Measuring Bay Windows For Venetian Blinds
Place them in the corner of your bay window angle until they meet.
Measuring bay windows for venetian blinds. Whether you ve got an multi aspect 6 pane bay window or an awkward box bay that needs some shading we ve got you covered. How to measure for bay windows. Measuring bay windows for blinds or shades. We call this the drop and it s just a measure of how long your blinds will be.
We ve spent the bulk of this guide focusing on the tricky world of angled bay windows but you can apply the same techniques if you have a single large square bay window. In my case these were 50mm wide. Our handy guide makes measuring for your square box or angled bay window blinds simple but as always get in touch should you have any queries. I got these as evenly as possible then drew along the edge and corner of the paper where they met.
At the left middle and right side. Across the top middle and bottom. Use a metal tape measure to measure accurately to the nearest 1 8th inch. These handy video guides will walk you through measuring for recess fitting fitting the blind inside the window recess and exact fitting fitting the blind onto the wall above the recess.
With bay window blinds the measurements you need to take differ for the type of blind you re looking to hang we list the different rail width measurement allowances by blind type below. For a step by step written guide and for advice if your windows are a little more unusual e g. A word on square and box bay windows. The two most popular types of bay window are traditional and separated.
All bay window blinds must be ordered as exact blind size type b square bay windows side blinds full depth front venetian blind measurement. Exact blind width to order is 42 5cm. Do not take deductions. Inside mount treatments are installed inside the window casing.
Once you ve cut your two strips of paper. Measure the inside of the window frame in three places for width. The configuration of your bay window will determine what kind of measuring challenges you encounter. Bay windows or recesses that are partly tiled keep scrolling down.
A bay window usually includes at least 3 windows 2 angled side windows and 1 picture window in the middle. Below are instructions for measuring bay and bow bay windows plus two options for box or square bay windows. Pick the instructions that best match your window.