How to Measure Window Blinds: Orange County Blinds, Los Angeles Blinds, San Diego Blinds

Before you even pick up that steel tape measure, you need to decide what kind of window blind you want. Do you want the Window Blinds on the inside of the window casing or outside mounted blinds?

The choice is yours alone, and it makes a huge difference how you want the blinds to hang. Window blinds can change a room from a dull eyesore, to the final dressing in your room. They can muffle sounds traveling from room to room, and give you the privacy you want, not to mention the insulation they provide from the outside in winter and in summer.

Measuring windows will be the most important thing you do, and you must use a steel measuring tape. Cloth measuring tapes may be all right to measure your waist, but they are not accurate enough for any type of construction. Measuring anything that will remain on your window and walls require a precise measurement. No guess work here.

To have the desired covering for your windows you must measure within 1/8 of an inch. Don’t trust your memory write the measurement down on a piece of paper. Another hint, always write the width first, then the length. That is how contractors write their measurement always with the width followed by the length, like this 12x24. If you get those mixed up someone will be in trouble, and your window blinds will not fit properly.

You may need to learn how to read a tape measure. They are not always the same. You might have to count the lines to see how many are in one inch. If you are confused have someone instruct you on this. It is hard to explain in an article.

Now do you understand why it is important to choose how the window blinds will be installed, on the inside or outside of the window frame? Let me explain.

If you install the blind on the inside of the window frame, you will have a small gap between the blind and the window. If there is a wide frame on the window that won’t matter, because no light will be able to get in. Otherwise there might be a gap.

Blinds installed on the outside cover the window completely, and make the window look larger. They may also hide an unsightly window and will enhance your room. Remember though the choice is yours, but measure wisely.

GW Shutters specializes in Orange County blinds, Los Angeles blinds, San Diego blinds, Orange County shutters, Los Angeles shutters, and San Diego shutters.