Blinds & Shades Installation Guides
Yes, installing your new custom window blinds and shades is a great DIY project. Please refer to the instruction guides below for the type of blind being installed. Please observe the following instructions to ensure a beautiful fit for your new blinds. If you have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to call our customer service department at 888-650-6873.
The guides below provide important information for the blinds and shades purchased from hotBlinds.com and were measured using our measuring instructions. If you still have questions regarding how to install your blinds or the guides below do not address an unusual application, please contact us.
Customer Service
Phone: 888-650-6873
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 6:30pm CST
Saturday: email support only
Child Safety Info
Window Covering Safety Council
Learn how you can reduce the risks in your home when it comes to installing window blinds.
Phone: 212-297-2100
Email: info@windowcoverings.org
Guides
Select the proper installation guide for the type of window blinds or shades purchased
Includes our Aluminum Blinds, Faux Wood Blinds, & Real Wood Blinds.
Review the Installation Guide for Horizontal Blinds
Includes our pleated shades, single honeycomb cellular shades, & double honeycomb cellular shades.
Review the Installation Guide for Cellular & Pleated Shades
Includes all roller shade products & solar shades.
Review the Installation Guide for Roller Shades
Includes all vertical blinds and shades.
Review the Installation Guide for Vertical Blinds
Includes all Roman shades.
Review the Installation Guide for Roman Shades (PDF)
Includes all woven wood shades.
Review the Installation Guide for Woven Wood Shades
Other Installation Guides
Intructions for other products or discontinued items no longer sold on hotBlinds.com.
- How to Replace a Metal Spring Roller (PDF)
- Hunter Douglas Installation Guide (PDF)
- Comfortex Harmony Vertical Blinds Installation Guide
- Cellular Slider Installation Guide (PDF)
IMPORTANT: CHILD SAFETY
Young children are unaware of the many dangers from window blind cords. Toddlers especially have a natural inclination to reach out for cords accessible from cribs, beds, or by climbing on chairs placed close to windows. Infants may be able to pull nearby window cords into the crib and around their heads. Toddlers and older children often become tangled in window cords after climbing onto furniture to look out a window. When furnishing and decorating, make sure to locate cribs and beds away from windows where dangling cords are reachable. Also, look beyond the bedrooms. Living rooms, home offices, or any room with a corded window covering should be childproofed so sofas and chairs cannot provide children with climbing access to a window. This should be a major concern for parents with small children or for anyone whose home or office may occasionally be visited by people accompanied by small children.
When the safety of children is concerned never take anything for granted. To learn more about how you can reduce the risks in your home, we urge you to visit the Window Covering Safety Council website at www.windowcoverings.org. The Window Covering Safety Council can also be reached at 212-297-2100.