How to choose roller blinds

Perhaps the most modern blinds are rolled. The widest selection of fabrics allows you to achieve the necessary illumination in the room: to dissipate the light, create a light twilight or darken the sunny side. When choosing a blinds, you need to pay attention to the merits of roller curtains. They retain their shapes and sizes, do not melt, do not contain harmful substances, thanks to excellent antistatic properties they almost do not attract dust. And they are considered a great choice for any room.

Content:

1. What are the blinds
2. The design of roller curtains
   • Open system
   • Closed system
3. Roller control
4. Materials for roller curtains
5. Types of roller blinds
6. Subtleties of using roller blinds
7. Frozen roller curtains
   • The width of the canvas
   • The height of the canvas
8. Fastening roller curtains

What are the blinds

The blinds are a French word that has not been into our language too long, as well as the concept that it means curtains consisting of parallel plates, which serve to protect against dust, atmospheric precipitation, sunlight and to regulate thermal and air flows.

Blinds are vertical, horizontal and roller. The main element of all structures, with the exception of roller, are lamellas - strips that are made of various materials of fabric, aluminum, plastic, wood and even metal. The type of blinds indicates how their lamellas are placed horizontally or vertically.

The most common material from which lamellas for horizontal blinds are made is aluminum. This metal is inexpensive, practical and there are a wide variety of colors that can harmoniously fit into any interior. The most common width of aluminum lamellas is 25 millimeters, however, there are blinds with narrow lamps of 16 millimeters on sale.

Compared to aluminum, wooden blinds have a whole list of advantages, because the tree is natural, environmentally friendly material, and the blinds made from it almost do not heat up in the sun. But these advantages of such blinds significantly affect and their price is more expensive than aluminum more than more expensive. Most often, wooden blinds with the width of the lamellas are produced, which is 25 and 50 millimeters.

Vertical blinds are most often found in offices. The most common material that is used for the production of vertical blinds is considered to be fabric, or more precisely, polyester, the cost and quality of which is dependent on its density. A fabric pattern will also affect the price of fabric blinds: lamellas, which are made of rich dense fabrics with an interesting pattern and complex weaving of fibers, will cost you much more.

Rolled blinds are made from a continuous strip of fabric, which is of different transparency almost invisible and such that in the room creates a continuous darkness. Similar roller blinds UNI are plain and with different patterns. In addition to tissue roots, more exotic options are also produced.

The design of roller curtains

Rolled blinds are a single canvas made of smooth material, which can close the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe window and curl up if necessary in a roll from the bottom up. The canvas is neatly folded into a roll and is located separately for each glass on the window. Behind the tissue of roller blinds, guides are placed along which the lower bar glides, so the curtain from the window will not leave even with drafts or in its inclined position. Two groups of fabric curtains are conditionally distinguished: an open system without a box and a closed system with a box.

Open system

An open system is a design of a shaft on which a strip of fabric, mechanism and lower bar is wound. Varieties of open systems can differ in the shaft diameter, the shape and width of the lower bar, as well as the shape of the bracket. The principle of the functioning of all open systems is the same.

It is customary to select the system according to the size of the opening: remember that the larger the width of plastic and roller blinds, the more the diameter of the fabric curtains should be, respectively, the mechanism for the selected shaft. Using an open system, you can close the entire window opening and separate sash. When removing sizes, it is necessary to determine the width of the fabric, given the fact that the dimensions, taking into account the mechanisms of tissue blinds, will differ by about 25-35 millimeters, depending on the selected mechanism. The price of such rooks on the windows is relatively low.

Closed system

A closed system of roller curtains is a design consisting of a shaft on which they wound the fabric, mechanism, lower bar, box and guides. The box is needed to close the shaft with wound fabric. The fabric in a closed role is located on top of the frame out of the box, on the sides in two guides and below in the lower bar. Such a design eliminates the problems of sagging during the inclined position of the fabric samples, provides an excellent fit of the material to the window opening.

There are closed systems, which are installed exclusively on separate sashes with a rectangular -shape. In such systems, guides are attached to the staff with a double -sided tape. Removing the dimensions of such a system, it is customary to measure the distance from the middle rib on one graduate to the middle rib of the other.

Closed systems, which have a P-shaped guide, are installed on the entire window opening and separate sash. For the size of tissue rolls with the P-shaped guides, they take the width, taking into account the guides. In this case, the light opening will be less than the guides. If you need airiness, lightness and cheapness, it is better to give preference to open blinds on the windows. If for you the first place is practical and functional properties, then stop your choice on closed -type tissue curtains.

Roller control

Three different types of mechanical adjustment of roller curtains are distinguished: a chain cord, a spring holder and an electric drive.

The principle of functioning of the chain mechanism is based on the fact that the fabric from which the blinds are made is lowered or folded using a cord, which can be installed from any convenient side for you.

Rolled blinds with a spring holder have easy control and are fixed automatically, when the required level is achieved. The width of the roller blinds can reach half a meter. But their minus is that the springs in the mechanism stretch over time, and each time the fixation of the curtains becomes more difficult.

The functioning of cassette roller curtains with electric drive is based on their adjustment using an electric motor. Rolled curtains with any adjustment method also provide new opportunities in the process of decorating premises of any type.

Materials for roller curtains

The most popular materials for the manufacture of roller curtains are: cotton, polyester, nylon and fiberlass, as well as many other synthetic and natural fabrics. In the manufacture of these blinds, velvety fabrics and metallic material are used, smooth or embroidered, with bright prints or almost transparent.

Sometimes decorative elements, such as a brush, braid or fringe, add to rolled blinds.
Tissues for roller curtains are durable and resistant to temperature changes, have a whole list of special properties. They are dusting, antistatic, antibacterial, resistant to burnout, and additional impregnation on some types can create the effect of a thermal mirror, so the room does not heat up. And the air layer that occurs between the glass and the curtain prevents the penetration of cold air in winter and retains cool in the summer.

The appearance of fabric roller curtains allows you to harmoniously combine these products with different interior elements, including with the main curtains. Select rolled curtains on wooden and PVC windows, and for balcony openings. By the level of light transmission of fabric for roller curtains, they are divided into such categories:

Transparent blinds are able to disperse sunlight well, mainly used with curtains and curtains. They perform such roller curtains exclusively decorative function.

Dimout such blinds partially pass the light of the sun, while delaying warmth. This fabric is favorable for shading of office premises and living rooms, is also widely used for mini-orange and winter gardens.

Rolled blinds Blackout luminous multi -layer fabric, which completely delays sunlight. This is a great solution for children's and sleeping rooms, conference rooms and premises with a home theater.

Blinds of the day -night - made of fabric, which in itself combines transparent and opaque horizontal stripes. The light that penetrates the room is regulated by shifting transparent relatively opaque strips.

Types of roller blinds

Today, the market is presented such types of roller blinds:

1. Wooden roller blinds. Such curtains can more often be seen in modern interiors. They are horizontal systems made of wood of environmentally friendly material, which has a beautiful texture and appearance. Thanks to special processing, the tree in the sun does not burn out and is resistant to the harmful effects of moisture. There are wooden blinds made of lacquered and laminated wood, which can be of any color.
2. Bamboo roller blinds. Such products can significantly transform the interior and make a touch of exotic into it. Such curtains are made from bamboo stripes and straws of different colors and textures, which are fastened together with special decorative threads. Bamboo is characterized by special lightness, moisture resistance and strength, and this combination of properties has almost no analogues. Bamboo blinds are reliable, functional and easy to control, and also allow you to let as much sun into the room as necessary.
3. Fabric roller blinds. The most important feature of rolled tissue blinds is the opportunity to achieve almost any light, and even complete darkness. But if earlier dense and heavy curtains were an almost integral attribute of any housing, today more and more interiors are made up with transparent and light fabrics on the windows. Fabric blinds are translucent, with different overflows, elements of ethnic drawings and applications. Recently, fabrics with metallic and golden brilliance have gained particular popularity.
4. Rolls Rollite. Such curtains have one advantage, they are attached to the window sash and therefore allow you to completely darken the room if necessary. At the same time, the blinds do not constrain the ability of the window to perform the function of ventilation, without touching the blinds themselves at the same time. And to ventilate the room is often necessary in the dark, when the curtains are usually lowered. Such roller blinds are represented in a wide range of textures, colors and drawings. Rollight roller fabrics are processed with special dusting impregnation and are of different densities.

Subtleties of using roller blinds

When operating roller curtains, special attention should be paid to caring for them. Unlike traditional curtains with numerous folds, lambrequins and waxes that are able to collect dust, roller blinds, soaked in antistatic substances, almost gather dust. It is enough to periodically wipe them with a damp soft rag.

But remember that these blinds require neat and careful handling, especially if they are in the kitchen: pollution, soot and fat for them are excessively dangerous. Therefore, wrap the kitchen blinds when you wash the window or make cooking. When caring for rolled curtains, you can use a washing powder with a neutral pH. Stains from roller curtains can be removed using a means for colored things, without fail on a natural basis. Moisten the sponge in the solution and carefully clean the pollution.

A cheap bleach or solvent will only harm the canvas. A soap solution suitable for blinds with lamellas is in this case out of work. But this is not all the departure. Rolled blinds must be cleaned every week with a soft nozzle of a vacuum cleaner or using a brush.

The disadvantages of roller curtains should also be taken into account when using them. When the window is closed with curtains, it will not work to open the window or window. This will turn out only if they are attached directly to the window of the window. But what will they close then if the window is open?

Frozen roller curtains

In order to correctly select the sizes of curtains from the fabric, the correct measurements of the window frame, distances to loops, slopes, handles, and graduates should be carried out. Ready -made roller curtains are usually sold in several sizes (each manufacturer has its own size scale). To adjust the purchased material to the dimensions of your window, cut the desired height of the curtain with scissors and drink the mounting tube with a file for metal. But before that, the width and height of the canvas should be calculated.

The width of the canvas

First of all, measure the size of the glass in the window frame, since the selected fabric should completely close the transparent part and even with a small margin. Keep in mind that such a width should not be too large so that the fabric does not catch the handles and other fittings.

So it will be optimal to measure the distance between the left edge of the left graduate and the right edge of the right graduate. You also need to remember that the full width of the fabric and the width of the mini rolled blinds are different concepts, therefore, when choosing roller curtains, do not mix them up.

In addition to the fabric, you should also arrange fasteners, which can have its sizes in each case. Learn the instructions, corners and other fasteners, which is included in the set of the roll curtain. The width of the frame should be enough on the fabric of the blinds and the elements of the mount.

In a set with rolled blinds, corners are most often supplied, which have a width of 23 millimeters. Since there are two of them, it is necessary to add 46 millimeters to an existing canvas. There are corners of a different size, because in order to prevent troubles, it is better to measure all the sizes of the window, study the market offer and only then purchase the product.

The height of the canvas

Similarly, you need to do with a height. In this case, it is customary to measure the distance between the lower edge of the lower stalk and the upper edge of the upper stack. Add the height of fasteners to the resulting size, which happens for different systems. The height of the mounting corner in standard roller curtains is 35 millimeters.

When fastening roller curtains in the opening, and not on the frame, the measurement of the width should be carried out, given the protruding fittings. Combine the height with the place of future fastening of the roller blinds system. The excessive length of the curtains is not a problem, since part of the curtains from the bobin will not be unwound. But the lack of fabric can cause inconvenience: in the lower part there will be an unnecessary gap.

The maximum height of the material, which is guaranteed to withstand, is only 1.5 meters. Therefore, if your glass has just such dimensions, you will receive a small gap in the lower part due to the dimensions of the fasteners.
When selecting a right -sided or left -sided control system, make sure that the chain does not cling to the window pens. The length of the chain, which is included in the set of rolled blinds of the zebra, can be adjusted, depending on your own preferences.

Fastening roller curtains

Manufacturers indicate that roller blinds can be fixed in 5 minutes. However, in fact, your installation will move 10 to 30 minutes of time for each window. In addition to fabric for curtains, a metal tube, fasteners, fishing line with guides, as a rule, the instructions are also included. Rolled curtains can be installed on the walls, attached to the ceiling, in the window opening or on the PVC window.

It is the last decision that will help to release space in front of the window itself. Due to the cassette system, it will be possible to install curtains directly on the window sash, which allows you to open the window along with roller blinds. Thanks to the design of the cassette system, the curtains will fit well to the window, which allows you to more effectively hide the room from the sun, and also protect the owners from prying eyes.

Fasteners are installed on opening windows. To attach the blinds on the deaf sash, it is recommended to use screws or glue. You can twist the roller curtains on your own manually, using the control panel and at the expense of the electrical wire, which is attached to the wall. The chain mechanism for lowering and lifting the canvas is usually located on the side of the curtain, and can be installed both on the left and the right side.

So, after the roller blinds have been chosen, you need to act in accordance with this instructions for fastening roller curtains:

1. To begin with, gently unpack the roller blinds so that nothing is damaged.
2. Remove the side plugs from the structure and adjust its sizes if you need to cut it.
3. Attach the roller curtain to the window structure, attach with the help of self -tappers to the stacks of the window, which are located on the sides.
4. Put the plugs back to your former place.
5. Free the guide from the protective film and insert the blinds under the lid. Press the heading. In the same way, set the second guide.
6. Test the performance of Rollight. Remember that the fabric should go down and rise freely so that no seals are observed.
7. Install the lock that is responsible for the control circuit. Insert a chain into it.

In addition, another undeniable advantage of roller curtains, which affects the convenience of operation of the blinds, is the possibility of buying remote control. Thanks to such a device, you can let the first rays of the sun into the house without getting out of bed.