Buy tie downs and tension devices from hardware or window furnishing stores.
Safety cleats for vertical blinds.
12 cleats with screws.
Choose blinds and curtains with safe design features and warning labels.
We have a large library of instructional videos written instructions and part diagrams.
Drill the screw into the wall at the lower pencil mark.
I was in a rental when my children were younger.
We take great pride in equipping our customers to do their own blind repair.
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A safety standard introduced in 2014 means that new blinds must be safe by design or be supplied with appropriate child safety devices installed.
You can read more about this below.
These let you wind up the cords inside them and then fix them at a safe height without any damage to the blinds or the wall.
Consider blinds that operate without exposed cords.
As i was not allowed to drill into the walls to install cleats i bought blind cord wind ups.
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Repeat for the second cleat attaching it to the wall at the higher mark.
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The cleats should be attached at least 1 5m from the floor.
Ensure the blind provides a way to secure cords so there are no loops or strands that children can reach.
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You can purchase cleats to attach to the wall and wrap the spare cord around.
Child safety cleats for window blind cords.
Take one cord cleat and one screw.
If you already have blinds with looped cords in a child s bedroom we recommend that you remove them.
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The safety of chains can be improved with the use of a tensioning device such as a p clip which stops the chain from hanging loose while still allowing the blind to be operated freely.
At fix my blinds we offer replacement parts and string for blinds and shades.
I found these worked very well.