How To Cut Venetian Blinds
Leaving about a quarter of an inch on either side will suffice.
How to cut venetian blinds. With your scissors cut the cords above the knots and remove the bottom of the blinds. For plastic blinds use a powerful set of sheers. Use a table saw or circular saw to cut the bottom rail and venetian blinds.
Most windows are going to have. Make sure you measure the inside of the frame where the blinds actually fit and not the entire window frame. Securely fasten the blinds onto the cutting area.
Measure in at least three places the top bottom and middle of the window step 2 mark the smallest measurement and cut to this. Finally if the ready made venetian blind you have purchased has a much larger drop than is necessary for the window you want to fit it to then you will probably want to remove some of the slats to make a better fit. Be sure to leave enough room for the blinds to fit inside of the window.
The slats from wood venetian blinds can be cut individually with a hand panel or jigsaw but for the best results all the slats should be cut together with a powered chop saw or bench saw. Once you have measured the window you need to take a saw that is able to cut cleanly through metal in order to not destroy your metal venetian blinds. Step 1 measure the width of the window to determine the necessary width of the blinds.
Hang the main bar in the brackets so the first few slats sit inside the reveal but the rest are still uncut and hang outside where they are easy to cut. You ll be doing yourself a favor if you cut right above the slat below the mark you ve made because it gives you more cord to play with. Use the strings to fully open the blind.
