Daylight through bottom of blinds.

[Alexander_374295091]

Its once in a very blue moon where I get to have a lie in when away in the caravan with the wife and kids, but when I do get the chance, I am normally woken by daylight getting through the gaps underneath the bottom of the blinds, if you pull the flyscreens also it helps a little, but the curtains are not long enough to help. Does anyone have a simple solution without sticking duct tape to the wall. I assume thats why some manufacturers fit blinds what pull up from the base of the window and hook at the top. In the far north in summer it really never gets pitch black outside.

 

[johnwolves]

hi used to have same prob used pipe lagging foam type cut to size put on window ledge then pull blind down

 

[Alexander_374295091]

hi used to have same prob used pipe lagging foam type cut to size put on window ledge then pull blind down

I'm going to B&Q later will pick up a bit for 15 & 22mm pipe and give it a try. Thanks

 

[hughdavies]

Close the fly blinds first, job done.

 

[Alexander_374295091]

Close the fly blinds first, job done.

I do close the flyscreens first, daylight still streams through the gaps.

 

[IanMc]

We have same problem. We use the small cushions in the caravan to put between the pillows and the blinds. Works great.

 

[Glenn_5132962]

We also have the same problem especially in the kids back bedroom. The light wakes them up early. The blinds don't come far enough past the windows in my opinion.

We stuff rolled up towels between the window & the blind.

 

[Rod_5041370]

I just turned all my internal frames upside down so that they close in the upwards direction.

 

[Ray R]

Use the insulating strip for around door frames sold on a roll with a self adhesive backing, cut to the length of each blind and fix to bottom edge of blind,problem solved

 

[Tim_5120839]

Alexander,

Do what I do, drink a bottle of wine and a couple of cans of beer and someone could shine a torch in your eyes and you would not wake up ?????

Thanks Tim

 

[MowCopKen]

Rod said:

I just turned all my internal frames upside down so that they close in the upwards direction.

Rod

is this straightforward? I am hopeless at diy, but is it simple?

Regards

Ken

 

[Rod_5041370]

On mine it was just a matter of removing 4 plastic caps that covered 4 screws (1 in each corner), removing these, turning the frame upside down and replacing the screws and caps.