Best tutorial I could find! I purchased a blind that apparently had been returned from another customer and it did not have instructions with it! This tutorial was so easy to follow and so informative. Much better than the manufacturer's instructions that were online! I appreciate that you shared this info! I was so frustrated with all the others that I checked out. None of them gave me what I needed! Thank you so much!
Super video. I just bought a cordless mini blind from ACHIM and it contained not only no instructions on how to hang and shorten them, but also no hardware. Fast forward 4 weeks later and two days ago I got the hardware but no instructions. I found a video on how to hang them so that part of life is done but now they need to be shortened. I've searched all morning and finally found this one. Now it's time to grab a cup of coffee, a chair, my tools, turn on some jams and get to work. Thank you again for the help. As for those 15 folks who voted it down and left ignorant comments, it's because they wish they had the intelligence and ability you have to be able to concur any problem that may come their way and then create a video to help others who have been in the same situation. I believe the internet refers to them as "trolls". ;-)
Thank you for the easy to follow instructions and well thought out plan. Using your steps, I just shortened one at my house in 15 minutes with no problems. I used a pair of tin snips to cut my slats. Manufacturer did not include any guidance on how to shorten. You deserve a paycheck from the blind companies!
Many many thanks for sharing this video. I bought 2 pairs of cordless blinds and they ended up in the garbage because there was no instructions on how to shorten them, I attempted to shorten them, as one would “before” they became “ cordless” needless to say that was a disaster. I bought a 3rd pair after seeing your video and followed your steps, wow 😮 success. You should be paid for your step by step guidance! I bought 2 different brands, and not one of them had shortening instructions! Well done you !
You deserve about 10 zillion bucks for making this simple video. You couldn't imagine the mess me and my wife made today trying to adjust a set of blinds at our church. I untied everything. They work but they are not even at the bottom. I will replace the set after seeing your work. Glad I only ruined 1 set.
Thanks for the tutorial. I had repacked my blinds to return them after the directions read “these blinds cannot be shortened”. Then I found your great video. Shortened them perfectly. Bravo!!!
I never got help from customer service and no direction with the blinds. Your video solved sleepless nights. I have always shortened blinds but bought these not realizing they were cordless. Your a life saver
This video saved my sanity! Thank you so much for doing this. I purchased Allen And Roth 2” blinds and when I tried to shorten them I undid the little black donut ring and zip went the pull cord right up into the head rail. After taking a few hours to calm down and several scotch on the rocks I duck taped the slats together and the next day took the mess back to Lowe’s. Gotta love Lowe’s......they gave me credit for a new pair. Now the new set is up and I’m terrified to attempt shortening them. After practically giving up and watching video after video I found you who had the same problem and frustration as me. The Allen and Roth directions gave no warning/directions on shortening these type of blinds. I hope they see your video! The only thing I did differently was instead of cutting the slats I just snapped them in half at the slit. Thank you again. BTW I’m sure you have been told you have those Susan Sarandon eyes.
I just did the same thing! I’m going to try to see if they will take them back. I bought them like 5 months ago and finally installed them! And completely messed them up!
Just what I was looking for. After cutting mine the cords shot up inside the mechanism and I heard the horrific sound of springs unwinding . I took the blinds down removed the mechanisms, opened them and then rewound and resprang them. The process took over two hours. My other half then held the tension on all three cords while I restrang each slat. I promised I would find an easier way and ran across your video. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️
Thank you so much. I have done dozens of mini blinds with cords but since CA can't sell them anymore I was confused. I called Bali and they told me there was no way to shorten. You have proven them wrong. Thanks so much.
Thank you for posting this video. I used your methodology on a cordless Levolor aluminum blind. Your attention to detail in producing the video made my job much easier. I was told by Levolor customer support that these blinds could not be shortened (thus no instructions for shortening in the box). You made it simple and I think Levolor needs to get their head out of the sand and see what creative folks, like yourself. are doing to prove them wrong. Thank you
Very Helpful! I have the 2 inch Intercrown Cordless Blinds. I did not cut the center string, just as she did not either. Seemed to work so much nicer than other videos I've watched that did cut the center string. Took some time to figure out, but now it looks so much better! I feel like the name brand companies should have video demos of how to, but they do not.
Thank you Miche.. Well done indeed! You did a great job explaining and DID NOT talk too much at all. It was perfect and helped me so much. We appreciate you taking the time out of your day to make our life easier :)
You’re a real hero - taking the time to make this video to help others. Wish UA-cam has a “send a tip” option so I could throw a few bucks in your change bucket :)
Thank you! Your video is very helpful. You have explained step-by-step far better than those professionals because professionals explains way too fast and hard to catch with them. God bless you.
Thank you so much for this VERY helpful video. Instructions that came with my blind were terrible. Looks like we have the same blinds. Love the vest or jacket you're wearing. Your beautiful eyes show intelligence. Thanks again and I think you should make videos in the future for anything you purchase that you have to assemble. Good luck to you. Thanks again.
Complete success. All done. I just followed your video and did it step by step. The hardest part was very carefully not cutting those 2 thicker cords and removing the un needed blinds. In this case I had to reduce a 6 foot long blind to 3 1/2 feet total. Once I got past that the rest was easy peasy
IIRC the "old" Levolor design with the holes in the middle of the slats (not "trim+go") was pretty easy to shorten. Pop the plugs out the bottom, pull the lift cord up, slide out the slats, then thread the cords back thru the bottom. No need to destroy the slats. The new "trim+go" are maddening to shorten.
Just wanted to say thanks! Couldn't find any instructions myself for cordless blinds. I have a different brand so the string situation was slightly different, but it worked!
9:00 I was excited to hear her start to explain how the blinds work and 15 seconds later I was instantly disappointed in her generic explanation. Loved the video.
This was a great video. Thank you. Wish the box the blind came in, had given a hint as to how. This being the first time using Cordless and that has a big difference than the corded ones.
Hi. No, noone has mentioned that about the snap cut. Pruning? really? I thought it was for cutting small tile or something. Can't believe it's a gardening tool!
Wish I had watched your video first. I watched a different one in which the person cut the bottoms of the lift strings to remove the bottom rail. I did that, and the lift strings suddenly retracted into the header. What a nightmare trying to fix it. I don't think they'll ever raise and lower again. I'll have to be satisfied with just opening and closing the slats.
Great Video, I first followed another video had me cut the center string, (lift) Zinggg, was floored then moved on to your video, made sense, did a blind in 15 minutes, 9 more to go, thanks,
This video rocks!! Thank you for taking the time to show us diy’rs the way to get the ‘custom blind’ look, at a big box store price! I’m off to hang my blinds..hopefully i wont be cursing you in an hour 😂
Wish I had seen this sooner, I paid nearly $90 for one blind, decided to shorten it and cut one of the cords that's tensioned for lifting and lowering of the blind, well as soon as I did that, the tensioned cord got "sucked" up into the main spring mechanism never to be seen again. It rendered my blind useless I was P.O'd for sure but learned a valuable lesson... ALWAYS research and don't assume you know what you're doing (unless you actually do)
Thank you for the video. I don't understand how my Lowes Project Source cordless mini blinds did not include instructions on how to shorten the blinds. I followed your instructions and it worked out well. Fortunately for me I could cut my plastic slats with a scissor, but instead of the 9 slats, I had to cut 30. That meant 60 slat cuts, and 180 string cuts. I am wondering if it was necessary to cut the ladder strings at all. Anyway, it was a big help, thanks again.
I would not leave extra slats at the bottom; trying to tilt so many useless stacked slats stresses the angle mechanism at the top of the blinds. Over time the gears will strip up there and you lose your ability to tilt your slats. And who needs that! My bedroom installation whenever a previous renter or manager did not take off the excess slats- and I had to tug on my ladder string to assist angle adjustment. Removing the extra slats helps, but sometime the blinds still have trouble. Manager wanted to replace with another kind of blind, but they forgot about it. Nice thing is, they can't tell I fixed it.
It's ridiculous how my kitchen window blinds I purchased at the standard 35-in width store bought have to come with 8,500 ft of length to them! I mean really? I threw away over half of the mini blind after shortening it.
yes, I know. I guess it's easier for the manufacturer to do this rather than package a gazillion lengths. I keep the slats to use for other "MacGuyver-ing" lol.
This is exactly what I’m looking for, but I’m confused that you stressed to not cut the up and down cord, but in the end you did cut it. Seems to me if this and the little “horizontal ladder rung things” and the length were cut initially it would be easier to remove the slats. I guess I’m just trying to not make another run to the hardware store to buy the snap cutters.
15 years ago I custom cut a big group of the old style mini blinds to fit a 1964 Chris Craft Cabin Cruiser to the best of my knowledge the newer owners still are using all of them currently no instructions or UA-cam videos just me rum and some cursing FYI boat windows are often triangular and tapered on multiple sides I wanted full privacy And got it
I'm doing this with aluminum blinds, but I need to shorten them from 72 inches to about 34 inches. That's a lot of blinds to snip through. This can also be done by snipping the center cord and sliding the blinds off that way, correct? That shouldn't affect its ability to retract (given I don't cut too much of the center cord, but there should still be plenty of length left over)?
Another way to do this is to do it in a slightly different manner. I extended my blinds all the way down. I figured out where I want to start removing my blinds. I remove the top slat which eliminates the need to mark anything. On the top slat I removed, I left the thin (ladder) cords that help turn it as they will become the top for the bottom rail once it gets raised. In order to remove each slat, a small scissors can be used to cut the very fine cord that holds each blind into the assembly and the cut the fine loops between the front cords of the blind (those loops are fine thread like the ladder cords). When cutting, be careful to only cut all the very fine ladder cords and fine loops between the front and back vertical cords. The next step is to remove all subsequent blinds and cutting all of the fine ladder cords. I will also cut the first three so they are flush with the other cords (appearance purposes). Be careful not to cut anything else. Keep removing slats as following the steps above, but one does not need to be as exact trimming them flush. Also, cut the ladder strands above the bottom rail. The ladder strands for the first slat removed become the new ladder strands for the bottom rail. I then raise my bottom rail a bit. When removing the plugs on the bottom of the bottom rail, you can grab on both ends of the cord and pull on them simultaneously to get a start on removing them and work a pry tool under the plug to get them out. The rest is similar to what you describe. I like working from the top down as I do not forget which cord I want to save, what blind I want to stop at, etc. My method is just a different way of skinning a cat.
thia c I do not have anymore blinds to shorten. I essentially do the same thing this person does. I work from top down as I: A) do not have to remember where I have to stop B) only have to clean a small area from the tiniest cords for appearance purposes (about three slats). I also believe faux wood blinds come with instructions on how to do this. It is super easy to figure out the length. Mount your blind and extend it past your window. I left one extra slat beyond the window sill when they were open. This is easier than you think. Just one last thing do not cut the medium size cord at all as that will make your blind inoperable. The ones I cut were the very thin ones that attach the blinds to the cords and the two thicker ones on the ends for adjusting the length.
Sad she did not use another approach where she could save a couple slats in case of damage (read :CATS) At around eleven she started snipping all the extra ladder rung- then cut off the entire excess???? Weird!
good points. I did keep some of the slats for other uses. For example in some projects where I need a "spacer" or to stir paint in a can when I don't have paint sticks (or to re-purpose them that way so as not to waste precious paint sticks unnecessarily). thanks for your comment.
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Best tutorial I could find! I purchased a blind that apparently had been returned from another customer and it did not have instructions with it! This tutorial was so easy to follow and so informative. Much better than the manufacturer's instructions that were online! I appreciate that you shared this info! I was so frustrated with all the others that I checked out. None of them gave me what I needed! Thank you so much!
Superb tutorial. I'm completely empowered after watching your video. Thanks for taking the time to make this video for me!
Super video. I just bought a cordless mini blind from ACHIM and it contained not only no instructions on how to hang and shorten them, but also no hardware. Fast forward 4 weeks later and two days ago I got the hardware but no instructions. I found a video on how to hang them so that part of life is done but now they need to be shortened. I've searched all morning and finally found this one. Now it's time to grab a cup of coffee, a chair, my tools, turn on some jams and get to work. Thank you again for the help.
As for those 15 folks who voted it down and left ignorant comments, it's because they wish they had the intelligence and ability you have to be able to concur any problem that may come their way and then create a video to help others who have been in the same situation. I believe the internet refers to them as "trolls". ;-)
wow, thanks so much!!
Thank you for the easy to follow instructions and well thought out plan. Using your steps, I just shortened one at my house in 15 minutes with no problems. I used a pair of tin snips to cut my slats. Manufacturer did not include any guidance on how to shorten. You deserve a paycheck from the blind companies!
Many many thanks for sharing this video. I bought 2 pairs of cordless blinds and they ended up in the garbage because there was no instructions on how to shorten them, I attempted to shorten them, as one would “before” they became “ cordless” needless to say that was a disaster. I bought a 3rd pair after seeing your video and followed your steps, wow 😮 success. You should be paid for your step by step guidance!
I bought 2 different brands, and not one of them had shortening instructions! Well done you !
You deserve about 10 zillion bucks for making this simple video. You couldn't imagine the mess me and my wife made today trying to adjust a set of blinds at our church. I untied everything. They work but they are not even at the bottom. I will replace the set after seeing your work. Glad I only ruined 1 set.
Thanks for the tutorial. I had repacked my blinds to return them after the directions read “these blinds cannot be shortened”. Then I found your great video. Shortened them perfectly. Bravo!!!
yay!
I never got help from customer service and no direction with the blinds. Your video solved sleepless nights. I have always shortened blinds but bought these not realizing they were cordless. Your a life saver
This video saved my sanity! Thank you so much for doing this. I purchased Allen And Roth 2” blinds and when I tried to shorten them I undid the little black donut ring and zip went the pull cord right up into the head rail. After taking a few hours to calm down and several scotch on the rocks I duck taped the slats together and the next day took the mess back to Lowe’s. Gotta love Lowe’s......they gave me credit for a new pair. Now the new set is up and I’m terrified to attempt shortening them. After practically giving up and watching video after video I found you who had the same problem and frustration as me. The Allen and Roth directions gave no warning/directions on shortening these type of blinds. I hope they see your video! The only thing I did differently was instead of cutting the slats I just snapped them in half at the slit. Thank you again. BTW I’m sure you have been told you have those Susan Sarandon eyes.
I just did the same thing! I’m going to try to see if they will take them back. I bought them like 5 months ago and finally installed them! And completely messed them up!
Just what I was looking for. After cutting mine the cords shot up inside the mechanism and I heard the horrific sound of springs unwinding . I took the blinds down removed the mechanisms, opened them and then rewound and resprang them. The process took over two hours. My other half then held the tension on all three cords while I restrang each slat. I promised I would find an easier way and ran across your video. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️
Thank you so much. I have done dozens of mini blinds with cords but since CA can't sell them anymore I was confused. I called Bali and they told me there was no way to shorten. You have proven them wrong. Thanks so much.
Just followed your directions and my blinds look great...thank you for posting this, it's the best video out there!
Glad you enjoyed it!
fabulous - I just bought these identical blinds and did a youtube search to find out how to shorten them and yours was first and it is PERFECT!
Thank you for posting this video. I used your methodology on a cordless Levolor aluminum blind. Your attention to detail in producing the video made my job much easier. I was told by Levolor customer support that these blinds could not be shortened (thus no instructions for shortening in the box). You made it simple and I think Levolor needs to get their head out of the sand and see what creative folks, like yourself. are doing to prove them wrong. Thank you
Very Helpful! I have the 2 inch Intercrown Cordless Blinds. I did not cut the center string, just as she did not either. Seemed to work so much nicer than other videos I've watched that did cut the center string. Took some time to figure out, but now it looks so much better! I feel like the name brand companies should have video demos of how to, but they do not.
I also have Intercrown 2" Faux Wood Cordless. So this process worked? They can still be raised and lowered just fine?
Thank you Miche.. Well done indeed! You did a great job explaining and DID NOT talk too much at all. It was perfect and helped me so much. We appreciate you taking the time out of your day to make our life easier :)
Thank you for the video! I just finished shortening 3 blinds and now, they look like costume made, perfect fit 👍
Great tutorial. Easy to understand. Saved me $10 a blind to have someone adjust them and I have 17+ blinds to do.
Could not have done this without this video. Much better that the manufacturer's video. Thank you.
You’re a real hero - taking the time to make this video to help others. Wish UA-cam has a “send a tip” option so I could throw a few bucks in your change bucket :)
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Thank you! Your video is very helpful. You have explained step-by-step far better than those professionals because professionals explains way too fast and hard to catch with them. God bless you.
Thank you for the the lovely comment and for the blessing.
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Thank you so much for this VERY helpful video. Instructions that came with my blind were terrible. Looks like we have the same blinds. Love the vest or jacket you're wearing. Your beautiful eyes show intelligence. Thanks again and I think you should make videos in the future for anything you purchase that you have to assemble. Good luck to you. Thanks again.
Thank you, your video was helpful. I also wanted to see how a cordless blind went up & down & sure enough you demonstrated that too!! Yes!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice. I need to shorten my blinds by about the same amount of slats. This looks very straight forward. Excellent job.
Love your calming voice sounds Canadian to me ,,thank you this a great video
Hi Bill, thanks for the complement. I am actually originally from Canada, but been living in the states for a looooong time. :-)
Complete success. All done. I just followed your video and did it step by step. The hardest part was very carefully not cutting those 2 thicker cords and removing the un needed blinds. In this case I had to reduce a 6 foot long blind to 3 1/2 feet total. Once I got past that the rest was easy peasy
Have 7 blinds to shorten...thank you for the youtube video. I feel confident to perform the task.
Finally found a video to help me with shortening my blinds! Thank you for taking the time to do this!
Thank you so so much for doing this detailed video. You saved me!! Now my blinds look perfect. Thank you again !!!!
Great Video. I loved the way you took the time to explain everything. Thank you!
You're very welcome!
IIRC the "old" Levolor design with the holes in the middle of the slats (not "trim+go") was pretty easy to shorten. Pop the plugs out the bottom, pull the lift cord up, slide out the slats, then thread the cords back thru the bottom. No need to destroy the slats. The new "trim+go" are maddening to shorten.
Just wanted to say thanks! Couldn't find any instructions myself for cordless blinds. I have a different brand so the string situation was slightly different, but it worked!
I would never have guessed the blinds would function without shortening that donut string. A+ to you
Thank you for this video.I almost ruined my blinds.
Tying the knot at the very end is also Genius as I just fought forever it felt with 2 loose ends working with a terrible bad back.
9:00 I was excited to hear her start to explain how the blinds work and 15 seconds later I was instantly disappointed in her generic explanation. Loved the video.
I thought your video was VERY helpful. Thank you for sharing. My blinds came with instructions on how to shorten, but the instructions were terrible!
Thank you! I would have made so many mistakes without your great video.
yay!
Best easy to follow video ever and you rock out that fur coat!!!
thanks, Doug. That's so kind of you to say!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Very helpful!
Muchas Gracias!
Now thats a very well done process just what we are looking into learning from UA-cam.
I am your 45 follower now!
Best wishes.
Thanks a million! My blinds look so much better now! :)
:-)
This was incredibly helpful. Thank you so much.
This was a great video. Thank you. Wish the box the blind came in, had given a hint as to how. This being the first time using Cordless and that has a big difference than the corded ones.
Thanks so much for this video! Very helpful! I actually did it right this time.
One of the best videos I have seen, thanks!
Oh my, such a wonderful complement. thank you!
Thank u sooo much. I figure during this quarantine i can finally have time to do this ! Excellent video !
Thank you for your help. Not sure if it was already mentioned but that "snap cut" tool is for pruning
Hi. No, noone has mentioned that about the snap cut. Pruning? really? I thought it was for cutting small tile or something. Can't believe it's a gardening tool!
Wish I had watched your video first. I watched a different one in which the person cut the bottoms of the lift strings to remove the bottom rail. I did that, and the lift strings suddenly retracted into the header. What a nightmare trying to fix it. I don't think they'll ever raise and lower again. I'll have to be satisfied with just opening and closing the slats.
Thank you so much for this information!! Very easy to understand :)
glad to be of assistance
Thank you so much for making this video! Great job.
Great Video, I first followed another video had me cut the center string, (lift) Zinggg, was floored then moved on to your video, made sense, did a blind in 15 minutes, 9 more to go, thanks,
awesome job....like everyone else, about to tackle this job. Glad i watched before i started!
This video rocks!! Thank you for taking the time to show us diy’rs the way to get the ‘custom blind’ look, at a big box store price! I’m off to hang my blinds..hopefully i wont be cursing you in an hour 😂
Thank you very much for the tutorial, I’ll put it to practice...
Wish I had seen this sooner, I paid nearly $90 for one blind, decided to shorten it and cut one of the cords that's tensioned for lifting and lowering of the blind, well as soon as I did that, the tensioned cord got "sucked" up into the main spring mechanism never to be seen again.
It rendered my blind useless
I was P.O'd for sure but learned a valuable lesson... ALWAYS research and don't assume you know what you're doing (unless you actually do)
well said.
Thanks so much, Miche. Great Tutorial.
Thank you so much. Would never had figured it out.
Thank you for the video. I don't understand how my Lowes Project Source cordless mini blinds did not include instructions on how to shorten the blinds. I followed your instructions and it worked out well. Fortunately for me I could cut my plastic slats with a scissor, but instead of the 9 slats, I had to cut 30. That meant 60 slat cuts, and 180 string cuts. I am wondering if it was necessary to cut the ladder strings at all. Anyway, it was a big help, thanks again.
Thank you so much. Your instructions were great. Bless you
Thank you lady for showing us this video. Very instructive and helpful.
Thank you for posting... A big help
I was looking for just this video. Easy instruction. Ok I'm going in. Wish me luck ;)
Thank you! So easy to understand!!!!!
So glad that my "overexplaining" is useful to some!
Thank you! You are so awesome!!
wow. thank you.
That is a lot of extra trouble to shorten the blinds give me the corded ones anytime I could do them in less than 5 minutes.
Why do the extra ladders not being used even need to be cut off individually, since all of it not needed gets cut off anyway?
Excellent job and video! Wish I had seen it before destroying my first blind.!👍👍
aw, thanks. Live and learn, i'm probably older than you, lol.
You revealed important steps a similar video skipped. Thanks!
I would not leave extra slats at the bottom; trying to tilt so many useless stacked slats stresses the angle mechanism at the top of the blinds. Over time the gears will strip up there and you lose your ability to tilt your slats. And who needs that! My bedroom installation whenever a previous renter or manager did not take off the excess slats- and I had to tug on my ladder string to assist angle adjustment. Removing the extra slats helps, but sometime the blinds still have trouble.
Manager wanted to replace with another kind of blind, but they forgot about it. Nice thing is, they can't tell I fixed it.
Yes, I supposed I left the extra slats just in case something went awry, but really, I had no other reason to.
Smart! Well done video how-to. Thanks!
Thank you so much!! Remove 9 slats and finished up in about 20 minutes thanks to your video... the rest are going to be a breeze!!!
yes!
It's ridiculous how my kitchen window blinds I purchased at the standard 35-in width store bought have to come with 8,500 ft of length to them!
I mean really? I threw away over half of the mini blind after shortening it.
yes, I know. I guess it's easier for the manufacturer to do this rather than package a gazillion lengths. I keep the slats to use for other "MacGuyver-ing" lol.
This is exactly what I’m looking for, but I’m confused that you stressed to not cut the up and down cord, but in the end you did cut it. Seems to me if this and the little “horizontal ladder rung things” and the length were cut initially it would be easier to remove the slats. I guess I’m just trying to not make another run to the hardware store to buy the snap cutters.
Good demo!
thank you!
THANK YOU! Brilliant
wow, thanks so much!
Great video just what I needed, thank you!!
15 years ago I custom cut a big group of the old style mini blinds to fit a 1964 Chris Craft Cabin Cruiser to the best of my knowledge the newer owners still are using all of them currently no instructions or UA-cam videos just me rum and some cursing FYI boat windows are often triangular and tapered on multiple sides I wanted full privacy And got it
good for you for figuring all of that out! light or dark rum? 😉
The blinds snap in in half... no need for snipping. Save time and no risking cutting the middle cord
Great instructions, thanks!
you're welcome
That's a great video!!
I'm doing this with aluminum blinds, but I need to shorten them from 72 inches to about 34 inches. That's a lot of blinds to snip through. This can also be done by snipping the center cord and sliding the blinds off that way, correct? That shouldn't affect its ability to retract (given I don't cut too much of the center cord, but there should still be plenty of length left over)?
Another way to do this is to do it in a slightly different manner. I extended my blinds all the way down. I figured out where I want to start removing my blinds. I remove the top slat which eliminates the need to mark anything. On the top slat I removed, I left the thin (ladder) cords that help turn it as they will become the top for the bottom rail once it gets raised. In order to remove each slat, a small scissors can be used to cut the very fine cord that holds each blind into the assembly and the cut the fine loops between the front cords of the blind (those loops are fine thread like the ladder cords). When cutting, be careful to only cut all the very fine ladder cords and fine loops between the front and back vertical cords. The next step is to remove all subsequent blinds and cutting all of the fine ladder cords. I will also cut the first three so they are flush with the other cords (appearance purposes). Be careful not to cut anything else. Keep removing slats as following the steps above, but one does not need to be as exact trimming them flush. Also, cut the ladder strands above the bottom rail. The ladder strands for the first slat removed become the new ladder strands for the bottom rail. I then raise my bottom rail a bit. When removing the plugs on the bottom of the bottom rail, you can grab on both ends of the cord and pull on them simultaneously to get a start on removing them and work a pry tool under the plug to get them out. The rest is similar to what you describe. I like working from the top down as I do not forget which cord I want to save, what blind I want to stop at, etc. My method is just a different way of skinning a cat.
Can you please do a video showing how you would do it? Thanks
thia c I do not have anymore blinds to shorten. I essentially do the same thing this person does. I work from top down as I:
A) do not have to remember where I have to stop
B) only have to clean a small area from the tiniest cords for appearance purposes (about three slats).
I also believe faux wood blinds come with instructions on how to do this. It is super easy to figure out the length. Mount your blind and extend it past your window. I left one extra slat beyond the window sill when they were open. This is easier than you think. Just one last thing do not cut the medium size cord at all as that will make your blind inoperable. The ones I cut were the very thin ones that attach the blinds to the cords and the two thicker ones on the ends for adjusting the length.
The directions state that if more than 5 slats are removed it could have an effect on the performance of the blinds. Have you had any issues?
No I have not have any issues. But the blinds are mostly in the down position and only the slats get tilted.
THANK YOU!
Good video!
Thank you!!!
Thank you!
Nice!!👍🏽
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Very helpful
Very helpful. Thanks!
Great job and easy to understand the cordless aspects of these darn blinds ;-) Thank you
thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you
Those slats usually will just snap into and fall out
I need to know how to shorten cordless blinds that don't have a plug
not sure about this one.
Another video showed just breaking the slats. You aren't going to be able to reuse them either way, but breaking them was faster.
good video
thank you!
Sad she did not use another approach where she could save a couple slats in case of damage (read :CATS)
At around eleven she started snipping all the extra ladder rung- then cut off the entire excess???? Weird!
good points. I did keep some of the slats for other uses. For example in some projects where I need a "spacer" or to stir paint in a can when I don't have paint sticks (or to re-purpose them that way so as not to waste precious paint sticks unnecessarily). thanks for your comment.
Thanks a lot!! not even the sales person could tell me how to do this. And the directions suck!!
What happened to the excess center cord?
not exactly sure what you mean, but maybe the answer is that the slack just gets taken up naturally?