The previous owners of the house put in really cool blinds in the living room windows. However, they had to take the screens out of the windows in order to make the blinds fit! I love the blinds, but I want to be able to open my windows without having every creepy crawly inside the house! I'm so furious! Is there anything that I can do/use to keep the blinds, but to have some screens?
2007-08-26 07:42:02 · 7 answers · asked by Becs 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Yes, the screens are mounted on the inside. When you want to open the window, you turn the handle that is at the bottom on the window (on the frame) and turn it so the glass part of the window rolls outwards. I did locate the screens but I still can't fit them in there!
Thanks for the help thus far! Keep the answers coming!
2007-08-26 09:07:18 · update #1
your windows are called casement windows. sounds like who ever hung the blinds put them tight to the frame thats doesnt open. the blinds should be moved towards the inside of the house. 1/2" then you should be able to slip the screens up behind the blind
2007-08-27 02:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by chris h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am very curious and I think you need to find out for sure what has happened here.
Screens go on the outside of windows, NOT on the inside. The blinds would not have interfered with the screens.
Check outside and see if there is a place for screens. They may have never had screens to begin with.
Did they leave screens behind? Maybe in the garage. If so, take one to an outside window, place the screen at the top of the window, then push in the bottom. It will snap into place.
2007-08-26 08:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were the screens mounted inside? I don't understand about the blinds and the screens because screens are usually mounted outside of the window. Like the previous person said, you can make a replacement screen or buy one if your window is a standard size.
2007-08-26 07:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can purchase screening frame and screen at most hardware or Home Centers. Some come with the spline included. You will also need the corners that hold the frame together. Not really expensive and is easy to do. I agree that screens go on the outside and they should not have anything to do with the blinds fitting.
2007-08-26 09:01:33 · answer #4 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idiot you bought the house from purchased the wrong "inside" blinds. They should have purchased blinds that mount above the windows, not inside the window.
Your best bet would be to purchase"Outside" mounts to place the blinds on the outside of the windows.
2007-08-28 04:45:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheap way to go? Tack up some grey nylon netting;
Exspensive? Go to a hardware store and buy the screening; buy a tool made for replacing screening and put it into the frame of the screen; Hardware man will tell you how it works.
I believe it is called a splien or something like that.
2007-08-26 07:47:34 · answer #6 · answered by llittle mama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hard task. query using yahoo or google. just that can help!
2016-04-02 00:26:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋