I'm thinking of ordering from these guys out of Arizona. Anyone else use them? I am going to replace the aluminum mini blinds with day/night pleated just like in the bedroom. I think I'll leave the aluminum mini in the bathroom and the one behind the kitchen sink.
Our home on wheels have the double roller shade and we are very pleased with it. it prevents people from seeing in the windows while allowing us to have sunlight.
galtgirl said
06:24 PM Mar 16, 2015
We ordered and installed (in our previous 5th wheel which we sold this spring) day/night roller shades from Blinds Chalet. We were very happy with them. We also ordered 1" faux wood blinds for the kitchen and bathroom windows. A big improvement over aluminum mini blinds.
Just be sure you measure carefully as you cannot return them if they don't fit.
-- Edited by galtgirl on Monday 16th of March 2015 06:26:19 PM
TRAILERKING said
10:11 PM Mar 16, 2015
galtgirl wrote:
We also ordered 1" faux wood blinds for the kitchen and bathroom windows. A big improvement over aluminum mini blinds.
Just be sure you measure carefully as you cannot return them if they don't fit.
-- Edited by galtgirl on Monday 16th of March 2015 06:26:19 PM
I'll have to look into the 1" Faux.....Sounds like a great change.
I know they give "Strict" guidelines on their website about proper measuring.
Thanks for the great feedback on the company.
Diana and Jim said
05:21 AM Mar 17, 2015
We may upgrade our rig in a few years, so we are sticking with our pleated shades....which means that I have gotten really good at restringing them. :). One trick I found is to use floss threading needles to fish the line through the compressed pleats. These are blue plastic threaders that dentists give out for people with bridges. They have gigantic loops on them. Next time you are in for a cleaning, ask the hygienist for a sample. They come 3 or 4 to a pack, so you can give them out to all your friends when you get back to the campground. :)
Jim
-- Edited by Diana and Jim on Tuesday 17th of March 2015 05:23:16 AM
cheryls-other-half said
09:50 AM Mar 18, 2015
Mitch Butts in. (sorry Bill!)
bjoyce wrote:
The normal pleated day/night shades in RVs are notorious for the strings breaking.
Yeah, you're right. I replaced one set in my dining room, and have repaired broken strings for 3 other people so far.
(when my roll of 500 feet of cord is out, I am not getting another set).
Instructions are online, and relatively simple. Just remember to FOLLOW the stringing instructions.
The hardest part will be taking the blinds off the window and off the window box.
cheers, search google for day-night shade restringing, there's a basic video, and printouts, for 2& 4 string models
bjoyce said
03:44 PM Mar 18, 2015
We got tired of restringing.
Glenn West said
08:13 AM Mar 25, 2015
We took all ours down and installed curtains. Looks good.
http://www.blindschalet.com
I'm thinking of ordering from these guys out of Arizona. Anyone else use them? I am going to replace the aluminum mini blinds with day/night pleated just like in the bedroom. I think I'll leave the aluminum mini in the bathroom and the one behind the kitchen sink.
The normal pleated day/night shades in RVs are notorious for the strings breaking. We replaced our 3 large pleated day/nights with 2" wood blinds, so we went the other way. The normal alternative is to use double roller blinds from http://mcdinnovations.com/index.php/american-duo-daynight-shades or http://www.unitedshade.com/catalog/roller-shades-for-rvs/. People seem very happy with the double roller shade approach to day/night shades.
Our home on wheels have the double roller shade and we are very pleased with it. it prevents people from seeing in the windows while allowing us to have sunlight.
We ordered and installed (in our previous 5th wheel which we sold this spring) day/night roller shades from Blinds Chalet. We were very happy with them. We also ordered 1" faux wood blinds for the kitchen and bathroom windows. A big improvement over aluminum mini blinds.
Just be sure you measure carefully as you cannot return them if they don't fit.
-- Edited by galtgirl on Monday 16th of March 2015 06:26:19 PM
I'll have to look into the 1" Faux.....Sounds like a great change.
I know they give "Strict" guidelines on their website about proper measuring.
Thanks for the great feedback on the company.
We may upgrade our rig in a few years, so we are sticking with our pleated shades....which means that I have gotten really good at restringing them. :). One trick I found is to use floss threading needles to fish the line through the compressed pleats. These are blue plastic threaders that dentists give out for people with bridges. They have gigantic loops on them. Next time you are in for a cleaning, ask the hygienist for a sample. They come 3 or 4 to a pack, so you can give them out to all your friends when you get back to the campground. :)
Jim
-- Edited by Diana and Jim on Tuesday 17th of March 2015 05:23:16 AM
Yeah, you're right. I replaced one set in my dining room, and have repaired broken strings for 3 other people so far.
(when my roll of 500 feet of cord is out, I am not getting another set).
Instructions are online, and relatively simple. Just remember to FOLLOW the stringing instructions.
The hardest part will be taking the blinds off the window and off the window box.
cheers, search google for day-night shade restringing, there's a basic video, and printouts, for 2& 4 string models