Hi to all.
We had the blinds fitted about a year ago.
They're the ones that have a bracket that slides under the glass rubber seal.
We've had problems with leaks several times but I've never been able to figure out why.
Yesterday there were 2 small puddles on the floor. I realised it was coming from inside the large blinds.
I checked all the others and the small window ones had a brown stain along the bottom of the blinds frame, which I assume is dried water, and drips.
There was no water/drips anywhere except the bottoms of the blinds frames.
I put moulded MDF beading around the floor edges to the PVC frames, and I've had problems with it lifting and shrinking and then expanding, which I now realise has been caused by the leaks soaking it.
The blinds causing leaks was not something I'd considered until now.
I'm assuming the rain runs inside the frame, down through the drainage holes in the frame, then out at the bottom onto the cill, as it should.
These brackets lift the rubber seal off, leaving a gap for rain to get through as it runs down inside.
That's my theory anyway!
Has anyone else had this problem, or heard of anyone or any thoughts?
Thanks.
John
We had the blinds fitted about a year ago.
They're the ones that have a bracket that slides under the glass rubber seal.
We've had problems with leaks several times but I've never been able to figure out why.
Yesterday there were 2 small puddles on the floor. I realised it was coming from inside the large blinds.
I checked all the others and the small window ones had a brown stain along the bottom of the blinds frame, which I assume is dried water, and drips.
There was no water/drips anywhere except the bottoms of the blinds frames.
I put moulded MDF beading around the floor edges to the PVC frames, and I've had problems with it lifting and shrinking and then expanding, which I now realise has been caused by the leaks soaking it.
The blinds causing leaks was not something I'd considered until now.
I'm assuming the rain runs inside the frame, down through the drainage holes in the frame, then out at the bottom onto the cill, as it should.
These brackets lift the rubber seal off, leaving a gap for rain to get through as it runs down inside.
That's my theory anyway!
Has anyone else had this problem, or heard of anyone or any thoughts?
Thanks.
John