Roller blinds for plastic windows without drilling: selection and installation

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Rcurtains are a radically redesigned and highly technological version of classic Roman blinds. This is a lightweight construction consisting of a web, guides and an axis on which the fabric is wound. Compact size is an obvious, but far from the main advantage of this kind of curtains. The main advantage is an excellent appearance, practical materials and a great variety of colors and types of paintings. Those who do not want to spoil the frame should turn their attention to roller blinds for plastic windows without drilling.

Roller blinds

The content of the article

1 Why are roller blinds good?
2 Types of roll products
3 Video: how to fix Roman shades without drilling a frame
4 Installation of curtains
5 Models and manufacturers
6 Operation secrets
7 Choosing the right curtains
8 Video: installation of mini roller blinds

Why are roller blinds good?

In cases where there is no place for massive classic curtains or they do not fit into interior, a laconic and elegant solution comes to the rescue - roll designs. They are truly versatile and appropriate in any room. If the color and texture of the paintings are chosen correctly, they can be hung in the kitchen, bedroom, living room or even in the office. The use of roller blinds does not negate the curtains, they can be successfully combined, this will create a luxurious effect.

Curtains in the office

The only drawback of roller blinds is the type of fastening, for which you have to make holes in the frames. The designers have seriously reworked the roll systems, made them as lightweight as possible and equipped them with new mounts. Today, most roll products do not require preliminary drilling of frames and can be fixed with polymer glue or special structural elements.

Curtains are an element of decor that, by definition, will be replaced with something new after a short time. Statistics show that plastic windows are replaced no more often than once every 15 to 20 years, but the curtains on them replace each other 10 times more often.

Mechanism fixed on the window

Types of roll products

The curtains differ in configuration and fastening types. There are open and closed designs with clip or adhesive strips. Various blade options and drive types are available.

Mini blinds

Mini curtains are the simplest and most lightweight designs. They are ideal for glue mounting. It is important to understand that the fastening strength depends on the area of the adhesive strip, or rather on the ratio of the length of the sheet to the width of the curtain box. Narrow and long ones will hold up worse than wider models.

Narrow curtains mini

Mini curtains consist of an aluminum hollow shaft, two bearings that allow lifting and lowering the canvas without friction and unnecessary load, plugs and a box, inside which all elements are mounted. Many curtain models have a removable top box cover. It can be made in various colors, some people prefer to wear it at all, since the shaft with the canvas wound on it looks great when open.

Curtains in cassettes

As a material for the linen, a synthetic fabric with various degrees of transparency is used: from a dull opaque blackout material to a transparent tulle. Any fabric is impregnated with a special polymer compound that protects it from stretching and fading. Even natural fabrics are impregnated, so they better repel dust and require less cleaning. On the lower cut, the curtain fabric has a weighting bar - a narrow metal or plastic bar that prevents folds from forming. A snug fit to the window sash is achieved thanks to the guides.

Rolled cloth

Day-night curtains

Fashionable roller blinds for plastic windows without drilling "day - night" in the strict sense are not roller blinds, since the canvas cannot be rolled up and the window cannot be fully opened. Their characteristics are more like blinds, since they constantly close the window, and the pattern in the form of stripes is designed to adjust the degree of illumination. With the help of mechanisms, the roller turns in such a way that the strips move relative to each other. Such curtains are not supplied with weights, and are usually used without any guides.

Curtains "day - night" in the bedroom

Blinds "day - night" in the office

Day-night curtains in the living room

Electric blinds

Roller blinds on a plastic window without drilling can be either manually operated, lifted using a regular chain, or connected to a remote control system. The electric motor that drives the shaft and the blade is of a miniature size. The advantage of electrical systems is that lifting and lowering occurs smoothly and without jerks, which prolongs the life of such a curtain. An obvious disadvantage is the high cost, sometimes the price of electrical equipment is several times higher than the price of the curtain itself.

Wall-mounted controller

Such devices work from the network. Each curtain is supplied with a motor which is connected to and controlled by the controller. In systems existing today, one controller can output up to four motors. All connected curtains are controlled according to a predefined program. You can set the rise - descent on command from the remote control, or you can set up the system in such a way that the curtains will rise and fall at a certain time of the day.

Helpful information! Controllers with light sensors, can set the mode themselves based on the intensity of sunlight outside the window.

Video: how to fix Roman shades without drilling a frame

Installation of curtains

Roller blinds are installed on plastic windows without drilling and unnecessary markings - using glue or plastic brackets. The brackets are only suitable for very narrow models with a short transom, as they are not strong enough to hold a wide leaf. Classic adhesive bonding increases the adhesion area and distributes the load evenly.

Mounting brackets

Mounting option on special brackets without gluing

Step 1. On the back wall of the curtain box, polymer glue is already applied.Before removing the protective film, you need to make the markings. It is important to center the canvas and measure the horizontal carefully. A curtain mounted with a slope will fail in a couple of months.

Step 2. Installation of guides - gluing a narrow plastic profile on the sides of the frame. It is imperative to make an allowance on both sides of 5 - 7 mm, as much as possible for free play.

Step 3. Installation of curtains. The protective film is removed, the box is glued strictly according to the marking. After that, the curtain is checked, restrictions are set on the cord. When you are convinced that everything works, the mechanism can be closed with a lid.

Glue fastening step by step

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Models and manufacturers

The production of roller blinds is a simple process from a technological point of view. Any atelier that provides curtain sewing services is capable of creating high-quality products using simple equipment. Companies manufacturing plastic windows also have this opportunity. Roller blinds for plastic windows and doors without drilling are created to order, taking into account individual measurements, so there are mostly domestic manufacturers on the market.

Helpful information! Quality can be determined visually. Italian and German components are a big plus, as manufacturers from these countries supply very high quality fittings.

Designer curtains

Linen imitation canvas

Operation secrets

Roller blinds, like any others, quickly collect dust, therefore they require regular maintenance and cleaning. The manufacturer must advise in advance which type of cleaning is suitable. The canvas is subject to fading, this is a natural process. The lower the quality of the fabric and the higher the percentage of nylon in its composition, the faster the curtain will lose its fresh look.

It is necessary to use curtains fixed with glue very carefully, without jerking or sudden movements. Any curtain will fail sooner or later and will require replacement. A high-quality mechanism will last longer than a piece of fabric, so a worn out tightly can be simply replaced with a new one.

Curtains in the interior

Choosing the right curtains

A quality curtain has the following features:

smooth silent running;
the parts are exactly matched to each other, it feels like there should be no backlash inside the cassette;
the cloth should not have any "plastic" smell, its thickness should be uniform, the directions of the lobe and transverse threads should be observed.