Have you ever tried to repair a Venetian blind?

[Grasswire2]

The cord is frayed from use.

And so one side of the blind will not go all the way up/down, lending a tipsy air to the picture window.

I see on youtube that it is possible to get some new cord and re-string the blind.

But that could turn into a nightmare scene.

Any thoughts?

I tried to find a replacement, but don't see any that measure 77 inches wide.

[Lochloosa]

1. My wife has done it. No way my fat fingers could manage it.

[Haggard Celine]

2. I don't know how much it would cost, but you could

order some special made. If you don't want to order them online, see if you have some local drapery shops around. There might be someone near you with the right size, or very close to it.

[Grasswire2]

5. yeah, the problem is that it is one of a row of three windows.

So replacing with something different would mean purchasing THREE blinds.

And cost is a factor.

It's an apartment in a 100 year old house and the owners are almost ninety years old. I tend not to bother them with any details and honestly would rather not have them involved in anything like repair or replacement. Anything like that becomes tediously tedious, and their Depression Era mentality kicks in. They then ask their son to do repairs -- he lives 150 miles away, and anything he has touched has been a problem. Electrical shorts, yada.

Why do we stay? We live right on the bank of a beautiful river, with a million dollar view and a park on each side and reasonable rent with all utilities included.

Thank you for responding.

[KT2000]

3. Went through that issue

and ended up buying a new one. There was a local company that cleaned and restrung blinds but they went out of business. After Home Depot arrived, I believe they priced the repair person out as it really is expensive to have them restrung. Having taken apart my old ones, the stringing was quite intense looking.

You can get a variety of blinds now - aluminum, wood, or vinyl and different slat sizes. Some ready-mades can be cut down to size, width-wise. Check out the price for new ones at Home Depot and Lowes and try to hit a sale. It may be worthwhile to just go for new ones.

[Sherman A1]

4. Try

Blindsgalore.com I have done business with them in the past and they seem pretty good.

[fierywoman]

6. There's a place called Fix My Blinds (.com I assume) -- was recommended

to me by someone who worked at Home Depot -- they have every part (and type of cord) you could think of and they have lots of videos explaining how to fix. I don't think it's particularly hard, maybe kind of boring to do!

[c-rational]

7. Yes, and YouTube was indispensable. My cord had come out of a chock so I did not need

replacement parts, however one site had contact info. I say give it a try. Be slow and methodical and have a good space to lay all out.

[badhair77]

8. My mother restrung one years ago but it is tedious work.

[keithbvadu2]

9. Send it back to Venice for warranty work?

Send it back to Venice for warranty work?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. No, but I know how to make one.

[LakeArenal]

11. Mr Lake has done it and it's very tedious.

He says there’s probably a YouTube video tutorial on replacing it.

[Jim G.]

12. You Could Try A Big Hardware Center

Like Lowes or Home Depot. You can get an 80' blind & have it cut to size. They don't charge extra to trim them down & they're probably some inexpensive ones.

[Grasswire2]

13. thanks everyone for the advice.

I'm not going to try to fix it. Sounds like a nightmare.