Deluxe Light Filtering Fabric Roller Shades Questions & Answers
What shoppers asked about it, answered by our team.
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I believe this is what I'm looking for. Tell me about the brackets i.e. how they are to be attached to frame of window. Dimensions of brackets?
Asked by Macy ·
I used brackets from shades I installed 26 years ago. They worked fine and I didn't have to install the new ones. The ones that come with the Blindster shades are pretty much standard brackets. If you are installing them in hardwood you can use shorter screws than the ones in the kit. The bracket with the hole goes on the right and the one with the slot goes on the left. You need about an inch of inside window frame. Install the brackets so that the shade clears the top of the window frame when rolled up and clears the lower half of a double hung window when rolled down. You don't want the shade bumping into sashes, window locks or window pulls. If you have to install the brackets any distance below the top of the window frame measure both sides so the brackets are directly across from each other. Measure twice, drill once. All Blind/shade kits come with way more hardware than you need in case you have to install brackets into drywall or plaster instead of wood, or outer mount instead of inner mount. I only know about inner mounts.
Answered by Blindster ·
With ordering a shade that is about 100 inches wide, the details say the shades will be railroaded vertically in the middle. Has any customer ordered this with a light filtering, or blackout? How noticeable is the railroading on the fabric?
Asked by Kristin ·
Yes, customers will order railroaded shades in both light filtering and blackout. Railroading is the only choice if you want to have a roller shade made wider than the normal fabric width (can vary from 72" to 100" depending on the fabric ordered). Our website gives the fabric widths for all colors in each category of roller shades. The seam is noticeable but the factory will minimize the impact as much as possible. The 2 pieces of fabric are overlapped and either welded together (all of our premium shades use this method which places plastic strips between the pieces of fabric and melted to secure the fabric together) or sewn together (deluxe shades). This seam is placed as high as possible on the shade so that it is only visible when the shade is lowered. If you want more detailed information, please call our sales team at 888-256-8672, option 1.
Answered by Blindster ·