Measuring instructions roller blinds electric roller blinds for french doors
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Fabric on a roller blind is 35mm narrower than the full bracket-to-bracket size meaning that on French doors where two blinds are fitted next to each other, the gap will be approximately 40mm.
Bracket Sizes
Roller blind brackets are universal so they can be top fixed where you screw the blind into the top of the recess or face fixed where the brackets are screwed facewards into the doors or door frame. Use the referenced bracket sizes below to determine where the brackets can be fitted.
Top Fix | Face Fix | |
Used for top fixing into the underside recess |
Used for face fixing into outer door frames or onto doors |
French Doors: French doors have two doors that open inwards or outwards.
Inwards Opening Doors
Check there is room for the brackets to be fitted into the underside recess or onto the outer door frame above the doors and that the doors can still open. If not you will need to fit the blinds onto the doors.
Outwards Opening Doors
As the doors will not restrict the blinds you can fit them into the recess, the door frame or the doors.
Consider the bracket sizes and fixing positions below to make the best decision for your situation.
Traditional French doors can be covered with either one or two blinds depending on where you have chosen to fit them.
One blind will be simpler to operate, however, fabric choice will be more limited to the width of the fabric roll as they are often wider than 200cm.
Two blinds will fit in with the frames of the doors and allow for more functional light control with each blind being operated separately.
Measuring for fitting into the recess
One blind
Width: Measure the wall-to-wall width of the recess at the top where the brackets will be fitted.
Drop: Measure from where the brackets are to be fitted to where the fabric will finish.
Order as recess size.
Two blinds
Width: Measure the wall-to-wall width of the recess at the top and divide it evenly into two. When the blinds are fitted next to each other there will be approximately a 40mm gap which should be in front of the door frame.
Drop: Measure from where the brackets are to be fitted to where the fabric will finish.
Measuring for fitting onto the doors
Width: Measure the required width the fabric needs to be ensuring that it sits inside the handle, making sure it isn’t touching it.
Bear in mind as in the illustration the bracket-to-bracket width of the blind will be approximately 35mm wider than the fabric, so ensure there is enough fitting space for the brackets.
Drop: Measure up to 2 inches below the glass to ensure it's covered.
Order as fabric size
