How To Make Roof Blind

Materials 3 pieces of 2 4 lumber 8 4 pieces of 2 2 lumber 8 2 pieces of 3 4 plywood 4 x8 2 1 2 screws 1 1 4 screws hinges latch stain glue putty.

How to make roof blind.

After hours of agony trying to think of a thrifty but presentable way of creating a more pleasant and usable conservatory we created these roof blinds. Construct a base using the 2x4s cut to be 4 feet by 8 feet then attach the 1x2 support lumber to steady the structure. A blind tube that was cut to size adhesive tape. Use 2x4s to start building the frame ensuring the back slopes downward toward the front of the blind.

If you re lining the fabric sew along two sides with the two pieces of fabric inside out leaving the other sides unsewn. This enables water to flow off of the roof. Fold the fabric over an inch and sew on the back to make a hem. Put the finished blinds on the wall for a functional and decorative way to enhance any room.

You can make a basic blind by sewing together fabric and fabric lining. If you re making a heavy shade to block out all light cut two layers. A firstly worked out how many blind sections i needed by dividing my finished blind length by an odd number until i had a number between 13cm and 18cm. Repeat this for the opposite side.

Flip the fabric inside out. Next attach one of the sheets of plywood as the floor by screwing it on the base. For a small blind this is about 5 for medium around 7 or 9 sections and for a larger blind around 11. We had been given a quote from hilary s blinds for 1500 but as we have lots of major renovations to save up for it was a no no and i m pleased to know that this cost around 150.