Grab your drill and screw the P-clip onto your frame with the supplied P-clip screw.
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How to install Linked Roller Blinds
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1 - Getting Started
Get Prepared
Linked roller blinds are such as versatile product and a breeze to install. Unpack your boxes and remove the outer plastic wrapping. Look out for the label affixed to the soft foam wrapping on your roller blind which shows your product name & basic roller blind specs. Be sure to keep the soft foam wrapping attached to the roller blind until you install the roller blind into the brackets.
What you need:
- 1 to 2 people
- A metal tape measure
- A pencil
- Step Ladder
- Drill with phillips head drill bit
- 3mm drill bit for pilot holes
5-10 mins
2 - Your fitting
Check your order or the label on your roller blinds for recess or face fit
Recess Fit
Installing your linked roller blind within the recess of your window
You'll be installing the roller blind brackets on the inside of your window frame. The brackets have multiple fixing points, however to achieve maximum coverage ensure to install the screws through the bracket into the top of your recess.
It only takes a few minutes to install your new roller blinds, so let's get started.
3 - What's in the box?
Let's unpack everything
Open up the cardboard box(es) you've received. Open the outer layer of plastic surrounding your roller blind(s). You'll notice some bracket componentry, a blue plastic bag containing the child safety P-clip and a bag of screws. There'll be one bag with all the screws for each of the blinds you've ordered - there's 4 screws per roller blind (2 per bracket).
*NOTE: Because your roller blind is fully customised, the components in your order may differ from those pictured here. Don’t worry, we promise you’ll have everything you need and all the extras you’ve asked for.
4 - Organise your blinds
Get off to a good start
The configuration of your blinds will differ depending on how many blinds you have ordered and which side you've chosen as the control side (the side of the window your chain is on). It's important to work out which parts go where before you drill any holes.
Each blind in your oder will be clearly labeld to help you get organised. If you're confused about how your system is configured, check out these examples here or reffer back to your original order.
Get situated
There are 3 kinds of brackets:
- Chain drive brackets (this is the end with the chain attached)
- Linking brackets (link each blind together)
- Pin end brackets (close a linked system)
There are a number of ways to configure your linked blind system. However, the example depicted in our guide, is a 3 blind system with our control for all 3 blinds on the left.
Lay out your blinds and brackets
Lay out your blinds and brackets next to the window in order from left to right. Make sure your components are all in the correct order before moving to the next step.
5 - Mark up and Install your first bracket
Let's get drilling
You will be installing your brackets left to right, you'll be marking up, drilling pilot holes and installing your first bracket with the supplied screws.
Mark up your bracket
Lift your leftmost bracket to the top of corner of your recess. Make a mark through the top bracket with a pencil as shown in the image.
Make sure the back of the bracket is at least 10mm any obstructions below, that your blind could get snagged on.
Drill pilot holes
Pop the 3mm drill bit into your drill and pre-drill two holes for the roller blind bracket where you've marked in the previous step.
Install your roller blind bracket
Grab your leftmost bracket first and install using two supplied screws. Be sure to double check which side the chain is on before installing.
6 - Mark up your remaining brackets
It's all coming together
Now that you have your first bracket installed as a guide, use the blinds themselves to measure and mark up your remaining brackets.
Connect your first blind
Pick up your first roller blind and connect the left end to the bracket installed in the previous step.
Connect your linking bracket
Pick up your linking bracket and slot it onto the loose end of your blind. Then postion the bracket at the top of the recess as pictured.
Mark up your remaining brackets
With your linking bracket positioned correctly on the recess, take your pencil and mark up where you will drill your pilot holes. Remember to gently remove your blind from the bracket before drilling.
Repeat this process for your remaing brackets.
7 - Install your remianing brackets
Let's get drilling
Now you'll be drilling pilot holes for your remaining brackets and then installing your brackets with the supplied screws.
Drill pilot holes
Pop the 3mm drill bit into your drill and pre-drill holes for each of the roller blind brackets where you've marked in the previous step.
Repeat for all brackets.
Install your linking bracket(s)
Grab your linking bracket and install using two supplied screws. If our linked roller blind system has more than one linking bracket, repeat going left to right.
Install your end bracket
Finish installing your brackets with the rightmost bracket. Situated in the top right corner of your recess.
8 - Install your blinds
Click in your roller blinds, it's that easy!
You're nearly there. Simply click your roller blind into your already installed brackets. Pay close attention to the chain drive end as you'll need to ensure the "hood" of the chain drive is pointing to 12 o'clock.
Insert the first roller blind into linking bracket
Pick up your roller blind and like you did when marking up, instert the left hand side first before slotting the right hand side into the linking bracket.
Tip: If the component doesn't align properly, remove the soft foam wrapping from the blind and let some of the fabric roll so you can align it perfectly.
Insert into the pin end bracket
Guide the pin end of the roller blind in to the pin end bracket. You'll see a channel on the bracket to slide the blind into the hole. If the pin end component isn't extended, simply turn the clear plastic cog and the pin will extend out from the component.
Depress the metal pin into the component until the blind is level with the pin hole.
You've done it!
You'll hear a satisfying 'click' when the pin end has slotted successfully into the pin end bracket.
Your new roller blinds are installed! If the blind is feeling a little loose, follow the next step to extend the pin end further.
9 - Not a perfect fit?
If your roller blind is a bit loose for your liking
Don't worry, our genius pin end roller blind component can extend up to 15mm so your blind can always fit perfectly.
Simply twist the clear plastic cog surrounding the pin end component. Twist until you feel resistance and the cog will settle at the current extension point and a perfect finish.
10 - Child safety
This is the important stuff
If like us at Shadey, you take child safety seriously, make sure to follow the steps below.
Attach P-clip to chain and mark up
Click the P-clip to the bottom of your chain loop and position the the P-clip on the side within your recess.
Make sure the position of the P-clip is at least 1600mm from the floor.
Install the P-clip
Content
You're now child safe!
Congrats, your roller blind is installed and you've secured the chain. It's all looking great.
11 - Install the ball stopper
You'll thank us later
This step is to prevent your roller blind from over-rolling in future.
Roll up your blind to your desired top position. Grab the ball stopper (clear plastic ball) and push it onto the last chain ball before the chain drive on the front side of the chain. It can be a bit tight, but apply some light force and it'll slot on nicely.
12 - You've done it!
Congratulations
Well done on installing your new linked roller blind - it's pretty easy right?
If you have more roller blinds in your order, it'll be much easier the second time! Thanks for reading along and here at Shadey we hope you enjoy your new roller blinds.
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