With the tape measure determine the length and width of the french door windows.
How to hang roman shades on metal french doors.
Enclosed blinds and shades for fiberglass doors are becoming a common addition.
Most outside wall doors are metal.
Locate the slots in the head rail and insert the bracket bolts through the slots.
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Also french doors are usually metal so you don t want to screw into them anyway.
Make sure the shades are centered and.
Measure the top width of the french door shade hanging assembly to center it over the window.
Decide on which side of the door you will hang the roman shades.
French door blinds should enhance the beauty of your doors and match the other window treatments in the room.
Put them on the side facing inward to the room needing privacy.
Mark these locations on the frame or wall as well.
How to install shades on fiberglass doors.
If you measured for outside mount roman shades follow these simple installation steps.
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How to install outside mount roman shades.
First you can t use the regular 1 x2 wood header for a regular roman shade seen below.
Large roman shades used in an exterior mount may have multiple metal brackets to support the shades weight.
Obviously there is no window header for french doors to screw it into.
In this case the additional brackets will be spaced evenly within the space between the 2 edge brackets located 3 inches 7 6 cm in.
The selling feature of these shades include a shade that will not move.
Hold the headrail in place where the shades will be mounted and mark the tops of the brackets.
The solution is to buy shallow blinds for your french doors that fit comfortably between the door and decorative handles.
If you own the door you may not mind screwing holes into it but if you are a renter this may not be permitted.
Blinds for french doors.