Blackout material and velcro

theleg · 31 Mar 2016 at 07:37

I have a bit of a weird shaped window in that it's within a sloping wall. I need to black it out but no go on traditional blinds.

I'm thinking of a strip of self adhesive Velcro all round the window and material cut to size.

Has anyone done this and is self adhesive Velcro likely to be man enough to hold it up?

danza · 31 Mar 2016 at 08:21

Self adhesive Velcro on the frame and staple/stitch to the blackout material. We did this and it works very well.

RabbiJacob · 31 Mar 2016 at 08:53

As above, I've used self-adhesive velcro strips and home-made "blind" material to mimic shutters on the windows when the French family visit. Works a treat.

valve90210 · 31 Mar 2016 at 09:30

I did this on the bedroom windows of my old flat as there was a street light right outside.

Blackout liner with thin cords sewn at the top, velcro sewn to the liner and stuck to the window frame. Could roll the liner up and tie it up during the day, at night, just undid the cords, let the liner drop down, a gentle press against the velcro and it was perfectly dark, was great!!

theleg · 31 Mar 2016 at 22:56

Nice one chaps, will give this a go tomorrow.

valve90210 · 1 Apr 2016 at 07:57

Make sure to get blackout material, not just black material which won't work anywhere near as well!