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| Topic Started: Oct 3 2015, 05:49 AM (401 Views) | |
| FuzzyO | Oct 4 2015, 10:43 AM Post #16 |
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Can't quite picture the clips Trotsky. When it's raised you clip the lower to the upper to hold it in place? |
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| swing | Oct 4 2015, 02:19 PM Post #17 |
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I don't know Trotsky, she always left them down as it was summer and hot. I never inquired about the clips. |
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| Trotsky | Oct 5 2015, 01:18 AM Post #18 |
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Big City Boy
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Thanks Delph. I see, the clips are like plastic clothes pins and they COULD be used to hold the accordion shade open, albeit messily. I suppose these "temporary shades" would work for a while, but then we would be soon stuck with the problem of what do when they are shot. Then back to square 1 for a permanent solution so I might as well go for permanent now. I guess I can go to a passel of hardware stores and ASK if a single mount center bracket exists and if not, just use two in the center and then buy two "opaque" shades if I can find them in 39-40 inch at a reasonable price. Edited by Trotsky, Oct 5 2015, 01:24 AM.
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| Trotsky | Oct 7 2015, 02:59 AM Post #19 |
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Big City Boy
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So I looked for cheap shades up in East Harlem on the way to ALDI's. I found nice big 4 story junky department store called AMERICAN STORES. Unfortunately they go up to size 38" ($7)and are cut down by the store. Then the next is 73 inches wide for $18. Seems such a waste to cut 34 inches off such a big shade and scrap it. If ONLY they were 80 inch shades I'd have sprung for one over both windows and no light sneaking in at the middle. I even looked at cheap venetian blinds that also double in cost at the 36 inch mark. (And Bob reminded me how I SWORE never again for blinds.) So I'll keep shopping for a different price and size structure. Edited by Trotsky, Oct 7 2015, 03:00 AM.
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