Changing Vertical Blinds From Side Opening To Split Opening

Next remove the headrail and turn it around so the controls are on the opposite side.

Changing vertical blinds from side opening to split opening.

Side stack vertical blinds other vertical blinds open from either side and get stacked on one side of the door completely. The task of changing the opening and closing direction of the vanes does not require expensive tools or accessing the internal components of the vertical blind. They will draw to the right where the vanes can be tilted closed. Each blind has both a draw chord and a chain that opens and closes the slats on the same side.

Step 1 pull the blind cord to open the slats on the blinds completely. To change the control from one side to the other first remove all vanes if already attached. You can dismount the vertical blinds and turn them around so you can mount them the other way. I have two vertical blinds each with a centre draw split.

Finish by reattaching the vanes. The control position of your levolor vertical blind can be changed if it is not a split draw with autowand. You can get your vertical blinds customized to open at the center instead of on the sides. This will allow the blinds to open on the right side if needed.

The split stack position sometimes referred to as center open draws the vanes to the center. If you have a side opening or stacking vertical blind and you want to change the direction of its operation to the center the headrail must be changed. Gently push up on the outside edge of the valance if installed until the valance clip clicks free of the vertical blind header. The left stack position has the vane slats stacking on the left.

They open to each side and leave a stack of vertical blinds on either side of the window or door. But need to be able to change the operating mechanism somehow in order for the blinds to have a side draw. Stack positions are oriented looking at them from the inside where the vertical blind is mounted. Split stack vertical blinds vertical blinds opening from the center are known as split stack vertical blinds or center open vertical blinds.