Installation of the Motorised Blinds and Shades

When it time to upgrade your cell phone, you will probably buy a smartphone. Similarly when it is time to replace your fading window blinds, you should probably opt for motorised blinds and shades because the corded window blinds are now a thing of the past.

We know of a customer who is an engineer working for a local telecommunications company. He reduced his winter heating bills by almost 50% by having all the window blinds automatically raised on receiving a SMS to the unit. Of course, he did the technology marriage himself but you could easily add a timer to the unit and have all the blinds raised or lowered at pre-set times of the day – just goes to prove that with motorised window blinds and shades, the possibilities are immense.

Today we have refrigerators that sense the quantity of food stored and accordingly regulate both the temperature and the air movement within the refrigerator. In fact, interior decorators have coined a whole new term for this – they call it “smart and connected living”.

The benefits of motorised blinds are many and include:

1. The ability to control your blinds and shades with the touch of a button.
2. Do away the unsightly cords that pose a risk to children and pets.
3. Cost reductions on your home heating bills.
4. Adds a “wow” factor and ups the market value of your home.

Before you decide to go ahead and place an order for motorised blinds at your local Apollo Blinds Stores, you should have their technician come over and check your existing window treatment. He will eyeball the existing fitments to see if they are compatible with motorisation. He will also figure out the type and size of motor required. Having a technician look over the existing fitments ensures your purchase and installation of motorised blinds and shades goes smoothly.

A word about motors. These days like everything else, the market is flooded with cheap Chinese motors. These more often than not, do not deliver the torque (power output) mentioned on the boiler plate of the motor. As you might imagine, the result is less than satisfying.

When you talk to the knowledgeable sales folk at Apollo Blinds, you will find that Apollo Blinds kit always pairs the correct motors for given window size and weight of the blind or shade. Remember, buying a motor is an investment. It is not something you want to change on a regular basis. So it is important to get it right the first time.

Finally, unless you are DIY guy and have done similar installations before, it is better to have the staff from window Shutters Canterbury store come and do the installation for you. Getting the alignment correct is critical to the smooth functioning of your new motorised blinds and shades.

How to Install Window Blinds

Window blinds provide privacy and help control the amount of light entering the room.  There are several types of window blinds available today; you have a choice between roller blinds, cellular blinds, Roman Blinds and Venetian Blinds in different materials like vinyl, PVC, timber, aluminium , Smart-wood, etc.

Apollo Blinds supplies custom-made, quality blinds, awnings and shutters in Australia. They can custom design your window blinds and also take care of installation. But if you are the do-it-yourself kind of person who would like to install the blinds yourself, here are step by step instructions.

But before you begin, gather the following items:

Your choice of blinds with all the accessories
Tape Measure
Level
Pencil
Drill Machine
Screws (these will usually be included in your window blind set), and
A step ladder.

Step 1
Decide on how you want the blinds mounted, whether on the inside of the window frame or on the outside. This of course, depends on your personal preference.

Step 2
Measure the length and breadth of the window frame to decide on the size of the blind required. You should measure the length of the head rail and also determine how long the blind should be.

Step 3
Visit the store and choose your window blinds. You can ask them to cut the blinds according to size.  Apollo Blinds has a wide range of window blinds available in different colours and patterns made from various types of material.

Step 4
Before you start installing the window blinds, read the instructions carefully to understand the process.

Step 5
With a pencil, mark the spots on both sides of the window where the head rail brackets must be fitted. These brackets will hold the head rail of your window blind.

Step 6
Depending on the length of the head rail, it will require support brackets to hold it up. Mark the spots along the head rail where the support brackets must be anchored.

Step 7
Now you must drill holes at the locations you had marked earlier to fix the head rail and support brackets. Position the brackets and drill holes for the screws.

Step 8
Fix the brackets using the screws. Your head rail brackets must be perfectly aligned so that the blinds open and close smoothly. For this reason, you must check the alignment while marking the locations with the help of a level.

Step 9
Once the anchoring head rail brackets are installed, you can go ahead and attach the blind to the head rail. You might want to check the instructions for attaching the blinds.

Step 10
As the final step in installing window blinds, attach the tilt wand to the window blind. The tilt wand is the device that will help you raise and lower your blinds.

But in case you don’t want to go through this trouble, you can always visit http://apolloblinds.com.au/ to find out more.