Blinds - How difficult to install?

Bunka · 8 Mar 2016 at 14:32

I installed mine with no issues at all. Probably took about 15 mins per window including measuring, drilling pilot holes and screwing it to the window frame.

Paying someone to install them is utterly pointless.

Twirlywoos · 3 Jun 2016 at 11:52

Had a quote from Hillary's and it was £3922. They can take a running jump with that price. Then had a local trades person quote £1900. Didn't realize blinds were so expensive.

I'm going to have a look at these websites where you send them measurements and you install them yourself. However does anyone know who does perfect fit in either faux wood or real wood? Hillary's only had the aluminimum ones which although had hundreds of more colour options metal bends and crinks easily.

GinG · 3 Jun 2016 at 12:38

Twirlywoos said:
Had a quote from Hillary's and it was £3922. They can take a running jump with that price. Then had a local trades person quote £1900. Didn't realize blinds were so expensive.

I'm going to have a look at these websites where you send them measurements and you install them yourself. However does anyone know who does perfect fit in either faux wood or real wood? Hillary's only had the aluminimum ones which although had hundreds of more colour options metal bends and crinks easily.

Try these guys http://www.tuiss.co.uk

As I mentioned previously came recommended from a neighbour, who still has had no issues with them.

Twirlywoos · 3 Jun 2016 at 13:35

GinG said:
Try these guys http://www.tuiss.co.uk

As I mentioned previously came recommended from a neighbour, who still has had no issues with them.

I rang them before and they only do aluminimum slats.

GinG · 4 Jun 2016 at 07:59

Are these not what you are after?

http://www.tuiss.co.uk/wooden-blinds

joelk2 · 6 Jun 2016 at 09:04

blinds2go, made to measure and fit yourself. blinds are so simple to put up.

decked out my house with them and the inlaws did the same (i put them up though)

they do masses of different fabric/styles and all sorts.

boxman2000 · 6 Jun 2016 at 13:18

Kearney_1988 said:
We used http://www.247blinds.co.uk/

This, absolutely this.

We did our bedroom with blinds from them and were fantastic. We are shortly going to do another two bedrooms and our lounge.

I would go for the heavier duty vertical 'string' or whatever terminology they use - in our bedroom we used the standard blind option but I can imagine for a larger window that the 'string' that runs vertically through the blind would look better with their thicker option.

Azza · 6 Jun 2016 at 14:39

Kearney_1988 said:
We used http://www.247blinds.co.uk/

Ours are from there, got them in the bedrooms and study and they are very good quality, great colour, good cost and very easy to fit as well.

Azza said:
Put up some blinds in the bedroom and spare bedroom.