Minor problem with cordless Venetian Blinds

Aug 06, 2024 Last reply: 1 year ago 4 Replies

I just replaced a couple of old Venetian Blinds with the new cordless ones. Since they don't have cords they are safer for small children who have know to be killed when they got caught up in the cords.



Then I realized that they have a minor problem. I can work them ok, but my daughter can't.



They are closed by catching hold of the bottom runner and pulling it down. My daughter is 5 feet 1 inch tall. She can't reach them to pull them down. There will have to be something to extend the bottom so it is in her reach. Of course she can't open the all the way either.



Bill


Hi Bill,

Easy Peezy!! > Get a 8' 2x4 board. (Not Pressure Treated) > Connect a Eye Hook on one end. > Cut to the length that is desirable by your Daughter. > Widdle or Shave down as needed.

Done!!!

Even easier. Don't open then all the way.

Mine are at the same height as when I installed them over 5 years ago. Double hung windows, bottom half not covered, top half is, except bedroom that is mostly down.

2x4? That seems a bit of overkill. You can get dowels, which are round and much closer to a convenient size, and put a hook in one end.

Bill

Gee Whiz Bill, you's got's no humor!?!?!

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