Measurement guide

How to measure for a made-to-measure blind.

Two measurements decide the price: the width across the window and the drop from where the blind hangs to where it stops. Measure in millimetres if you can. Take each measurement in three places and use the smallest.

Width first, then drop. Measure each in three places and use the smallest.

What you need

A steel tape measure
A pencil
A notepad, or your phone

Inside recess, or outside overlap

This is the first decision, and it changes the size you send us.

Inside recess

The blind sits within the window opening. Measure the width and the drop in three places and send the smallest. We deduct 4 mm each side so the blind runs freely.

Best for: bedrooms and anywhere the light gap must be sealed.

Outside overlap

The blind hangs over the recess and overlaps the frame. Decide how much you want to overlap at each side, and at the top and bottom. We recommend at least 75 mm each side.

Best for: living rooms, where you want no light around the edge.

Fitting instructions

Every blind arrives with its brackets, screws, rawl plugs and chain. Installation is a two-person job for anything over 2 m wide, and about half an hour for one blind.

01
Mark the brackets
Hold the blind up where it will hang and mark the bracket positions on the wall or the ceiling. Check both marks are level before you drill.
02
Fit the brackets
Drill 6 mm holes, fit the rawl plugs, then screw the brackets until they are firm but will still take the tube.
03
Hang the blind
With the blind fully wound, find the pin on the end opposite the controls and locate it in the bracket first, then fix the control end into the other bracket.
04
Test it
Run the chain both ways a few times. The blind should travel smoothly with no catch. If it binds, stop and call us.

Still not sure?

Send us a photograph of the window and your two measurements. We will confirm the size with you before anything is cut.

Ask us to size it

Size converter

Type a measurement and read it in the unit you keep the tape in.

Millimetres: -
Centimetres: -
Inches: -

The two numbers we need

Width: Across the window, left to right, at the narrowest point.
Drop: From the top of the blind down to where you want it to stop.

How to measure for a made-to-measure blind.

Width first, then drop. Measure each in three places and use the smallest.

Inside recess, or outside overlap

This is the first decision, and it changes the size you send us.

Inside recess

The blind sits within the window opening. Measure the width and the drop in three places and send the smallest. We deduct 4 mm each side so the blind runs freely.

Best for: bedrooms and anywhere the light gap must be sealed.

Outside overlap

The blind hangs over the recess and overlaps the frame. Decide how much you want to overlap at each side, and at the top and bottom. We recommend at least 75 mm each side.

Best for: living rooms, where you want no light around the edge.

Fitting instructions

Every blind arrives with its brackets, screws, rawl plugs and chain. Installation is a two-person job for anything over 2 m wide, and about half an hour for one blind.

Mark the brackets

Hold the blind up where it will hang and mark the bracket positions on the wall or the ceiling. Check both marks are level before you drill.

Fit the brackets

Drill 6 mm holes, fit the rawl plugs, then screw the brackets until they are firm but will still take the tube.

Hang the blind

With the blind fully wound, find the pin on the end opposite the controls and locate it in the bracket first, then fix the control end into the other bracket.

Test it

Run the chain both ways a few times. The blind should travel smoothly with no catch. If it binds, stop and call us.

Still not sure?

Send us a photograph of the window and your two measurements. We will confirm the size with you before anything is cut.

Ask us to size it