Install your new valance with confidence.
Broken vertical blind slat.
Take a few strips of tape be it scotch or duct and set them aside.
Fortunately there s a cure.
Vertical blinds break far too easily.
Basic troubleshooting often fixes minor problems like a backwards or crooked blind.
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101004 this short video will demonstrate how to replace a broken slat in a horizontal blind purchased from a home improvement retailer.
The slat is broken right in the center.
Weblog wonderhowto points out that you can use a paper clip and some tape to fix a broken slat.
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Be sure to leave a small space between the tape and the panel s base so that you make a square like hole called a vane.
You can also just use some solo duct tape which is pretty sturdy by itself or just superglue the broken plastic piece back on.
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When a vertical slat breaks most.
You can pretty much use anything that s small thick and sturdy to bridge the gap on your busted slats.
Step 3 stand on a stool or stepladder next to the broken blind and remove the slat from the broken blind clip by lightly prying the clip open with your fingers.
Ensure that slats are in the full open position by using the swivel tool.
Fortunately the blinds are too long for the window and there are a few extra at the bottom.
Follow our step by step guide.
However if you can t find an obvious cause like a backwards blind or something similar you may have to replace a blind or a carrier stem altogether.
One by one take the strands and stretch them across the top of the broken panel.
Vertical blinds sometimes get bent stuck or otherwise damaged.
Open the blinds so that the slats are spread out from the stacked position.
The vertical blind slats matched perfectly with what we had.