I've recently moved into this flat which has got double-glazed windows.
I want to have venetian blinds put up, but I've been told by various
probably non-knowledgeable salespeople that I can't do this without
damaging the double-glazed window units. Is this true? Surely people
have venetian blinds on double-glazed windows? Appreciate any info.

Daisy

Try a company called Conservatory Shades Ltd they specialise in fitting
PVC conservatories with all sorts of blinds, inc venetian.
(www.conservatoryshades.co.uk). A few of my friends have used them in
the past and are pleased with the results. I think one of them did
infact have venetian put in, but im not sure, send for a brochure.

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I've recently moved into this flat which has got double-glazed windows.
I want to have venetian blinds put up, but I've been told by various
probably non-knowledgeable salespeople that I can't do this without
damaging the double-glazed window units. Is this true? Surely people
have venetian blinds on double-glazed windows? Appreciate any info.

Daisy

The only damage I can see being caused in a normal installation is there
will be holes left by the screws if and when the blinds are removed.

HTH

John

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I've recently moved into this flat which has got double-glazed windows.
I want to have venetian blinds put up, but I've been told by various
probably non-knowledgeable salespeople that I can't do this without
damaging the double-glazed window units. Is this true? Surely people
have venetian blinds on double-glazed windows? Appreciate any info.

Daisy

The only damage I can see being caused in a normal installation is there
will be holes left by the screws if and when the blinds are removed.

HTH

John

I have put blinds up with out drilling the windows I have either drilled
though the side or the top of the reveal (if that's the right word )

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I've recently moved into this flat which has got double-glazed windows.
I want to have venetian blinds put up, but I've been told by various
probably non-knowledgeable salespeople that I can't do this without
damaging the double-glazed window units. Is this true? Surely people
have venetian blinds on double-glazed windows? Appreciate any info.

Daisy

The only damage I can see being caused in a normal installation is there
will be holes left by the screws if and when the blinds are removed.

HTH

John


I have put blinds up with out drilling the windows I have either drilled
though the side or the top of the reveal (if that's the right word )



You can use short self-tapping screws anywhere where they won't hit lock
or hinge mechanisms. Pilot drill the smallest hole you can.

On 3 Jan 2006 04:20:29 -0800, wrote:

I've recently moved into this flat which has got double-glazed windows.
I want to have venetian blinds put up, but I've been told by various
probably non-knowledgeable salespeople that I can't do this without
damaging the double-glazed window units. Is this true?

I can't imagine why it would be.

Surely people
have venetian blinds on double-glazed windows? Appreciate any info.


Our house has blinds on all the windows and on the kitchen door - all
are double glazed, half are UPVC and the rest wood surround.

When the installers came, they fitted the blinds above the UPVC
windows and door on the lintel (if that's what it's called). For the
wood surround ones they used small screws into the wood - that hasn't
affected the actual windows and when we removed one we just filled the
holes.
Our windows are set back like this (side view) :

___________________________ ---the ceiling
|
|
_____| --- the lintel
|^------------------------this is where the blinds are fitted
|
|
|
|____ --- the windowsill
|
|
|
| ----the wall


The workings for the blinds can be fitted horizontally or vertically
so if your windows are not recessed I don't see why you can't fix a
batten to the wall above the window and fix the blinds to that.

Apologies for the crap ASCII art - I can always upload a photo if it
is too incomprehensible.

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I wish the buck stopped here. I could use a few.

Thanks, if I can't figure out a solution I may do that.

Daisy

Not sure what a reveal is. I'm particularly trying to figure out what
to do about the half-glazed kitchen door, where the blinds will have to
be fitted to the uPVC. On the other windows, I now realize, the blinds
can be fixed to the wood above the windows. Perhaps that's a reveal.

Thanks.

Daisy

The salespeople seemed to think that that was the problem -- holes in
the uPVC caused by the screws. One said that it would invalidate any
guarantee. I don't have a guarantee, but don't want to cause
unnecessary damage if it can be avoided. I guess the problem is that
you can put a screw into a wooden surface and then if later you remove
it, you can fill and paint over the hole, but you can't do that with
uPVC. (Struggling to get my non-DIY-oriented head around the problem.)

Daisy

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Not sure what a reveal is. I'm particularly trying to figure out what
to do about the half-glazed kitchen door, where the blinds will have to
be fitted to the uPVC. On the other windows, I now realize, the blinds
can be fixed to the wood above the windows. Perhaps that's a reveal.

Thanks.

Daisy

The 'reveal' is the recess between the inside wall and the window frame.
The window cill is effectively the bottom of the reveal if that makes sense
to you.

HTH

John

Thanks for the drawing, that helps a lot. Most of my windows are
recessed so it looks like the blinds could be fitted to the lintel as
you describe. Any suggestion for the half-glazed kitchen door? The
whole door is uPVC and since it's a door the blinds have to be fixed to
the uPVC somehow.

May just have to accept that the door will be damaged, and not worry
about it.

Thanks for the explanation.

Daisy

The salespeople seemed to think that that was the problem -- holes in
the uPVC caused by the screws. One said that it would invalidate any
guarantee. I don't have a guarantee, but don't want to cause
unnecessary damage if it can be avoided. I guess the problem is that
you can put a screw into a wooden surface and then if later you remove
it, you can fill and paint over the hole, but you can't do that with
uPVC. (Struggling to get my non-DIY-oriented head around the problem.)

Daisy

On 4 Jan 2006 02:52:31 -0800, wrote
this (or the missive included this):

The salespeople seemed to think that that was the problem -- holes in
the uPVC caused by the screws. One said that it would invalidate any
guarantee. I don't have a guarantee, but don't want to cause
unnecessary damage if it can be avoided. I guess the problem is that
you can put a screw into a wooden surface and then if later you remove
it, you can fill and paint over the hole, but you can't do that with
uPVC.

So just white varnish the heads of a few short self-tapping screws and
pop them into the holes. I can't see that this is going to weaken
the structure in any significant way, and it will look tidy.

Alternatively, I've carefully filled holes with acrylic-type filler
and smoothed off with a moistened spatula (and I'll bet you couldn't
find them in a hurry)

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On 4 Jan 2006 03:01:23 -0800, wrote:

Thanks for the drawing, that helps a lot. Most of my windows are
recessed so it looks like the blinds could be fitted to the lintel as
you describe. Any suggestion for the half-glazed kitchen door? The
whole door is uPVC and since it's a door the blinds have to be fixed to
the uPVC somehow.

I just had a proper look at the blind on our half-glazed uPVC kitchen
door. The blind is, in fact, fixed to the uPVC

May just have to accept that the door will be damaged, and not worry
about it.

Well it hasn't caused any problems for us.


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I wish the buck stopped here. I could use a few.

Thanks. Yes. That makes perfect sense.

Daisy

:-)

Thanks. I shall get the blinds put up and stop worrying.

Daisy

:-)

Thanks. I shall get the blinds put up and stop worrying.

Daisy

:-)

Thanks. I shall get the blinds put up and stop worrying.

Daisy