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Post by greenpesto on Sept 26, 2006 23:05:24 GMT 1
Hi,
I've got an old DOR'd wooden venetian in my garage that will fit a customers window if I can shorten the width by 1cm.
Has anyone got any tips on how to do this without making a mess of it?
Your help is appreciated!
GP
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Post by RED on Sept 26, 2006 23:20:50 GMT 1
Hi, I've got an old DOR'd wooden venetian in my garage that will fit a customers window if I can shorten the width by 1cm. Has anyone got any tips on how to do this without making a mess of it? Your help is appreciated! GP Take all the slats out and get them to your local wood yard. Ask them to cut them all down with their industrial cutter. May charge you a couple of quid. Cover the cut ends with brown shoe polish or crayon. Or wood stainer. Cut the top and bottom rails once the slats have been removed. With it only being 1 cm you should be able to trim just one side of everything with out it looking off center. Then just thread it all back together. Red |
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Post by greenpesto on Sept 27, 2006 1:02:25 GMT 1
Thanks Red! I thought there may have been a shorter route to this!! Perhaps £40 for supply & fit may have been worth it?  ? |
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Post by dolly on Sept 27, 2006 8:20:01 GMT 1
GREENPESTO There shouldnt be the need to take it apart. I had one one where after i measured the customer decided to tile part way up the recess. My dad was a carpenter and i took it round he just clamped the slats together tight with elastic bands so as not to mark them and cut them from there. I admit it was small blind anyway and much easier to do. But Good luck.  |
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Post by hereticus on Sept 27, 2006 8:33:03 GMT 1
Hi, I've got an old DOR'd wooden venetian in my garage that will fit a customers window if I can shorten the width by 1cm. Has anyone got any tips on how to do this without making a mess of it? Your help is appreciated! GP Try knocking some plaster off the walls - doesn't make a mess of the blind at all ! |
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Post by blindmansam on Dec 12, 2006 2:02:46 GMT 1
Looks like i need to D/O/R a wooden blind i fitted about 3 months ago . This was the 'old style' .
If i can't repair the blighter , and need it replaced will hillarys need to re-make it in the 'new' style , ie- customer will need to choose a 'new' colour ?
Any one had recent experience on this ?
Why are D/O/R's cropping up just before Xmas ! Its just such a bl@@dy pain.
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Post by keenasmustard on Dec 12, 2006 8:21:23 GMT 1
Looks like i need to D/O/R a wooden blind i fitted about 3 months ago . This was the 'old style' . If i can't repair the blighter , and need it replaced will hillarys need to re-make it in the 'new' style , ie- customer will need to choose a 'new' colour ? Any one had recent experience on this ? Why are D/O/R's cropping up just before Xmas ! Its just such a bl@@dy pain. yes I have had this only for it to be made worse by someone telling the customer that the new type were much more better than the old type ,on hearing this the customer told me that he wanted all 3 blinds on the order changing? ?? and yes I am still waiting for them. so the moal is don't let the customer talk to the idiots at head office |
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Post by royt on Dec 12, 2006 8:35:42 GMT 1
sold 4 pleated roof blinds yesterday, but because of a extractor vent near the ridge i need to fit the blinds 14cm from the ridge...
the roof i think is ultralite and was wondering if i can drill the l profile into the the glazing bars...spoke to a local advisor who advises against.....but spoke to a conservatory company who i used to work for and they have said as long as the screws hit the centre of the bars there shouldn't be a prob.
any suggestions please?
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Post by greenpesto on Dec 12, 2006 11:05:36 GMT 1
Royt-cuba!
The D/Glazing company is correct. Drill into the centre of the narrow glazing bar!
Even if using 25mm pleateds I would advise you fit the 20mm 'L' bracket/bar to the roof glazing bar & drill into that where needed with F/Fix brackets. The Ulta-lite 500 roof is so thick it will not matter if you go through the plastic skin.
You'll need a 3mm hole with No.7 screws for the 'L' bracket into the bars & then use the small rounded head self-tapping screws for the F/Fix brackets.
Hope this helps?
GP
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Post by desmorse on Dec 12, 2006 11:59:59 GMT 1
Looks like i need to D/O/R a wooden blind i fitted about 3 months ago . This was the 'old style' . If i can't repair the blighter , and need it replaced will hillarys need to re-make it in the 'new' style , ie- customer will need to choose a 'new' colour ? Any one had recent experience on this ? Why are D/O/R's cropping up just before Xmas ! Its just such a bl@@dy pain. I think the colours are pretty much the same, only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. I had a missing valance from the old style and easily matched the colour from the new. Even if slightly different, remember "well it's a natural product, shading variations and graining will always occur. Trees don't grow to a BS colour scheme" ;D I've found the new range a massive improvement on the old, but reckon I have to level the cords on 60-70%. Just shows, Hillarys can buy in quality, they just can't build it in. |
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Post by hereticus on Dec 12, 2006 18:58:46 GMT 1
Royt-cuba! The D/Glazing company is correct. Drill into the centre of the narrow glazing bar! Even if using 25mm pleateds I would advise you fit the 20mm 'L' bracket/bar to the roof glazing bar & drill into that where needed with F/Fix brackets. The Ulta-lite 500 roof is so thick it will not matter if you go through the plastic skin. You'll need a 3mm hole with No.7 screws for the 'L' bracket into the bars & then use the small rounded head self-tapping screws for the F/Fix brackets. Hope this helps? GP Go carefully !!! I remember a mailer about 18 months ago telling us not to sell roof pleated blinds to fit under Ultralite Roofs - the heat reflected by the blind melts the roof ! I have walked away from three jobs this year for that very reason, so I suggest that you check with Specialist Products before you proceed on this one. |
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Post by greenpesto on Dec 12, 2006 22:04:37 GMT 1
Actually Hereticus you are correct in part!
What is NOT recommended is the highly reflective backings ( the silvery ones ) as they are likely to cause problems with these roofs but not any of the others.
The cause is that Ultra-lite are made from polypropylene that can melt rather than the poly-carbonate ones used in most other roofs.
You could cover yourself by telling customers to increase the ventilation in the hottest of days to avoid causing THEMSELVES any problems.
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Post by Blind Scout on Dec 13, 2006 2:37:09 GMT 1
Looks like i need to D/O/R a wooden blind i fitted about 3 months ago . This was the 'old style' . If i can't repair the blighter , and need it replaced will hillarys need to re-make it in the 'new' style , ie- customer will need to choose a 'new' colour ? Any one had recent experience on this ? Why are D/O/R's cropping up just before Xmas ! Its just such a bl@@dy pain. Funny that. I have a service call on Thursday, for a sticking wooden venetian. If I can't fix, I will suggest to customer it will need to go back, but leave until next year so she will not be without it over Christmas. Hillary's can then sort it, then I can get 2 service calls. |
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