How Do You Fix A Window Shade That Is Wound Too Tight?
An inexpensive window treatment is the roller shade or blind. They can be cut to size for any window casing and can provide privacy and help darken a room. Every once in a while, the blind can fly out of your hands when you are trying to raise or lower the shade. This means that the shade is wound too tight. There is a simple way to fix this that takes only a few minutes. Step 1 Roll the shade all the way up while it is installed at the window. The shade fabric or vinyl must be rolled all the way around the barrel of the blind. Step 2 Remove the window shade from its mount at the window, making sure to keep it rolled up. Step 3 With the barrel of the window shade in your hands, unroll the shade fabric or vinyl so that about half its length is hanging off the barrel. Step 4 Reinstall the shade on its brackets, making sure to keep the unrolled shade hanging off the barrel. Step 5 Roll the shade up using the spring-loaded action. The tension should now be much less and make rolling the sh
