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Planning on buying vertical blinds for your windows and or doors? If so, you need to make sure that you know what you will need in order to install them on your own.

One of the most important things to note is that you should get the exact measurements of the window or windows you wish to have the vertical blinds for. After you have done this, take those measurements to a store that sells window blinds to see if the size you have are stock. If they are not, then you will have to have the window blinds special ordered in order to have an exact fit for your window.

Once your vertical blinds are in and you have brought them home for installation make sure you have specific tools and hardware items in order to be able to successfully install your window blinds.

There are specific tools you should have on hand to be able to install your blinds with ease, those tools would be a tape measure, hammer with some finishing nails, a pencil, level to make sure you have the window blinds even, a flathead screw driver, a drill, hex head drill bit, one sixteenth of an inch and three sixteenth of an inch bits, scissors for cutting excess cord off, if it is dry wall that you are mounting on you will also need wall anchors.

Parts you will need to make sure that you have for your window blinds would be wall brackets, nuts, mounting clips, bolts, mounting screws, headrail, louvers or vanes, chain and clip and cord weight or cord clip.

The two different mounting styles differ somewhat in the way that they are installed. There is an inside mount that goes on the inside of the windowsill and the outside mount that goes over the window on the wall.

No mounting brackets will be used for an inside mount, this is where you would use mounting clips. Just remove the mounting brackets from the blinds and discard them. Now adjust the screws keeping the mounting clips intact.

The next thing you will do is mark the valance and the frame of the window. You need to hold the valance up and measure out the width of the valance marking it on the wall. Measure an inch out from where the width mark is to get the depth. Center it by placing the mounting clip in the third groove which is four inches from the end.

Now you will hold the valance up and line up the back of it with the marks that have been made. If it is dry wall, remember to include wall anchors then screw all the screws into the valance, clips and sill.

The next thing you will do is snap the headrail into place and make sure that you have the blinds cord is on the side you want it to be on and then take a screw driver and place between the headrail and release tab to remove the blind.

Outside mounting blinds are done a little differently than the inside mounting. You will need to mark the height of the wall at the louver length and then add two inches. Then you will center the headrail where you have the height marked. Then you need to make a two-inch mark on the wall about four inches in from each end. Then make marks for each bracket and make sure they are evenly placed.

Next you will need to hold the brackets up to the two-inch marks and mark an area for the mounting holes that will go into the wall. Now drill holes into these marks. Make sure to use wall anchors if you are mounting into dry wall. You will now screw brackets into place making sure that you use two screws for each bracket you use.

Tighten all the screws and snap the headrail into place and do the same with the window blinds that is mentioned with the inside mount.

Now take the louvers that you have and gently attach them to the stem slot by pushing up on louver then slowly pulling it back down in place. If you have cloth louvers it is important that you make sure all the sides with hems are facing the same direction.

For safety reasons such as to avoid a small child or pet being strangled, it is advised that you attach a weight to the pull cord. Securing attach it to the wall or towards the back of the windowsill for an inside mount.

If the cord is too long you can adjust it and tie a knot where you want it to end and then cut off the excess cord and discard.

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