I know this video is over three years old, but I just had to to say thank you, thank you, thank you!! I just replaced a plastic blind slat and was so excited that I was able to do it with your easy instructions. Now, I can use up all of the bottom slats until the whole blinds need replacing. THUMBS UP!!
Wow!! That was an amazing fix. Took me about 1 minute to do it. Thanks so much. Now I don’t have to have the gap covered with paper towel and scotch tape😊
I actually had basically the same idea, but was not confident enough to do it and your video helped me be confident it would work and the specific way you slid it from the side was good info. Thanks very much
I can't thank you enough for this video! We live in a rental home, and my dog broke one of the blinds. My daughter was going to call someone to come and replace them. As soon as I finished watching this, I took the scissors and removed the damaged bind, and added one from the bottom. It didn't even take me 5 minutes! My daughter was amazed, and so thankful. You saved us from having to buy new ones! Thank you again 💕
Thank you so much, Jenny from the Shop. I was getting ready to fix 3 different blinds (my cat) the other way - removing the knots at the bottom. Then, I came across your video. I'd much rather do it your way. I'm gonna use a little tape to close each cut slits.
I saw 2 other videos on how to do this, and Im glad I clicked on yours! Super simple and would have never thought to do that. Will try it out this afternoon!
🇺🇲🌺 I'm so glad I found you. I'm a "cat mom" & my fur babies can't wait for me to open the mini blinds in the morning. So I've been hopeful for an easy quick fix. Thank you. Thank you!! Saved me time & money. Hugs from Texas 🌹🤠
Thank you so much for this. My baby broke two sets of blinds and I was bugging out having to buy two new sets and he only broke 4 slats on each. Now I can fix the and I’ll use the tape to reinforce.
Great Presentation ! I thought of this but seeing you do it made me think it is at least worth a try. I also soak my blinds in the bathtub with Dawn detergent then scrub a little because they get very dusty
Thank you so much! My maintenance guy installed brand new blinds and tore the very top blind..I will use one of the "extra" blinds at the bottom. Genius.
Great idea. Thank you for sharing. I've done something like this but I opted to make longer cuts at an angle for a more sturdy feel. If you are brave enough to try and "repair" your cordless blinds by replacing your slats with the ones found at the bottom, I found binder clips help from keeping the cords from retracting back into the mechanism. Also, using pieces of paper clips to help your knots from going through the bottom rail opening. Tedious at first but so satisfying when done.
I honestly don’t know, if they’re a thick plastic, they may crack/splinter when you try to cut them. If there are extras or many at the bottom, try testing them. It’s hard to say without seeing them in person. If they’re otherwise wrecked and need replaced it’s worth a shot. 👍
Awesome idea!! Thank you!! I had just watched the other longer more complicated version on another channel and was about to do it. Thankfully your video played after and I was just listening to it and thought that makes way better sense to me. It was so simple and so quick! I have a cat so we all know means. Thankfully all the extra at the bottom on his favorite window😀. And as suggested you can add the white duct. My blinds have a smaller hole so it stays wrapped around the thread. Such a great idea thank you so much!!
It should work on both, but heavier weight blinds are best. I’ve done this several times, once on cheap dollar store blinds. They needed tape reinforcement.
Thanks for the video! I have a quick question- I have an issue if my vertical blinds of window not closing properly.In my case, I am having those vertical slat blinds and I have 2 issues and would greatly appreciate your response! (1) In my living room window blinds, only 1 out of the total 9 blinds move when I pull the rope attachment. The remaining 8 blinds just stop moving along with the first one after 2 seconds of pulling my rope attachment so there is this huge gap created when I close the blind and sunlight comes right in.What to do about it? (2) For my bedroom window blinds, i ma having the same issue but in this case 4 out of 9 blinds move after pulling the rope attachment. The remaining 5 just won’t move at all after a while so it creates a wide gap and sunlight comes right in. How to solve this issue? Thanks ahead of time for your response🙏
I was so excited to find this tutorial. Thank you so much! Although skimming through comments, I feel like an idiot because mine did not come out to hot 🙈 one of the slates wouldn’t stay in place but as long as I never touch them again, it should be good! I wonder what I did wrong though😢 I haven’t had these blinds very long, but the three I replaced had a yellow tint. I wonder why.
It’s not you, it’s the blinds! I did a follow up video to this and my second set wasn’t as sturdy. You might need to take a piece of white tape to help hold the cut area together. I’m wondering if the blinds broke down from heat and turned yellow and brittle?
@@Jennyfromtheshop oh thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly! You are so kind. I’m glad it’s not me ha ha! Yes, I think the discoloration is from the sun. I will get some white tape for sure as those blinds in particular are very flimsy. Thanks again 😊
@Jennifer Cline aka Miss DeWalt. Thank you Jennifer for the repair idea. It really helps in saving money so we don't have to replace when we can fix. If you still have that demo mini blind, try tack heating each cut with a soldering iron so that slat has a little more strength? It's worth a try to see if the two ends will fuse or melt together. If not, like others said, we could use tape. Hope you and your family stay safe and well.
Every one of my miniblinds develops frays in the strings that keep one side of the blind from raising and lowering, to where the bottom of the blinds are cockeyed at an angle. They are 37 years old and some were never even raised or lowered during that time. Apprently it's cheap string and it just gets old, frays, and gets stuck in the area where the round roller is at the top that is on some kind of spring that is suppose to allow the full width of the blinds to raise and lower together, and is suppose to grab the two strings when you let go of them. I don't want to throw the whole mini-blinds away just over this. Can you do a video on how to fix this?
Hi Joe! It sounds like you might need to restring the entire set, unfortunately. The other RUclips videos I saw showing how to fix a broken blind completely redid the strings so possibly those will be helpful? I don't know that I have the patience to tackle that myself. Your blinds must be custom, hard to find or were expensive, I'm guessing, and I get not wanting to buy new. I hope you're able to repair them as I also hate wasting if it can be redone.
I just fixed a really cheap set of blinds at my son's townhouse rental using the exact method. I added a piece of Scotch Tape which hides pretty well. One more set to fix tomorrow same way. It is pretty sad when I tell you the set is really cheaply made but not cheap to buy. $35 for flimsy plastic.
I hear you! I can't believe how flimsy this set was compared to the one in my son's room where I originally created this method. They're like night and day.
Some blinds might need reinforced with white tape. The ones I used to demonstrate here were of decent quality and needed no help. My second video blinds were from dollar store and bent easier and needed an extra step.
That stinks! I didn’t touch the cord in my video, so I’m not sure how to fix the issue you’re having. Can you lay the whole blind flat and pull the cord back down with tweezers?
I included the link in the description but don’t want to completely delete it and lose the ranking or views. The information in the other video is the same and still helpful, just not as well produced.
Not a good a idea, (emergency)...So, you want to destroy a perfectly perfect slat. Then someone might stick a tape & a finger printed sticky tape that might be filthy to view. Then the cut or slit slot will eventually bend or break...For me it looks not a good fix. Only a temporary fix.
I’m not sure I understood completely, but I fixed my son’s blinds about 4-5 years ago and they’re still perfect. His blinds were heavier quality than some of the cheap Walmart ones. Those you might as well throw away but for decent blinds it’s a permanent fix.
I know this video is over three years old, but I just had to to say thank you, thank you, thank you!! I just replaced a plastic blind slat and was so excited that I was able to do it with your easy instructions. Now, I can use up all of the bottom slats until the whole blinds need replacing. THUMBS UP!!
@@hiyellagal Glad it helped you! ❤️
Wow!! That was an amazing fix. Took me about 1 minute to do it. Thanks so much. Now I don’t have to have the gap covered with paper towel and scotch tape😊
That's the method I used instead of undoing the knot at the bottom. Also, a dab of super glue helps to close the slit in the slat.
Great minds think alike!
I'm definitely using the glue method from now on instead of tape or staples. I don't know why I never thought of that. Thank you!
Thank you! This is SO MUCH easier than another way I was shown to do this. I appreciate you posting this!
I’m gonna have to go home and try that out. I’ve got one spot in my blind that needs to be fixed. You just helped me out. Thank you.
I actually had basically the same idea, but was not confident enough to do it and your video helped me be confident it would work and the specific way you slid it from the side was good info. Thanks very much
You’re welcome!
I’ve never thought to do this . What a great idea ! 😊
I’ve been staring at the blinds I want to repair thinking about cutting slats. Thank you for actually DOING it so I have confidence in trying it.
Welcome! Hope this helps!
Worked great for three broken slats. Probably saved me $40.00 to avoid buying two matching blinds for the bedroom Thank you very much!
You’re welcome!
I can't thank you enough for this video! We live in a rental home, and my dog broke one of the blinds. My daughter was going to call someone to come and replace them. As soon as I finished watching this, I took the scissors and removed the damaged bind, and added one from the bottom. It didn't even take me 5 minutes! My daughter was amazed, and so thankful. You saved us from having to buy new ones! Thank you again 💕
@@kaykelsch2027 You’re very welcome! Happy to help out. ❤️
So I thought I could do this and fix my blinds but I wanted to make sure so I went to RUclips and boom! You verified it thank you.
Thank you so much, Jenny from the Shop. I was getting ready to fix 3 different blinds (my cat) the other way - removing the knots at the bottom. Then, I came across your video. I'd much rather do it your way. I'm gonna use a little tape to close each cut slits.
@@harrybaules Happy to help!
Thank you very much. I have been putting off fixing my blinds as I was dreading taking the plug out of the bottom. This way is very helpful.
So glad it helped! 🙌
I just fixed my blinds thanks to you. You’re great. Thanks
Glad to help! 🙌
You saved my life. My wife is no longer upset that I broke the blinds thanks to you 🤩🤩🤩🤩
great idea, much easier than the long way in most blind repair videos, i was hoping there was an easier way. thank you for sharing.
I saw 2 other videos on how to do this, and Im glad I clicked on yours! Super simple and would have never thought to do that. Will try it out this afternoon!
🇺🇲🌺 I'm so glad I found you. I'm a "cat mom" & my fur babies can't wait for me to open the mini blinds in the morning. So I've been hopeful for an easy quick fix. Thank you. Thank you!! Saved me time & money. Hugs from Texas 🌹🤠
I’m a cat mom too! Happy to help. ❤️🐱
Thank you so much for this. My baby broke two sets of blinds and I was bugging out having to buy two new sets and he only broke 4 slats on each. Now I can fix the and I’ll use the tape to reinforce.
Great Presentation ! I thought of this but seeing you do it made me think it is at least worth a try. I also soak my blinds in the bathtub with Dawn detergent then scrub a little because they get very dusty
Glad this helped, and great idea on the Dawn. 🙌
Thank you so much this is way more easier than other videos!
This is GENIUS! Thank you!
Wow, excellent solution! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much! My maintenance guy installed brand new blinds and tore the very top blind..I will use one of the "extra" blinds at the bottom. Genius.
Happy to help!
Great idea. Thank you for sharing. I've done something like this but I opted to make longer cuts at an angle for a more sturdy feel.
If you are brave enough to try and "repair" your cordless blinds by replacing your slats with the ones found at the bottom, I found binder clips help from keeping the cords from retracting back into the mechanism. Also, using pieces of paper clips to help your knots from going through the bottom rail opening. Tedious at first but so satisfying when done.
Can this be done on the faux wood blinds?
I honestly don’t know, if they’re a thick plastic, they may crack/splinter when you try to cut them. If there are extras or many at the bottom, try testing them. It’s hard to say without seeing them in person. If they’re otherwise wrecked and need replaced it’s worth a shot. 👍
Awesome quick fix! Thank you so much!
Awesome fix--I'm so happy as I was about to replace them. Thank you!!!
Welcome! Glad this was helpful!
When you say turn it around you mean just making the slit facing up...right..?
Thanks very much! Reinforced mine with tiny piece of scotch tape and looks fine.
Oh, awesome! Glad it worked!
Amazing video, you show the easy way to do it. Thanks for sharing. God bless.
Thanks so much!
Yass gurl I’m doing this to mine asap thanks❤❤😊
Awesome idea!! Thank you!! I had just watched the other longer more complicated version on another channel and was about to do it. Thankfully your video played after and I was just listening to it and thought that makes way better sense to me. It was so simple and so quick! I have a cat so we all know means. Thankfully all the extra at the bottom on his favorite window😀. And as suggested you can add the white duct. My blinds have a smaller hole so it stays wrapped around the thread. Such a great idea thank you so much!!
Glad this helped! I can’t imagine restringing an entire set, I’d lose my mind. Lol
Nice 👍
Will this work for aluminum or just vinyl?
It should work on both, but heavier weight blinds are best. I’ve done this several times, once on cheap dollar store blinds. They needed tape reinforcement.
@@Jennyfromtheshop thank you for that quick response
@@MrDleef Welcome! Maybe try testing an area that doesn’t show first. Hope this works for you!
Thanks for the video! I have a quick question- I have an issue if my vertical blinds of window not closing properly.In my case, I am having those vertical slat blinds and I have 2 issues and would greatly appreciate your response!
(1) In my living room window blinds, only 1 out of the total 9 blinds move when I pull the rope attachment. The remaining 8 blinds just stop moving along with the first one after 2 seconds of pulling my rope attachment so there is this huge gap created when I close the blind and sunlight comes right in.What to do about it?
(2) For my bedroom window blinds, i ma having the same issue but in this case 4 out of 9 blinds move after pulling the rope attachment. The remaining 5 just won’t move at all after a while so it creates a wide gap and sunlight comes right in. How to solve this issue?
Thanks ahead of time for your response🙏
This was the best one Ive seen for myself.. single mom Thank you!
Doing this tomorrow 😮
Also that is what the extra one they give in the box but I always lose that one. Good hack
What if the blinds are fake wood? Any quick fix for those?
Are they plastic? Is there any way to cut them without shattering the material?
I was so excited to find this tutorial. Thank you so much! Although skimming through comments, I feel like an idiot because mine did not come out to hot 🙈 one of the slates wouldn’t stay in place but as long as I never touch them again, it should be good! I wonder what I did wrong though😢
I haven’t had these blinds very long, but the three I replaced had a yellow tint. I wonder why.
It’s not you, it’s the blinds! I did a follow up video to this and my second set wasn’t as sturdy. You might need to take a piece of white tape to help hold the cut area together. I’m wondering if the blinds broke down from heat and turned yellow and brittle?
@@Jennyfromtheshop oh thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly! You are so kind. I’m glad it’s not me ha ha! Yes, I think the discoloration is from the sun.
I will get some white tape for sure as those blinds in particular are very flimsy.
Thanks again 😊
How can I unbend the bent slats
I don’t think you can. Once kinked, they’re pretty well done.
I have cheapy broken ones, like 6 to replace. Will try. Thanks
In some cases there’s nothing to lose! Some flimsy models might need tape reinforcements
Worked like a charm
Oh good! Thank you for letting me know. ❤️🙌
Your method is AWESOME!
Thank you!
@Jennifer Cline aka Miss DeWalt. Thank you Jennifer for the repair idea. It really helps in saving money so we don't have to replace when we can fix. If you still have that demo mini blind, try tack heating each cut with a soldering iron so that slat has a little more strength? It's worth a try to see if the two ends will fuse or melt together. If not, like others said, we could use tape.
Hope you and your family stay safe and well.
Yes, I kept it for future videos. I don’t have a soldering iron but I could try a hot glue gun.
You rock! I just saved a trip to HD and $25!
Glad to help!
Terrific idea, Jennifer! Our cats have no respect for inanimate objects. 🤣
🤣🙌
Every one of my miniblinds develops frays in the strings that keep one side of the blind from raising and lowering, to where the bottom of the blinds are cockeyed at an angle. They are 37 years old and some were never even raised or lowered during that time. Apprently it's cheap string and it just gets old, frays, and gets stuck in the area where the round roller is at the top that is on some kind of spring that is suppose to allow the full width of the blinds to raise and lower together, and is suppose to grab the two strings when you let go of them. I don't want to throw the whole mini-blinds away just over this. Can you do a video on how to fix this?
Hi Joe! It sounds like you might need to restring the entire set, unfortunately. The other RUclips videos I saw showing how to fix a broken blind completely redid the strings so possibly those will be helpful? I don't know that I have the patience to tackle that myself. Your blinds must be custom, hard to find or were expensive, I'm guessing, and I get not wanting to buy new. I hope you're able to repair them as I also hate wasting if it can be redone.
Best hack ever!!
Thank you!
I just fixed a really cheap set of blinds at my son's townhouse rental using the exact method. I added a piece of Scotch Tape which hides pretty well. One more set to fix tomorrow same way. It is pretty sad when I tell you the set is really cheaply made but not cheap to buy. $35 for flimsy plastic.
I hear you! I can't believe how flimsy this set was compared to the one in my son's room where I originally created this method. They're like night and day.
Thank you!
That's such a good technique
Wow… what a great idea
Thank yuo so much! life saver!
Pure Genius
Good job
Yes!! Thank you!
Genius!! 💡Thanks
It is simple as that, and the blind is fixed
Yea!!!! 🎉 Happy this worked for you!
Wow, saved me a bunch of money! Thanks! Whoops. Spoke too soon. My blinds were too cheap!!!!
Some blinds might need reinforced with white tape. The ones I used to demonstrate here were of decent quality and needed no help. My second video blinds were from dollar store and bent easier and needed an extra step.
This helped thanks!
Welcome!!!
Thank you 🙏🏾
Welcome! The initial mini blind I fixed about five years ago is still holding strong.
Best ever
Thank you!
Genius!!!
Freaking brilliant !
Didn’t work for me. My blinds are too brittle. ☹️
@@m.e.301 Rats😢
Basically replacing a broken blind with another 'broken' blind.
Feel free to restring the whole thing, then.
@@Jennyfromtheshop Good advice.
Love it!
Thank you for the video. I will try to fix it myself. The cleaning lady broke 3 slats.
Yikes! She was maybe a bit too thorough. Lol
Genius!!!
I did this and when I unplug the string it when 3\4 of the way up the blind. Now I can't get it down. HELP
That stinks! I didn’t touch the cord in my video, so I’m not sure how to fix the issue you’re having. Can you lay the whole blind flat and pull the cord back down with tweezers?
you're a fucking genius thank you!!!!
@@rosar.4293 Lol, thank you!
Great video but please delete the other one so that search results send the enquirer to this video.
I included the link in the description but don’t want to completely delete it and lose the ranking or views. The information in the other video is the same and still helpful, just not as well produced.
@@Jennyfromtheshop Sorry, I forgot about rankings. This is such a superb technique that it merits millions of views! Thank you.
No worries! Thank you for your feedback.
this doesn't work if the blinds are old & brittle, the plastic just breaks off!
This might be the one case where replacing is the best option. 😢
OMG. I love your idea. Super easy. I would like to Venmo u $5 for coffee!
Oh wow! I’m glad this was helpful! My Venmo is @jencline5-9 but no pressure. Thanks for asking! ☕️
I watch after replacing blinds with new ones 🙄
Oh no!!!! Well, next time?
Not a good a idea, (emergency)...So, you want to destroy a perfectly perfect slat. Then someone might stick a tape & a finger printed sticky tape that might be filthy to view. Then the cut or slit slot will eventually bend or break...For me it looks not a good fix. Only a temporary fix.
I’m not sure I understood completely, but I fixed my son’s blinds about 4-5 years ago and they’re still perfect. His blinds were heavier quality than some of the cheap Walmart ones. Those you might as well throw away but for decent blinds it’s a permanent fix.
THANKS!