Window shade drawstrings.
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Posted by Patrick D. Rockwell on August 11, 2005, 9:08 am
Please log in for more thread options I have 3 shades in my room. The kind that you pull down, and when you want to raise them, you have to pull them down a bit, and then ease them back up. They don't have any strings on them. Are there strings that you can clip on to them? Where can I buy them? The longer the better, as I am in a wheelchair. Thanks in advance. -- ---------------------------------- Patrick D. Rockwell | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by willshak on August 11, 2005, 10:30 am
Please log in for more thread options On 8/11/2005 2:08 AM US(ET), Patrick D. Rockwell took fingers to keys, and typed the following: in a long while, but they used to have a cord attached in the center of the wood stiffener at the bottom of the shade. There was a pull ring attached to the bottom of the cord. If there is a wood stiffener at the bottom of the shade, how about drilling a hole in the center and attaching your own cord and pull ring? -- Bill | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Dave Houston on August 11, 2005, 4:37 pm
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>On 8/11/2005 2:08 AM US(ET), Patrick D. Rockwell took fingers to keys,
>and typed the following: > >>I have 3 shades in my room. The kind that you pull down, and when you want
>>to raise them, >>you have to pull them down a bit, and then ease them back up. They don't >>have any strings >>on them. Are there strings that you can clip on to them? Where can I buy >>them? The longer >>the better, as I am in a wheelchair. Thanks in advance. >> >I don't have any roll-up shades in my house and haven't checked them out
>in a long while, but they used to have a cord attached in the center of >the wood stiffener at the bottom of the shade. There was a pull ring >attached to the bottom of the cord. If there is a wood stiffener at the >bottom of the shade, how about drilling a hole in the center and >attaching your own cord and pull ring? If they are like mine, they have a hollow piece of rectangular plastic tubing where older shades had a wooden slat. The plastic would probably need to be replaced with wood before implementing your suggestion. The OP might also ask in comp.home.automation which is far more active. There are some manufacturers of automated shades but the cost will certainly be higher than a pull cord. | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Colbyt on August 11, 2005, 11:58 pm
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> I have 3 shades in my room. The kind that you pull down, and when you want
> to raise them, > you have to pull them down a bit, and then ease them back up. They don't > have any strings > on them. Are there strings that you can clip on to them? Where can I buy > them? The longer > the better, as I am in a wheelchair. Thanks in advance. > Yes you can buy them. They don't normally clip on. They utilize a small screw with a large plastic cap (3/8"). You simply locate the exact middle of the shade and screw it into the wood rail that is inside the bottom of the shade. There is a string that wraps around the loop, hangs down and terminates in a circle. They usually extend the length of the shade by about 8". I have never seen more than the one size, but you could always extend it with a piece of string if appearance isn't important. K-mart used to stock them and sell them for about $1 per shade with the higbee included . Lowes or HD may have them. Here is a link to a picture of them. This price seems a little high to me: http://www.blindsacrossamerica.com/rayonringpulls.html Another option for you to consider if money is not a concern is motorized cellular shades which can be raised or lowered with a remote control. The batteries in the battery version last about a year of normal use. Colbyt | ||||||||||||||||
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>to raise them,
>you have to pull them down a bit, and then ease them back up. They don't
>have any strings
>on them. Are there strings that you can clip on to them? Where can I buy
>them? The longer
>the better, as I am in a wheelchair. Thanks in advance.
>