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The more your window coverings get operated, the more likely the plastic parts will wear out, and you will need a vertical blind repair. Vertical blinds hang from a head rail and all of the weight is hanging from this rail. However, vertical blinds also have the added bonus of the vanes breaking. The vanes, or slats, are connected to the head rail by a small plastic clip. This clip holds just the very end of the vane and supports the entire weight of the vane. Consequently, it is this tiny piece of the vane that breaks off and requires repair or replacement. You probably don't need a handyman to fix this for you.
You can buy reinforcement clips for the top of the vanes or replace the damaged vanes.
To repair the vanes, you can install the reinforcement clips. You will need to cut out the damaged area on top of the vane so that the finished area is the shape of a rectangle. The repair clip slides over the top of the vane and creates a new pocket so that the vane can be remounted to the head rail.
The other option is to buy a new vane. Stores typically sell replacement vanes in the most popular colors and materials. You can generally find the popular ones at a home center and they would just slide into the head rail clip.
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