How to measure blinds

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Once you have decided to put up blinds for your windows, whether they be cheap blinds or exotic expensive blinds, whether they be wood blinds or roman blinds or matchstick blinds, you need to get to the next step of taking the proper measurements to place your order. Taking measurements for blinds seems to be a daunting task for many and yet it is quite simple. In this article, we will briefly explain how to measure blinds to order properly.

All you need is a good metal measuring tape, paper and pencil and you are good to go In order to measure blinds, first start identifying the windows in your house. Note that all windows may not be the same size so make no assumptions. Measure every window individually. Identification of windows must follow a standard procedure that is up to you. For example, if you have three windows in your dining room, you may want to identify them as DN1,DN2 and DN3 or some such methodology and write the corresponding description in your notes such as DN1 is window next to china cabinet in dining room, DN2 is window next to light switch in dining room etc. This way when the blinds arrive, you know which blind goes to which window.

Next start taking measurements and write them down width first and length next. This is a standard order in the blinds industry and stay with their standards. For inside blinds, generally the factories will make a small adjustment to account for the mounting devices. For outside blinds, no such adjustments are made. Check with the supplier of blinds regarding their policy in this regard. Take measurements and write down measurements only in inches. Do not use centimeters or feet or any combination of feet and inches and so on. Inches only. Make sure that the measurement tape that you use is graduated to one-eighths of an inch. All measurements are in inches to one eighths of an inch only.

And finally, once you have taken measurements and written them down, go back and measure again and check your measurements. It is better to measure twice and order once. This saves time, money and aggravation down the road. Happy measuring!