How To Hang Roman Shades On Metal French Doors
Blinds for french doors.
How to hang roman shades on metal french doors. Most outside wall doors are metal. A common problem for french door blinds is that the handles get in the way of functionality. How to install outside mount roman shades. First you can t use the regular 1 x2 wood header for a regular roman shade seen below.
Hold the headrail in place where the shades will be mounted and mark the tops of the brackets. Put them on the side facing inward to the room needing privacy. But here s what i figured out many years ago. Decide on which side of the door you will hang the roman shades.
Make sure the shades are centered and. Enclosed blinds and shades for fiberglass doors are becoming a common addition. Large roman shades used in an exterior mount may have multiple metal brackets to support the shades weight. If you own the door you may not mind screwing holes into it but if you are a renter this may not be permitted.
How to install shades on fiberglass doors. The solution is to buy shallow blinds for your french doors that fit comfortably between the door and decorative handles. If you measured for outside mount roman shades follow these simple installation steps. Mark these locations on the frame or wall as well.
Measure the french door windows. Locate the slots in the head rail and insert the bracket bolts through the slots. Also french doors are usually metal so you don t want to screw into them anyway. In this case the additional brackets will be spaced evenly within the space between the 2 edge brackets located 3 inches 7 6 cm in.
With the tape measure determine the length and width of the french door windows. Measure the top width of the french door shade hanging assembly to center it over the window. How to hang a window shade on a hollow metal door. Obviously there is no window header for french doors to screw it into.