workshops. At the same time, you must give clear dimensions by which you need to shorten the blinds.
- How to shorten the length of vertical blinds? To do this, measure the required length of the blinds, then mark and cut off the excess sections. This is due to the fact that this procedure involves not only shortening some sections of the blinds, but also their subsequent processing for further use. Although horizontal blinds are easier to tame, since it is enough to simply cut off unnecessary slats.
How to repair vertical blinds on windows?
Repairing vertical blinds is much simpler, in the sense that it is much easier to find inexpensive components and replace them. For example, if the upper slats are worn out, it is better to repair them complete replacement. This can be done either with your own hands or with the help of a specialist. Replacing the material is also a fairly simple malfunction and repairing vertical blinds does not take much time and effort. The main thing is to count the number of fasteners and buy the necessary lamellas for them.
In case of partial damage to vertical blinds, it is better to purchase the entire set to replace them. They are inexpensive, but you can carry out repairs without problems. Before ordering, do not forget to measure the height of the lamellas; the error should not be more than a few mm.
Replacement of components and repairs wooden blinds It is better to do it at the expense of a specialist. These blinds are expensive enough to save on. If you decide to do the repairs yourself, then you don’t have to worry about the warranty; removing the cornice yourself to repair the protective blinds does not cover it.
Repair of horizontal blinds
With horizontal blinds it is much more difficult. Even calling and working a specialist can be more expensive than buying new blinds. Not to mention trying to replace the material on your own, which will take a lot of time. It is advisable to repair horizontal blinds if they high cost. This usually concerns the repair of wooden blinds.
Repair of horizontal blinds - video
Cost and procedure for repairing blinds
The list of basic services that specialists will perform includes:
- Replacing the slider
- Replacement of the lower and control chain
- Replacing and shortening lamellas
- Replacement and reduction of cornice
- Replacement of plumb line and fabric, as well as its reduction
Please note that when calling a specialist, two people usually come, this is due to the fact that it is quite problematic to carry out repairs alone. Therefore, you may not be able to repair the blinds yourself. The price for repairing blinds varies depending on the service, region, and material. Therefore, check it in advance.
For correct replacement lamellas, designers recommend replacing several lamellas at once, rather than just one broken lamella. This is necessary to maintain the same tone of colors, which fade in the sun over time.
More professional repairs should only be carried out if the product is really expensive. Then it makes sense to wait for the components from the manufacturer’s factory and call a specialist for repairs. In other cases, it is better to weigh all the pros and cons in advance in order to make the right decision.