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Hang Blinds With Drywall Screws

  
  
  

drywall screwIf you’ve ever installed window coverings, the hardware that comes with the kit is very poor. Use drywall screws instead. The screws that the manufacturer includes are not only very short, but they threads are small and don’t have much bite.

Most of the methods of mounting the window coverings, whether they are mini blinds, faux wood blinds or vertical blinds, are the same. The manufacture includes a bracket that mounts to the wall and has a small swinging door that closes to hold the head rail in place. Installing these with drywall screws is very easy, not so much with the manufacturer supplied screws.

Drywall screws are very hard and brittle. They are great for holding things to the wall, but their shear strength is poor because they are so brittle. The point on a drywall screws is very sharp and it goes into drywall and the wall studs behind it very easily. It is very fast to hold the bracket in place with one hand and drive the screw into the wall with a drill driver. Make sure both brackets are level and screw them into the wall. Then just place the head rail into each bracket and snap the bracket closed.

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