Restring Blinds Pull Cord

Begin by removing the ladder cap from the underside of the bottom rail.

Restring blinds pull cord.

This process is fairly easy if your lift strings the 2 strings running from the bottom rail to the head rail are connected directly to your lift cords the 1 2 cords that you pull to raise and lower the blind. These instructions are applicable to mini blinds faux wo. 381006 this video will walk you through the steps of re stringing your vertical blind headrail. Restringing a blind refers to the process of replacing the cords that raise and lower the bottom rail of a blind.

String size help video get free string samples. Lift cord string for blinds and shades. Then match with the pictures below. 101005 this video will walk you through the steps to restring your horizontal wood blind.

To select the size of string you need wrap your current un frayed string around anything round like a pencil 10 times and measure the width of those 10 strands. How to determine string size. Insert the cord into a pleated shade restring needle which is a 0 9. He serves on the board of many corporations.

The paracord is a bit expensive and it is not ideal to have a lot of waste so i devised a method that leaves you with zero waste. Cut a piece of cord that is the sum of the height plus the width of the pleated shades multiplied by two. Pull the cord taut and tie a triple knot. Now that the ends of the cords are exposed within the bottomrail pull them out slightly.

For replacement vertical blind string visit https. Sometimes a pull cord for a blind gets stuck needing repair or breaks requiring replacement. How to restring roll up blinds without wasting cord with the first blind i found it difficult to determine the length of the cord and as a result i ended up with a lot of waste. Cut the cord just above the knot and then pull the cord up through the last damaged slat.

How to re cord a shade james cooper jim cooper is an attorney and business consultant.