Inside Or Outside Mount Wood Blinds

If you have shallow windows outside mount blinds are a great choice for shallow windows that have a small frame depth as outside mount blinds don t have to fit within the frame.

Inside or outside mount wood blinds.

Use a pencil to mark the left and right outside edges along the bottom and sides. The reason being is that almost every french door has a very shallow window frame making it nearly impossible to correctly install inside mount brackets upon which hang the window coverings. Nearly all doors will require outside mount as those windows need to have the blinds mounted on the face of the door. Outside mount blinds are a good choice if an inside mount is not possible due to window depth or obstructions around the window frame.

Decide if you want an inside mount or an outside mount before you begin the measuring process. Door blinds are a great example of when outside mount blinds and shades are the right solution. Steel measuring tape is much more accurate than cloth measuring tape. Position your blind on the wall surface or window trim.

An outside mount installing the blinds on the wall or trim above the window is usually just recommended when windows are too shallow to mount inside or when there are obstructions like a window crank. As long as your window frame has enough depth to mount blinds inside the opening we almost always recommend an inside mount. In this short video you will see just how easy it is to measure for an outside mount. That means the headrail is attached flush with the top of the window frame and the window treatment is fully contained inside the four corners of the frame itself.

If you ve chosen to inside mount your blinds measure the width of the window space. Outside mount blinds are a good choice if an inside mount is not possible due to little or no window depth. Rv windows typically don t have a lot of depth either so outside mount is a popular choice for those windows too. Check the mounting requirements on your faux wood blinds to ensure you have enough flat surface for an outside mount.

Benefits of outside mount. Follow these simple steps to measure your windows for outside mount faux wood blinds. For outside mount measure the width you d like to cover up and select a blind with that width. Outside mount brackets need worry about that not at all.

Doors do not have the frame depth needed for inside mount blinds so outside mount window treatments are the best option. When measuring to fit any of these blinds or shades to your windows it is important to remember a few key things. Select a blind with a width that will fit inside the space. Outside mount blinds are mounted outside the window opening on either the wood trim frame or adjacent flat surface area.

If your window does not have enough mounting space. Make sure your blind is centered and level. Don t go too narrow or you ll have gaps that reduce privacy and let in too much light.