5 years later and this video is still helping people out. Thanks for the upload mate. Was a real big help.

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

Just got the blind from Dunelm, scratching my head jumped on You tube and you my friend made me realize how simple it was..Much Appreciated and all this time later we are still being helped by you...Big Thanks

Thank you for this. I’ve got a dunelm blind to fit this weekend and I feel much more at ease having watched this

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

Hope it went well for you.

Excellent video - one of the best DIY videos on KZread…and not just about blinds! A craft knife with fresh blade and a long thin straight edge can also be used to trim the blind material and may leave less “jaggedy” bits but go with what you feel comfy with. I fitted a Dunelm blind about 5 years ago and nearly cut it too short by following their own instructions - this is much much better👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@SquidgyBidgey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, that is extremely kind of you to say that. I agree that a sharp craft would do the job very well. I opted out of that option (before nearly going that way) as I didn't want to cut the lino as well.

@guysubmarinerguy9387

2 жыл бұрын

@@SquidgyBidgey Correct. I should’ve added I slid an off cut of plywood underneath so that I was cutting into that😀

Many thanks - well explained and illustrated - Blu-Tac is now in my tool box.Keep up the good work,Keith

Superb video. Very easy to follow and slow and clear at every stage. Good tips on where to work (kitchen floor in his case), how to mark lines accurately, how to cut the fabric and the top and bottom rails etc. He speaks clearly and loud. Very good guide, hope I can do as well myself this afternoon.

Using this video really helped me put up 2 blackout blinds from Dunelm - thank you so much! A hint for others, I bought a pair of wallpaper cutting scissors from Wilkos for 95p and the long cutting blade made for a very easy cut of the fabric 👍

@SquidgyBidgey

7 жыл бұрын

Good call on the scissors. Mine were fabric shears, but the wallpaper scissors are an excellent idea.

great video, thank you for taking the time to make it - I have bought a set from Dunelm so this is just the help I needed 🤘

@SquidgyBidgey

7 жыл бұрын

Cool, glad the vid was of use to you.

Just purchased a new property, and one of these blinds. great video! fully appreciate the time you've taken to make this :)

@SquidgyBidgey

8 жыл бұрын

Cool. Glad the video was useful for you.

Absolutely brilliant. If only the manufacturer's instructions were half as good. Thank you for the good work

@SuperLittleTyke

10 күн бұрын

Yeah, Dunelm's instructions are only fit for the trash.

Thanks, I'm fitting a blind today, also from Dunelm. I'm feeling a lot more confident :)

Life saver. A gem of a video. This helped me a non handyman to install my Dunelm blinds. By the way anyone cutting their blinds down, measure the actual blind material, don't go by the width the packaging says. I know he mentions it but just emphasising as it almost caught me out.

@muyisoremekun8838

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. A very good video. So detailed

Excellent video!! I won't have to wait for my other half to fit the blind now! So glad you showed us how to cut the blind to size as well, that's the part I was worried about the most 😊

@whiterabbit1632

Жыл бұрын

NEVER rely on men!

Nice clear video, I now feel brave enough to look for a blind to install! Cheers!!

Thank you so much for this. Really thorough and helpful explanation. I just cut to size and fitted my John Lewis blind. I was stumped with the instructions until I saw this!

Excellent! I have two blinds to fit two adjacent windows and having fitted the brackets was about to take the blinds into my workshop to cut to size. I was a little uneasy that the dimensions I was left with after deducting the 32mm may be suspect as the instructions were not as clear as I would like. So I decided to check this on KZread. I'm pleased I did because I had interpreted Dunelm instructions for the cutting distance to be the distance "between" the two brackets - so I took the inside measurement between the brackets. You were quite specific in using your "blu-tack" to emphasize that it was the "outside" dimension to be used. I realize that the difference may be only 5 or 6 mm - but I'm sure that could make the difference of a blind that runs free or a blind that "Binds". I am a great believer in getting it right. So I agree with another post that your instructions should replace those of Dunelm.

Update! You gave me the confidence, and I did it! I didn't have to cut it either as it is a massive frame with a smaller window. Just added the 3.2 on. Thanks!

Fabulously clear, precise and very helpful - thank you squidgy

This video was extremly helpful - my Dunelm sheer blinds , all 4 of them are now hanging up nicely:) i wouldnt have managed to cut to size without you! Thank you

@SquidgyBidgey

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Thank you for uploading this its going to help me to reposition and cut-down the dunelm roller blinds in my bathroom. The tip re the tape has been especially useful for me.💕

May 2022 and still helping! Thanks for taking the time to do an in-depth video.

Thank you this was so helpful - had no instructions for this blind (apparently there were none with it but then I didn't open the packet......) and would have had to go back to the shop or get it wrong without this - really clear and you have explained it all brilliantly, thanks again

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, glad it helped.

Great piece of work, very helpful and it also serves as a guide to uniquely Scottish words like "footery" :)

thanks a lot for doing this video. helped me massively today putting up our new blind!

@SquidgyBidgey

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul L You are very welcome.

Hey just wanted to say a big thank you. It was so helpful & so well explained!

@SquidgyBidgey

6 жыл бұрын

you are very welcome

Dunelm should use this on their site, far better than their video. Thanks your little piece of paper with the maths on it saved me cutting the material the wrong size, really helped as for some reason I didn’t take the size of the blind into account when deciding how much to cut off, and also the bluetac tip was great too. Thanks.

thanks for the video. I have now successfully put up my son's blackout blind from Dunelm.

Thank you so much for your brilliant video. Though it took me several hours and rewinding your vid I finally got there and without your clear concise instructions it could have turned out badly! The blue tac kept me sane! The problem for me was that it was a bathroom blind and the sink was in the way.

Thank you for this very informative video. This was useful for a complete novice like me. I purchased the exact same blinds from Dunelm so discovering this video after I bought my purchase was fantastic. I successfully installed my blinds 😊.

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! I'm pleased to know it was of use to you.

Brilliant! Just what I needed! Took me all day, mind....

@SquidgyBidgey

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome and at least you got there.

Thanks for putting that together. I am getting ready to replace the shades in my camper (campervan/caravan?), and found your presentation very helpful.

@SquidgyBidgey

8 жыл бұрын

+pcsheets Thank you, glad the vid is of use to you.

Great video, just what I needed.

My tip is to, before trimming the blind, remove the roller and double up the blind on your dining table, measure with set square and marker and then cut. Saves a lot of back ache and cuts down the possibility of mistakes. If the blind does not stick back satisfactorily then use thin double sided tape from hobby craft. Hobby craft do 28cm dressmaking scissors for £1.50. I used an elastic band to mark the roller. Great video by the way. Watched it twice and it was a great help.

A brilliant "how to" video. Every step in logical sequence and optional tips. (I won't be fitting the annoying safety device either - personal circumstances and common sense dictate, though I will keep then in case we sell the house or circumstances change). The only issue I have is cutting the fabric - I always prefer a straight edge and craft knife/scalpel. It guarantees no ragged edge. Anyway, thank you - superbly clear,

Just tried to fit a Dunelm blind following their instructions, didn't fit, too long. After searching the interweb found your vid, brilliant. Remeasured and recut ( what a faf( ) now all ok. Now for the next one. Thank you!

Thanks very much just bought one feel a lot happier doing it now

@williampainter2821

3 жыл бұрын

Totally brilliant video Top man thank you so much

Excellent can't wait to install you have made perfect sense of this x thank you x

@SquidgyBidgey

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

Thanks mate, worked a treat and thanks especially for all the invaluable tips about how to do a really professional job :)

A very helpful video showing every step in detail. Thank you.

Much much better than the Dunelm video. Thanks

@SquidgyBidgey

2 ай бұрын

you are very welcome. Good luck with fitting your blinds.

Very well explained which has helped me a lot. I have to fit blind myself as I live alone and have struggled a wee bit with this task so thank you...

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I'm really REALLY glad the video helped you out.

very much appreciate that video. excellent help for me. your clear explanation step by step was highly instructive. thank you.

@SquidgyBidgey

8 жыл бұрын

+charliecheeze1 You are very welcome.

Very informative mate thanks for uploading!

Thanks I have a pair of these blinds about to go up and needed a diy confidence boost. Now it's time to impress my expectant wife!

@SquidgyBidgey

8 жыл бұрын

Cool. Glad the vid helped and if the baby is now here, congrats, if not congrats for when it arrives.

The new brackets have a plastic backing. These add 5mm to each side so the amount to be removed is 42mm not 32mm.

@victoryroman3941

2 жыл бұрын

Is that for every blind on every window? X

@Julian.hanford

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, these brackets have a removable plastic backing, so If you are fitting inside the frame you just remove then and the same original measurements apply.

That’s very well put together video. Thanks

Thank you Squidgy ! Without doubt the worst set of instructions I’ve ever seen. Was about to take the blind back for a refund before I found your video Thanks again !

Great video, one minor point is to put the springy plain end into the bracket first then you can use the weight of the blind itself as well as holding it to depress the springy end, which then allows you to fit the fixed mechanism end. Very helpful video gave me more confidence to cut mine down. I’m doing our conservatory so have 8 blinds to do!!

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

Great point! Ouch 8 blinds, that's a lot of work. Hope it all went smoothly.

Thanks for this. Brilliant tutorial. Helped me put up my blinds

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Top lad. Thank you, needed this. X

The best thank I learnt from your tutorial as how to mask a pole before cutting to make it perfectly even. Thanks for posting

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Please come around to my house and fit my Dunelm blinds .....😂😂😂 what a nightmare if you don’t have the confidence or tools to do this yourself . Thank you for your video

Thank you precise instructions enabled me to get it right first time.👍

@SquidgyBidgey

7 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. Glad it helped.

@ramiropadilla3256

7 жыл бұрын

The best

Thanks a lot for this. You have taught me so much today.

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Thank you that’s brilliant just bought a roller blind from Dunelm yesterday and if can do this will be fitting about 5 more which are a fraction the cost of made to measure

Excellent video, the ' Leave at least 1cm gap between the top of the recess' in the instructions threw me, so I'll do mine the way you did, thanks.

@SquidgyBidgey

4 жыл бұрын

Cool, glad the vid helped you out bud.

@MitchCann

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@MitchCann

2 жыл бұрын

Any chance that you know the Brand name of this Roller Blind? It’s exactly the same as mine, I just need to replace the plastic side that won’t turn one way. Thanks

@celticminstrel8252

2 жыл бұрын

@@MitchCann Hi, all I can tell you is it came from Dunelm, I've just checked and there are no manufactures name or serial numbers, I don't expect that'll be much help but good luck.

@TomOnTheTube

2 жыл бұрын

The 1cm gap seems to relate to if you have the bracket side on. You need to leave the gap in that position so that the roller has enough space for the cloth. In the usual configuration as shown in the video, there's enough space to do this without a gap. Its a very poor diagram though and poorly explained.

Loved it.. very detailed guide .. thankyou 😊

great video - thank goodness I watched before trying to fit the blind I bought!

Great video. Thanks for your help!

Really helpful video. cheers mate.

Brilliant video saved me a headache! Very comprehensive,Dunelm should include his instructions with their blinds Thank you

@SquidgyBidgey

8 жыл бұрын

LOL. Thank you, glad it was of use to you.

@charlottewilson6450

5 жыл бұрын

I have a roller blind but 2 we plastic bits but don't fit any ware a in bracket can't get the chain to move can you help plz

Thanks for helping me for my blinds 😀

Really helpful and clear thank you.

Thank you so very much for this video. My very first time of attempting anything like this. Your video made it look so easy and I felt confident to start. Tonight I finally have a blind up that has been waiting for me to do for some time. Thank you

Great Video. Very precise how to cut and hang a roller blind.

@SquidgyBidgey

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, you are welcome.

The Blu-Tac tip was most useful ... I'll certainly use it. 😸

For those with paintwork to preserve , a thin piece of plastic between the chuck and the wall will avoid the bodge @3:18

Thanks for the help m8 Cheers that's 3 times now on different occasions 👍

Very helpful, thanks. Just fitted a Dunelm blackout blind and the instructions said measure the width and deduct 32 but as John Woffard noted this is wrong, it will be too wide to fit onto the recessed brackets. Had to re-cut another c. 8 mm off.

K-I-S-S, Yes, the old adage, Keep it simple and straightforward! Even an auld yin like me appreciates seeing the handy wee tips from someone else. Dunelm's printed instructions aren't absolutely clear, even confusing, so your video was well worth watching more than once. Explained the process out to cover every step very clearly. Weel done big man!

Can’t fault you mate. Brilliant video.

@SquidgyBidgey

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy.

Thank you! Unimpressed by the Dunelm instructions (though the online version is marginally better than the printed one). But, thanks to your video, I have a well fitted blind.

My blind is stained approximately 6 inches from the bottom and i want to cut the stained part off. If I do so the beading bar which is stiched at the bottom will be removed . If I left it without the beading at the bottom would the cut edge of the material fray at the bottom over time.

Really useful video!! Big thanks!! 👍🏻

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Superb Video - Thanks !

Brilliant video 👍

Very helpful mate!

So much better than the instructional video that the sellers provide, they don't even show the cutting part!

You’re a hero!

Very good. Remember though to measure the blind width, mine was 1 cm less than shown on the package

Hello. I'm a bit confused. The instructions say to leave at least 1cm gap between the top of the recess when positioning the brackets (inside the recess) but I see you've fitted yours flush. Can you please clarify/advice? Thank you

@TomOnTheTube

2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to reply to this in case some other person like me asks the same question. It does say to do this on the Dunelm instructions and I think it is so that you can ensure that you have plenty of space for the cloth to wind around the roller. This will depend on your drop as to how much cloth you have as to whether you will need it or not. I positioned my roller on the brackets (before fitting) and could tell I wouldn't need to leave a gap of 1cm to the top of the window. In addition, the diagram from Dunhelm shows the bracket "side on" (screwed into or alongside the window frame) and in this position it would be more likely to need a 1cm gap as there is less space for the roller. However, I am probably going to leave a gap for the reason that I want to use wall plugs (unlike the video) as I am not drilling into wood under upvc and therefore I should use them as I'm into brick. There's no way at the angle he's drilling that you could get a wallplug in properly as it would be at an angle. I'll drop it a cm and use the side fittings. I think with that, it will be firmer, easier and last longer than screws into the lintel (which is very hard to drill into) which would have the weight of the blind tugging down on them all the time. Side mounted will have a lot more support of the brick itself and thus be a better job. As for the 1cm gap I am leaving, this won't be "seen" as the window frame is bigger than 1cm and of course you have the roller material which will block a lot of the gap (which is as I say the reason for the gap). I noted the plastic cover over the bracket should be removed from an inset recess fit which wasn't all that clear.

really useful video thanks!

Thanks so much for this... I'm now feeling a lot more confident in blind installation! Does anybody else find our it strange that it fixes at the top as opposed to the side? This way let's more light in??

Excellent video of how to fit a Dunelm blind. Much better than Dunelms own

Perfect. Thanks mate 👍

Thanks love listening to that accent - so melodic 😁👌

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

Excellent presentation. Very clear

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Great job!

Fantastic video! Thank you!

@SquidgyBidgey

4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Thank you...Now I know what to do.Great video.

@SquidgyBidgey

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

Hi Squidgy Just looked at your video it made it so clear. Thanks. We've fitted the brackets and will be carrying on with the job tomorrow. Yes, it took us (thats the Royal 'we', a while to do that ) . Anyway when you were drilling one of the brackets the camera was on your forearm and i couldn't help notice that you had 4 freckles formed in a near perfect square. How did you do that? Amazing!

Great clear video. But now I'd like to take the blind off so that I can paint the walls around it. How can I unclip the blind and leave the brackets in place? Thanks

@jamesnelson3926

2 жыл бұрын

once you remove the blind, you can remove the brackets, and leave a piece of matchstick in the holes, where the screws would go, this will act as a marker, so when your'e finished the painting, you remove the matchstick/ ] put the brackets back, then place the roller back onto the brackets. hope this tip helps.

Thank you so much for this!! 😆

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

Thank you, very helpful.

Thank you! Super helpful!

@SquidgyBidgey

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Hi mate. Great video, thanks. I have pretty much exactly the same blind from Dunelm Mill and your video is a life saver (I have lost the instructions). But there is one point I would really appreciate you clarifying... the recess measurement at about 4m30s into the video. I can see it is from under one bracket, ok, but I am uncertain about where too... the outside of the other bracket (I cant quite see in the video)? If outside and not againt the wall, exactly wheere on the bracket? Before I get cutting I just want to get it right!

@TomOnTheTube

2 жыл бұрын

its against the other wall... so it is wal to wall and then you subtract 32mm for the size of the bracket and the plastic parts you stick in the roller blind.

Hi, great video. Helped me put up a roller blind from Dunelm. I was wondering if you could help me with calculations if I did not want to have the 5mm of bare pipe either side of the fabric?

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped. You really need the little of bare pipe either side, as the blind will not always roll up perfectly every time, sometimes they go one way, other times they move to the other side, when rolling it back up.

@jurajkecso

3 жыл бұрын

@@SquidgyBidgey Thanks, I was thinking of having 1 or 2 mm of bare pipe on both sides, but the required 5 mm seems a bit excessive, but I am not sure if fiddling around with it is really worth it. The way I calculated it, instead of adding 3.2cm to the cutting (which includes the bare pipe), I would only add 2.6cm leaving 2mm bare pipe either side.

Thanks for this excellent video

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

Thx for help great video

Thanks for this, was a good headstart helpful. My tips, just eye the 5mm. And, depending on how the bracket sits when screwed in, you might need to cut off more (i.e. again) than 32mm, could be another 5mm. And hacksaws can be a right pita, if more than one consider using the jigsaw with a long metal blade, and mask tape the base to protect the cloth.

@SquidgyBidgey

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, if you are installing several of these, then a jigsaw is great shout. LOL took me a while to figure out "pita".