Ikea Fridans blind cut and fit

[@AaronSaucer]

I just got the same blinds, looking for some instructions on how to cut it to size and you uploaded this 3 days ago, lucky me! This helped a lot, thank you sir!

[@MsLodoss]

Thank you Dad, totally work when I follow your instructions step by step, you are the best !

[@lucia86ization]

Thank you so much!! The instructions in IKEA for option 3 are wrong, so this was very helpful. A question: how tall is your window? Mine is 95 cm and I'm not sure if the wand will stick out of the window when closed. I can see your wand stays in almost exactly (18:08), but if your window was a bit shorter the wand would stick out. Thanks again for a very clear video.

[@neglectedloves]

Hi! Excellent video thanks🙏🏻 I have bought the same blinds. When I understand the manual correctly , it says, when cutting to size the blind, that to the width of the window called X another 50mm must ADDED to X before cutting the fabric. Looking at your video, you were measuring the whole setup (blind + mechanism) subtracting the difference to achieve X. Which was 65mm in your case. But you subtracted only 60mm. Why and is your method more precise than the IKEA manual? Yours makes actually more sense 😀 Thanks 🙏🏻

[@donmandalay1090]

Excellent concise instructions - worked a treat! Thanks so much for your helpful video.

[@cosmicbaggy9637]

My left ear likes this video 👍🏻

[@luongtime5364]

This is great! Thanks!

[@therealnicmic]

Hi Phil, do you have any instruction video for moving the handle to the left side? (or a breakdown of steps)

[@jatinanand557]

How did you manage to get the right side blind to go all the way up? Mine is doing the same thing. Please help 🙏

[@AmoneyP]

Fantastic video and clear instructions!!

[@MrJavipitufo]

great video! 👍

[@Labgorilla]

To mark the blind I used chalk . To cut I used a pipe cutter. It worked great

[@tinajordan8609]

Why you cut the blind 6cm but you cut the metal pole 6.5cm? Don’t you need to cut all together 6.5cm?

[@jansjeklazinga3334]

You’re taking 6 cm off the cloth and 6,5 of the steel?

[@donmandalay1090]

Had the same question because I thought I would be cutting too close to the fabric. I cut off the same measurement as the fabric, but I should have followed Phil's instructions as a bit too much steel is exposed. Had to widen my brackets a bit - not a big deal, but it proves he knows what he is doing! lol

[@neglectedloves]

I guess since minus 65mm are the exact measurements to fit the window, the fabric cut with only 60mm would be 2,5mm wider on each side which should be still ok... Interesting enough he completely ignores the IKEA manual (measured width X +50mm when cutting the fabric) but I guess if you do the math the results are the same 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nicoteen9407]

I had nearly the same setup in my bedroom window and this is a great starting point, thank you! The bits about trimming the fabric and tube to get them to fit equally is particularly useful, as this produces two equal-sized blinds which is what I wanted. Yes, the left-hand control rod pulls down to raise the blind whereas the right-hand control rod pushes up to raise the blind. An acceptable compromise. In an ideal world, the l/h control rod should exactly mirror the conventional r/h control rod in action and appearance. Thanks to KZbin, it is do-able... I found this clip, which summarises what is needed to get the l/h control rod to mirror the r/h control rod: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJDUgmyBasd5p6c I found this clip which shows in detail how to get the l/h control rod to achieve this action: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ7QkKern9Ktd9k Now, Perfect!

[@renatovismara1362]

IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX TO ROOF

[@johndaczo2808]

I suggest fitting it on the inside of the building