Nowadays, in order to make the best of your investment when you buy window treatments, you must ensure that you are fully informed about it by educating yourself. The factors that require proper consideration are your lifestyle, light issues, privacy needs, budget constraints, duration of stay at home, energy requirements and the preferred design.

We intend to build this FAQ over time so that you can educate yourself on window treatments.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is a hard treatment?

   The various types of window treatment manufactured from hard materials such as mini blinds, verticals, horizontal blinds, cellular shades, woven wood shades, roller shades and shutters are known as hard treatment.

2. What does private label mean?

   The branded products are normally expensive for purchase; however, in the market, you will find a number of non-branded products with same functionality and a retailer calls such line of products as private label.

3. What is a soft treatment?

   The various types of window treatment manufactured from fabric materials such as a drapery, a valance, a roman shade and any other treatment involving fabric are known as soft treatment.

   

4. What is the difference between a blind and a shade?

   A slatted treatment offering light control is normally known as a blind; on the contrary, a shade either exposes or covers by operating up and down and does not offer any light control.

5. What is a custom window treatment?

   If you exclusively design, fabricate and install a window treatment for a specific window, then it is known as custom window treatment; this design allows the proper projection, proportion, operation and finally beauty.

6. Why should I have window coverings?

   In order to protect you from the prying eyes of your neighbors, have control on incoming light and factors such as insulation and aesthetic beauty you require window coverings.

   

7. What are the issues that I should take into consideration when deciding on window treatments?

   The window treatment you provide should be functional and beautiful to look at. This should suit your lifestyle, match with the look you want to achieve, your budget, privacy needs and special challenges if any. You must also consider the duration of your stay in the home.

8. What is the difference between wood and faux-wood blinds?

   Faux wood blinds have only recently become more widely available and popular due mainly to their cost advantage. They look much like real wood and are more resistant to moisture, scratches, and breakage. However, wood insulates better and gives a room a warm feel.

9. What are Ladders?

   They are the material that supports the slats of the blind. The wider the blind the more ladders there are. The standard ladder is a braided cord.

   

10. What are Headrails?

    Headrails are the aluminum top of the blind. They hold the mechanical components that operate the blind. They are hidden from view by the valance.

11. What are Bottomrails?

    Bottomrails are made of the same material as the blind slats (i.e. wood or faux-wood) and are usually 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick and are positioned at the bottom of the blind.

12. What is a Valance?

    Valances are made of the same materials as the blind slats (i.e. wood or fauxwood) and hides the headrail at the top of the blind.

    

13. What are Spacers?

    Spacers are used with mounting brackets to provide additional room between the mounting surface and the blind. A common use for spacers is when installing a blind over raised trim.

14. What is a Hold-Down?

    Hold-down brackets hold the blind bottomrail in place, such as on a door.

15. What are Support Brackets?

    Support brackets provide additional support for the center of the headrail. They are included with blinds over 48 inches wide.

    

16. What are Lift & Tilt Controls?

    Lift controls raise and lower the blind. Tilt controls, available in either wand or cord, open and close the blind slats.

Conclusions

It is not that easy to select a proper window treatment for your home windows. First of all you must know whether you require window coverings just for privacy or for looks or for both. In addition, by installing window treatments you will provide good insulation for your home thereby saving on your energy bills.

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