SelectBlinds Basswood Horizontal Blind User manual

CustomBasswood&FauxwoodBlinds
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YourcustomBasswoodorFauxwood
horizontalblindpackagecontainsbrackets
andscrewsformountingtheblindin
almostanypositiononthewindow.
Unwrapeachblindandsetitagainstits
designatedwindowtodeterminewhether
itwasmadetofitinsidethewindowframe
orontheoutsideofthecasing.
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ToolsNeeded
1.Cordlessdrillwitha1/4”nutdrive
attachment
2.StandardorPhillipsscrewdriver
3.Atapemeasure
4.Apencil
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Note:Ifyouareinstallingintohollowwall,
you’llneedtopurchasetheappropriate
hollowwallanchorsfromyourlocal
hardwarestore.
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PartsList
1.Blind
2.Valance
3.Valanceclips
4.Installationbracket
5.Installationscrews
6.SpacerBlocks(optional...ifrequested)
7.Holddown(optional...ifrequested)
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InsideWindowFrameInstallation
Iftheblindwasorderedasan“Inside
Mount,”toensureaproperfit,thefactory
hasalreadymadeallowancesfromthe
windowmeasurements.
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BracketInstallation
Theinstallationbracketsaredesignedwith
aseriesofholestoallowformany
differentmountingconditions.Mount
bothleftandrightbracketsintheupper
insidecornersofeachwindow.Setthe
frontofthebracketsothatitprojects1/4”
intotheroom(infrontofthedrywall).
Thisallowancewillallowthevalance
returnstofitsnugglyagainstthedrywall.
Thedoorsoftheinstallationbracketsare
intendedtoopenfromthefrontandswing
upward.
OutsideWindowFrame
(WallMount)Installations
Iftheblindwasorderedasan“Outside
Mount,”thefactoryhasmadetheitem
exactlytotheorderedsize.
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BracketInstallation
Theinstallationbracketsaredesignedto
workforwallmounting.Useaminimum
oftwoscrewsthroughthebackplateof
eachbracket,onebeingplacedinan
upperhole.Makesurethisupperscrewis
firmlyimbeddedintothewallframing.
BasswoodandFauxwoodhorizontalblinds
tendtobeheavyandinstallationbrackets
requiresecurefastening.Bracketsalso
canbemountedontotrimormolding
aroundthewindows.Ifyouareinstalling
intoahollowwall,you’llneedtopurchase
theappropriatehollowwallanchors.Seek
theadviceofanexpertatyourlocal
hardwarestore.
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Plantocentertheoutsidemountblindon
thewindow,allowingequalextension
beyondthewindowedgeonbothsides.
Bracketsshouldbeplacedaminimumof
2‐1/2”abovewindowopeningfor
BasswoodandFauxwoodhorizontal
blinds.
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SpacerBlocks
Iftheblindmustbeextendedfromthe
wall,duetowindowcranksorother
objectsofthisnature,spacerblocksare
provided(ifrequested)fortheinstallation
andcentersupportbrackets.
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CenterSupports
Iftheblindisover49incheswide,
centersupportshavebeenfurnished.
Centersupportsaretobespacedatno
morethan30inchesapart.Installcenter
supportssothattheydonot
interferewithanyliftcordsorslat
ladders.Forinsidemount,thebackplate
oftheinstallationbracketsshouldbe
mountedatthedistanceout,fromthe
backofthewindow.
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Basswood&FauxwoodHorizontalBlindInstallationInstructions

HangingtheBlind
Installtheblindbyslippingtheheadrailintothe
installationbrackets(doorsbeingintheupposition).
Makingsurethebracketdoorsaresecurelylockedwhen
snappedshut.
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AttachingtheValance
Snapthemetalvalanceclipontothemetalbracketthatis
alreadyscrewedtothebackofthevalance.Then,place
thevalanceontopoftheblindheadrailandsetthe
valanceinplace.
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HoldDownBrackets
Holddownbracketsareavailableuponrequest.These
bracketsareusedtoholdthebottomrailoftheblind
securelyinplace.Holddownbracketsarecommonly
usedonFrenchdoorsandlikeconditions.
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Operation&Care
Forprotectionoffurnitureandcarpeting,slatsshouldbe
turnedupwhenclosed.
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Operation
Whenraisingandloweringtheblind,keeptheslatstilted
open.Tooperatethelockingmechanism,movethecord
towardthecenteroftheblind.Thiswillunlocktheblind,
enablingyoutoraiseandlowertheblind.Tolockthe
blindintothepositiondesired,returnthecordtothe
verticalposition.
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CareandCleaning
Basswoodblindslatsareaffectedbymoisture.High
humidityenvironmentscancauseslatwarpageascan
directcontactwithwater.
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ProjectingSurfaces
Treattheblindasyouwouldanyfinepieceof
furniturethathasapaintedsurface.Asoft
dustingclothshouldbeused.Ifyouchoosetousean
anti‐staticdustingsolution,spraytheclothfirstrather
thansprayingdirectlyontheblind.
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SafetyWarning
Parentsshouldknowthatchildrencouldaccidently
strangleinwindowcoveringcords.Keepallcordingon
thefrontandbackofthewindowcoveringoutofthe
reachofchildren.
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Itisimperativethatasafetycordcleatprovidedbe
installed.
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Basswood&FauxwoodHorizontalBlindInstallationInstructions