Installation Guide

INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
HORIZONTAL
BLINDS
DUSTING
Like all wood furnishings, wood blinds should be
dusted regularly to keep them looking new. Use a soft,
clean cloth, dusting mitt, or chemically treated dust
cloth.
Lower the blind to its full length, tilt the slats
almost all the way down and dust. Then tilt
the slats almost all the way up and dust. (Not fully
closing the slats allows dusting where the slats
overlap.)
VACUUMING
Blinds may also be cleaned by vacuuming them with
the brush attachment of a vacuum cleaner, tilting
the blinds open and closed as just described.
DAMP CLEANING
Another way to clean blinds is simply by wiping
them with a soft, damp rag.
TREATING STAINED BLINDS
Like wood furniture, stained blinds should be
treated periodically, with lemon oil or other wood
pr
eser
vative to protect their finish and enhance
their luster.
Important: Ultra sonic cleaning of wood blinds is
not recommended.
CARE AND CLEANING
Made of molded clear
plastic. Fits into predrilled
hole in the bottom rail to
secure the bottom rail in
place. (Generally used on
door shades.)
(Fig. 12)
HOLD DOWN BRACKETS
Your blinds will be shipped with either valance clips or
Dual-Lock fasteners for attaching the valance.
IF USING VALANCE CLIPS:
Install one clip on each end and space any
others evenly in between, no more than 48" apart.
Important: Install the valance clips before mounting
the headrail. (Fig. 10)
Then, after mounting the headrail, attach
the valance. Simply snap the valance into the
valance clips.
VALANCE ATTACHMENT
Dual-Lock Fasteners
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IF USING DUAL-LOCK FASTENERS:
One side of a Dual-Lock set is already installed on
the headrail. (Fig. 11)
Peel the release liner off the remaining side of the
Dual-Lock set and position the valance over the
headrail. Press the valance firmly against the
Dual-Lock and hold for 10 seconds.
If repositioning of the valance is necessary, wait 24
hours if possible. The Dual-lock adhesive reaches 90%
bond strength after 1 hour and 100% after 24 hours.
Valance
Valance Clip
An important consideration in any blind installation
is child safety. To prevent serious injuries or
strangulations, all cords must be kept out of the
reach of children. Cord-stops and cord cleats are an
effective way to implement this essential precaution.
SAFETY CORD-STOPS
To reduce the chance of children forming a hazardous
loop by pulling out the inner cords (lift cords) of wood
blinds, all Horizontal blinds include safety cord-stops.
The cord-stops are knotted to each lift cord 1" to 2"
below the headrail cordlock to prevent the lift cords from
traveling backwards through the cordlock. Some blinds
may come with a decorative tassel placed where you see
the safety cord-stops. This serves the same purpose.
(Fig. 13)
SAFETY CORD-CLEA
TS
Cord cleats are included with every Horizontal blind.
Mount the cord cleat at a safe height, taking into
account furniture or other objects upon which a child
may climb. Then, after each use of the blind, simply wrap
the excess cord around the cleat.
(Fig. 14)
CHILD SAFETY
1"- 2"
WARNING:
Young children can become entangled and strangle
in cords. Keep all cords out of the reach of children.
Safety
Cord-stops
(Fig. 13)
(Fig. 12)
(Fig. 10)
(Fig. 11)
(Fig. 14)