How To Measure

To measure a roller blind to fit inside the recess of your standard window, simply measure the full width and the height of the recess. Then input those measurements into the product page with your order selecting the ‘recess’ option. We’ll do the rest, leaving you the well-deserved excuse to put your feet up, you worked hard for it after all!

Don’t be tempted to deduct any measurements, we do this for you. Make sure you use a metal tape measure; a cloth one can stretch and give you more millimetres per centimetre than a pound-shop ruler. Also, take your measurements in three places and give us the smallest (if there is a smallest). You will find that some recesses shift and settle over time.

Conservatories have plenty of windows letting in lots of light. This means it won’t be long before you start feel as though you’re living in a greenhouse (or goldfish bowl). Here is a very simple and effective way to shade your PVC window from sunlight and curious eyes - the bracket-less way!

When you look at the window, you’ll see a rubber seal that runs all the way around the glass. This is called a gasket. Take a credit card and push the card’s corner into the gasket to check that you are able to get the blind’s tab under it. Some gaskets are stuck down and if this is the case, your window isn’t suitable for pleated blinds.

You will need to measure the width from the inside part of the window, from where the gasket ends on one side to where the gasket ends on the other – so essentially, just measure the glass area. Take several measurements of the width down the window. If you end up with two different measurements then make sure you use the shortest measurement.

To measure a insect blind to fit inside the recess of your standard window, simply measure the full width and the height of the recess. Then input those measurements into the product page with your order selecting the ‘recess’ option. We’ll do the rest, leaving you the well-deserved excuse to put your feet up, you worked hard for it after all!

Don’t be tempted to deduct any measurements, we do this for you. Make sure you use a metal tape measure; a cloth one can stretch and give you more millimetres per centimetre than a pound-shop ruler. Also, take your measurements in three places and give us the smallest (if there is a smallest). You will find that some recesses shift and settle over time.

To measure a vertical blind to fit inside the recess of your standard window, simply measure the full width and the height of the recess. Then input those measurements into the product page with your order selecting the ‘recess’ option. We’ll do the rest, leaving you the well-deserved excuse to put your feet up, you worked hard for it after all!

Don’t be tempted to deduct any measurements, we do this for you. Make sure you use a metal tape measure; a cloth one can stretch and give you more millimetres per centimetre than a pound-shop ruler. Also, take your measurements in three places and give us the smallest (if there is a smallest). You will find that some recesses shift and settle over time.

To measure a venetian blind to fit inside the recess of your standard window, simply measure the full width and the height of the recess. Then input those measurements into the product page with your order selecting the ‘recess’ option. We’ll do the rest, leaving you the well-deserved excuse to put your feet up, you worked hard for it after all!

Don’t be tempted to deduct any measurements, we do this for you. Make sure you use a metal tape measure; a cloth one can stretch and give you more millimetres per centimetre than a pound-shop ruler. Also, take your measurements in three places and give us the smallest (if there is a smallest). You will find that some recesses shift and settle over time.

• Step 2: Using a ruler, place two pieces of card edge-to-edge and measure the blind’s protrusion (P). Draw a line on both to indicate this.

• Step 3: Here’s the clever part: slide the paper towards each other on the windowsill, heading into a corner. Keep the edges flat against the sill. When the two protrusion marks meet, stop.

• Step 4: Grab your pencil again and mark on the windowsill the point where the lines meet. Do this for any other angled parts of the bay window.

• Step 5: Measure across from one mark to the next, going from closest line to the next closest line, this will show you the width of the blind that you will need to order from us.

• Step 6: Measure from the drop (listed on our website’s product specifications) to where you want the blind to end, which will most likely be your windowsill.

• Step 7: Now, armed with these measurements, you’re ready to order your blind! Enter them into the product page and proceed to the checkout! Finally, go make yourself a celebratory cup of tea, you’ve just found the size of the blind you need for your angled bay window.

• Step 2: Using a ruler, place two pieces of card edge-to-edge and measure the blind’s protrusion (P). Draw a line on both to indicate this.

• Step 3: Here’s the clever part: slide the paper towards each other on the windowsill, heading into a corner. Keep the edges flat against the sill. When the two protrusion marks meet, stop.

• Step 4: Grab your pencil again and mark on the windowsill the point where the lines meet. Do this for any other angled parts of the bay window.

• Step 5: Measure across from one mark to the next, going from closest line to the next closest line, this will show you the width of the blind that you will need to order from us.

• Step 6: Measure from the drop (listed on our website’s product speci cations) to where you want the blind to end, which will most likely be your windowsill.

• Step 7: Now, armed with these measurements, you’re ready to order your blind! Enter them into the product page and proceed to the checkout! Finally, go make yourself a celebratory cup of tea, you’ve just found the size of the blind you need for your angled bay window.

• Step 2: Using a ruler, place two pieces of card edge-to-edge and measure the blind’s protrusion (P). Draw a line on both to indicate this.

• Step 3: Here’s the clever part: slide the paper towards each other on the windowsill, heading into a corner. Keep the edges flat against the sill. When the two protrusion marks meet, stop.

• Step 4: Grab your pencil again and mark on the windowsill the point where the lines meet. Do this for any other angled parts of the bay window.

• Step 5: Measure across from one mark to the next, going from closest line to the next closest line, this will show you the width of the blind that you will need to order from us.

• Step 6: Measure from the drop (listed on our website’s product specifications) to where you want the blind to end, which will most likely be your windowsill.

• Step 7: Now, armed with these measurements, you’re ready to order your blind! Enter them into the product page and proceed to the checkout! Finally, go make yourself a celebratory cup of tea, you’ve just found the size of the blind you need for your angled bay window.

• You don’t want to set the world on fire, you just want to fit the blind, and we hear you loud and clear! This is the most common and simplest ways of installing roller blinds in a box bay window, so listen up.
• The blind is going to run across the front, almost corner to corner, with the side blinds butted up to the front blind. Simply measure the full width of the bay window and then measure the sides in the same way. Deduct the bracket allowance for both side blinds, which makes space for the blind at the front. Head back to the top of this guide to find out which measurement to deduct based on the way you plan to fit the blind.
• That is all you need to do, so put your feet up and enjoy the view from your box bay window, that roller blind you just ordered will be arriving within three-to-five working days, and then you’ll be proudly staring at your handiwork.

Professional:

• Always pushing your DIY limits and pursuing perfection, you’ll enjoy fitting blinds in your box bay window the professional way.
• Firstly, make sure this will work for your window. Measure from the corner of the bay to the start of the glass pane on both sides, and if either measurement is less than 70mm, then sorry buster, you’ll have to sit this dance out – you run the risk of not quite covering all of the glass.
• The aim of this method is to leave a square void in the corners so that the blinds meet in the corners but don’t overlap. Measure all three sections directly into the corners, deduct the bracket allowance measurement from each blind (double for the bracket allowance measurement for the front blind). You will find the bracket measurements at the top of this guide.
• Now, with that task in hand isn’t there a bookshelf you need to hang?

Maverick:

• You’re unconventional, you don’t do DIY by the book, you want your fitted blinds to reflect your unique nature. Or, you simply have very small side windows in your box bay window and you’ve chosen this option out of practicality. Welcome all.
• With small side windows, you can often be left with a measurement (after the bracket allowance deductions) that is smaller than we’re able to make a roller blind. This option allows you to continue the side blinds into the corner with the front blind sitting between them. Measure the side blinds into the corner. Then measure the front from corner to corner, but deduct the bracket allowance (don’t forget to double the bracket allowance for the front blind before you deduct) from the width. You’ll find the bracket allowance at the top of this guide. Job done.

• You don’t want to set the world on re, you just want to fit the blind, and we hear you loud and clear! This is the most common and simplest ways of installing venetian blinds in a box bay window, so listen up.
• The blind is going to run across the front, almost corner to corner, with the side blinds butted up to the front blind. Simply measure the full width of the bay window and then measure the sides in the same way. Deduct the bracket allowance for both side blinds, which makes space for the blind at the front. Head back to the top of this guide to find out which measurement to deduct based on the way you plan to fit the blind.
• That is all you need to do, so put your feet up and enjoy the view from your box bay window, that roller blind you just ordered will be arriving within three-to-five working days, and then you’ll be proudly staring at your handiwork.

Professional:

• Always pushing your DIY limits and pursuing perfection, you’ll enjoy fitting blinds in your box bay window the professional way.
• Firstly, make sure this will work for your window. Measure from the corner of the bay to the start of the glass pane on both sides, and if either measurement is less than 70mm, then sorry buster, you’ll have to sit this dance out – you run the risk of not quite covering all of the glass.
• The aim of this method is to leave a square void in the corners, so that the blinds meet in the corners but don’t overlap. Measure all three sections directly into the corners, deduct the bracket allowance measurement from each blind (double for the bracket allowance measurement for the front blind). You will find the bracket measurements at the top of this guide.
• Now, with that task in hand isn’t there a bookshelf you need to hang?

Maverick:

• You’re unconventional, you don’t do DIY by the book, you want your fitted blinds to reflect your unique nature. Or, you simply have very small side windows in your box bay window and you’ve chosen this option out of practicality. Welcome all.
• With small side windows, you can often be left with a measurement (after the bracket allowance deductions) that is smaller than we’re able to make a blind. This option allows you to continue the side blinds into the corner with the front blind sitting between them. Measure the side blinds into the corner. Then measure the front from corner to corner, but deduct the bracket allowance (don’t forget to double the bracket allowance for the front blind before you deduct) from the width. You’ll find the bracket allowance at the top of this guide. Job done.

Steps:

• Step 1:Cautiously approach your bay window, take a deep breath and proceed. This isn’t as difficult as it looks! Figure out where you are going to fit the fixing brackets, either top x or face x. Measure the widths of each window, go from corner to corner.
• Step 2:Now you need to reduce the measurements by the bracket size. Our blinds have either a 75mm face x bracket or 25mm top x bracket, which you will need to specify when placing your order. With the following calculations both fittings will have a 25mm clearance between fabric and facing surface.
• Step 3:Time to get mathematical! Once you’ve chosen your bracket, you need to reduce the measurement of the front window blind by the bracket size x2. Here’s the formula: Corner to corner window length – 150mm = the blind length you need to order
• Step 4:You’ll also need to reduce the measurement of the side windows blind by the bracket size. Here’s the formula: Corner to corner side window length – 75mm = the blind length you need to order
• Step 5:Order your blinds using your newly acquired measurements and then... relax!

• On our product page, select how you want the track to run, for example, you may want it to taken on an ‘L’ shape or cover a two-bed bay. This will provide you with a form to ll out of the required measurements.
• Where possible, measure along a wall to provide an accurate measurement.
• Do not try to deduct anything, or account for any extra measurements: we do this here at DotcomBlinds.
• Enter in your measurements and proceed to the checkout!
• If you are ordering your curtain, it is diligent to add 20% of the width to the width measurement. For example, if your curtain needs to be 1000mm wide, add 20% to make it 1200mm wide. This ensures there is enough fabric to cover entire track.

See, nice and simple.