Your window frame is not deep.
Blinds mounted inside window frame.
Measure using a steel tape measure down to the nearest 1 8th inch.
If your window is not set deeply enough recessed blinds may extend outside the frame.
Use a tape measure and a pencil to mark 1.
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If you let us know at the time you place your order we can make custom valances with returns that will hide the sides of the mounting brackets.
Look at your window and decide if you want to mount the blinds on the inside of the window frame jamb or outside and or above the window frame.
One compelling reason to go with outside mount is if the window frame is too shallow to accommodate the mounting brackets.
How to hang blinds inside a window frame 1.
When measuring for the inside mount measure in three places for width top middle and bottom.
Inside mounts are the most popular choice.
Place one bracket along the left side of the window frame near the.
The window treatment brackets are either screwed into the ceiling of the window opening or sides.
Mark the approximate bracket location on the left side of the window frame.
Inside mount blinds fit inside the window frame for a neat clean look.
It s super easy to measure.
Width x height x depth measure and record these 3 dimensions in that order.
Then again for height left middle and right.
Before you buy any type of blinds consider how you want to mount them.
This mounting style is more traditional.
Extend the tape measure into the window as far back as it can go at the top of the window where the brackets will be installed.
Installing window treatments as an inside mount gives your windows a clean finished look allows blinds or shades to be flush with the trim or wall and doesn t cover decorative molding.
Inside mount blinds are installed inside the window frame.
Two inch blinds can be mounted in window frames as shallow as an inch and an eighth.
Inside mounts are the cleanest look because they fit snugly inside the window frame.
Outside mounted blinds cover up part of the frame and the mounting bracket holes will show if the brackets are removed at a later date.
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Make note for the narrowest width and longest height.
As the name implies outside mount blinds are installed outside of the window frame usually on.
An inside mount is when blinds or shades are installed inside the top of the window frame.
Mark the location of the screw holes on the wall.
Depth refers to the amount of space inside a window opening from front to back where the blind will be installed.
Inside mounted window treatments are not the best choice for you if.
Choosing inside or outside mount blinds outside mount blinds.
Inside mounted blinds look tidy and that s the way to go in most situations.