Venetian Blind

Tapes broken. Take down blind. Remove the raising cords, then slide out slats and remove the tapes (which are tacked to the top and bottom boards in wood blinds; clamped in place in metal blinds). Buy new tapes at department or variety store. Cut to right length and attach to top of blind. Then rehang blind and slide slats into tapes and attach tapes to bottom board. Knot cords at one end and slip other end up through the bottom board, the slats and top board. Then run cords over pulleys and down through the hole in which cord catch is located. Adjust tension on cords so that blind does not tilt when raised.

Wood slat broken. If break runs with grain, coat the edges with epoxy glue and press together. Then with epoxy glue stick a patch cut from thin aluminum or a tin can to the back of the slat over the joint. Clamp with C-clamps until dry.

If break is across the grain or if you don't like the patched-up repair above, loosen tapes and cords from the bottom of the blind and take out the broken slat. Replace with a new one, or if blind is too long anyway, simply shorten it by one slat.




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