Outside Mount Cellular Shades
Before starting carefully unpack your shades and mounting hardware.
Outside mount cellular shades. When measuring for any window covering its important to use a steel measuring tape and round to the nearest 1 8 inch increment. This cordless honeycomb room darkening cellular shades is a 3 8 cell shade that insulates the room all year long. Inside mount blinds and shades are installed with the brackets attached to the inside of the window frame and depending on the bracket they can be placed almost anywhere. Snow drift 9 16 in.
Outside mount shades are mounted outside the window opening on either the wood trim frame or adjacent flat surface area. Outside mount shades provide better blockage from light seepage around the edge of the window. How to install outside mount cellular shades. If you want to cover the window trim outside mount blinds can even help you save some money on redecorating or refinishing.
An outside mount means that the shade is attached to the frame or wall above the window. Of course for complete blackout it is best to layer drapery over shades and add a cornice. First measure distance from point a to point b that includes any extra width you may desire for light gap coverage and privacy. Outside mount blinds are a great choice for shallow windows that have a small frame depth as outside mount blinds don t have to fit within the frame.
Cellular shades are easy to install for an outside mount. L the home decorators collection snow drift the home decorators collection snow drift cordless cellular shade is light filtering energy efficient and safe. If you have an old or damaged window trim outside mount blinds will. But if you are going for a shade only look consider an outside mount for complete window coverage.
For the most parts there is not much difference between the inside mount options as compared. The lightweight yet semi opaque fabric softly filters light while providing complete privacy. A screwdriver is all that is needed to install your shades or for an easier installation you can use a cordless screwdriver or a drill with a 1 4 inch hex head drill bit. Cordless light filtering cellular shade 48 in.
W x 48 in. W x 48 in. How to install cellular shades outside mount length. Honeycomb shades will give your windows.
L actual size 47 625 in. Can be mounted using an inside or outside mount. The brackets for the outside mount blinds and shades can be installed on the window frame on the wall outside of the window frame or on the ceiling above the window frame.