wingless’ Horizontal Blind Repair

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winglessMember since Nov 2017Jul 15, 2021 9:38 AM CT

One of the horizontal blinds in my rental property failed, with the center lift cord no longer internally attached and instead being loose.

The result of this loose cord is that the blind would not remain in the up position, with only the two end cords, w/o this center lift cord.

Fortunately the internal blind roller was discovered in the home, even though it was missing the axle.

The blind was removed from the window, the loose cord properly threaded back into the correct position. The blind was replaced back onto the window for the remainder of the repair.

The roller holder was pried out of the lower bar. The cord was threaded down through each of the slat slots, then down through the lower bar.

An old failed drill bit was discovered to have the correct outside diameter to work as the roller axle. A 4½” small angle grinder w/ a cutter / grinder wheel was used to clean the end and to cut to length, so it would fit into the roller holder cavity.

The holder was pushed back into the lower bar. The cord was routed around the roller w/ shaft and positioned back into place.

Now the horizontal blind again works normally.

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Eric – TIAMember since Jan 2010Jul 19, 2021 12:31 PM CT

That’s awesome you got it working again. Blinds are expensive so it’s nice saving some cash.