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In summer, the invariable attribute of the plastic window shutters become. Especially if the light of the midday sun is directed right into the window, forced to seek protection behind curtains or blinds. The thing is, without a doubt, useful and practical. They are easy to use and take up almost no space in the window space. Roll or cassette style slightly inferior to the popularity of the classic horizontal lamella systems or simply with a vertical fabric collections. The latter, for a number of reasons, became wildly popular in offices and office buildings. Classic shade is universally removed from the business style.
Conventional lamella horizontal blinds more often meet in the window opening standard dimensions, vertical mainly used in rooms with high ceilings and large Windows. Blinds prefer for opening of plastic Windows as «deaf» protection from the outside world – that they are irreplaceable. This could be the bedroom or children’s room.
Ways of fixing blinds ↑
Modern design of fastenings for blinds for plastic Windows can be divided into three categories:
- Capital mount to the frame using screws or bolts;
- Mount system shutters on the sash Windows, allowing it to open freely in all positions, including in the ventilation mode;
- Gentle attachment method makes it possible not to deform the plastic profile with drilling holes.
Traditionally the vertical system attached to any window opening in the framing scheme, with no contact with glass. This is due to the design of the vertical blades, their width is usually not less than 10cm, therefore, to regulate the transmission you need at least 10-15cm of space between the window and the plane of the lamellae.
In addition, there are increased requirements to the appearance of vertical structures blinds used in offices. They should blend well with the interior of the room and usually, except for the plastic Windows, close the window-sill and part of the space wall adjacent to the window opening.
The design of such shutters virtually allows to open the sash Windows do not only as to the mode of ventilation. Mount vertical blinds is almost identical to the installation of moldings for regular curtains, only instead of the last set of special heavy molding with a hidden control mechanism slats blinds.
The roll uses a heavy and powerful storage fabric, therefore, almost always mounting a plastic window is performed using additional fittings and canopies. This allows construction to maintain stiffness and strength when fitting the canvas to the desired height.
Both horizontal and roller blinds options calculated per leaf and placed on the inner side of the window.
The method of mounting blinds for plastic profile without screws ↑
Most people rightly believe that it is better if you mount the blinds to the plastic window will be performed without drilling holes.
The system is based on a set of connected in a special way horizontal strips of plastic, aluminum, pressed cardboard or wood in one flexible fabric. A special mechanism allows the blinds to rotate the strips around the horizontal axis, thereby modifying the shaded area of the window opening.
All the secrets of the blinds are hidden in a box-like cornice placed at the top. From the size of the area and blinds, width and material of the slats depends on the overall weight of the structure. Standard mounting options blinds with a slat width is not more than 2cm and a length of not more than 80cm you can simply carry on plastic window with special double-sided tape.
To glue the roof blinds to the smooth surface of the plastic:
- Use double sided tape or adhesive that is applied along the entire length of the cornice glue;
- When gluing, before applying glue on a portion of a plastic frame, it should be thoroughly degreased with acetone or alcohol;
- Apply one layer of glue on the lateral surface and dry it for 1 hour. After you apply the glue again and attach the cornice. Further actions can be done in 10-12hours.
In the bottom of the window in a similar way glued the clips that hold the canvas blinds in the stretched and taut. In the hole on the ledge is inserted a cord control or a special bracket, rotation of which adjusts the angle of inclination of the slats.
To compare and test the strength of the connection, try to fix on the smooth surface two identical items using tape and glue. In the first case, the breakout force is much higher than for adhesive bonding.
Mount blinds for plastic Windows with the help of screws ↑
Before starting work, make sure that your chosen model in height and width matches the proportions and size of the window glass. On the Internet there are many recommendations to use for fixing blinds plastic bead – a narrow, 10mm wide, strip of plastic that secures the glass in the frame. Typically, the authors motivate the Council to the fact that in case of failure, the bead on the plastic profile is easy to replace with a new one. It is easier and much cheaper, than to change facing.
It is easier and safer to fix the roof blinds directly on the main array of plastic lining the Windows, approximately in the following sequence.
Mark up using a level and pencil the position of the ledge over the glass window so that the window glass is closed solely by the slats. Put in the upper part of the cornice mounting earrings. These elements are used for fixing the eaves on the outer brackets, mounted them to the inside of the cornice according to the instructions.
Mark the position of the brackets on the wall and mark with a pencil the place of drilling holes for the screws. Drill bit, approximately 0.5 mm smaller than the diameter of the screw, drill one hole for each bracket.
For fixing screws choose the recommended size, or standard aluminum, under Phillips screwdriver. The length of the working part is not more than 12mm. Turning one screw, the brackets should be aligned using a level. Otherwise, the cornice can be fixed with a bias to the left or right side.
Then drilled the remaining holes for the mounting brackets and wrapped the missing fasteners. On bracket wears cornice, all necessary hardware mechanism for blinds. In a similar way with screws to fasten the retainers in the bottom of the window, then configure the hardware mechanism.
Installing blinds on operable sash plastic window ↑
The device allows the sash to renounce the use of screws for fixing shutters of any configuration. In this case, the attachment of the cornice using a special plastic earring, zateplena, like the hook, the upper edge of the sash window. Depending on the length of the plastic box and the weight of the blinds such «hooks» maybe two or three. Earrings just «snap» in the case of the cornice, holding it firmly inside due to the elasticity of plastic. Further, the ledge just hung sash window.
It should be noted that this method of attachment is the most versatile and allows you to safely remove the blinds from the window and mount again an unlimited number of times.
The disadvantages of such fastening systems include:
- Earring fastening part rubber gasket folds, with prolonged use it can lead to a partial punching of the individual fragments of the seal and loss of seal;
- Plastic mounting inferior in strength to metal brackets, respectively, the service life of this attachment is much less;
- When fixing blinds should provide a limiter of opening angle of the flap to prevent possible damage to the slats of the blinds of the inner surface slopes window.
In any case, the sold set has always given instruction explaining the essence of the mount blinds for plastic Windows. As a rule, modern instructions are drawn up with the utmost detail, almost at the level of the comics, and do not require special skills to operate the blinds. If this is not enough, or you do not fit mounting method, you can always look for videos on the Internet explaining how to fix blinds for plastic Windows on their own.
