 "This EasyRise®
Shade is Wider
Than I
Ordered..."
The Headrail On EasyRise® and Easy Glide®
Shades Is Made WIDER Than the Ordered Dimensions For Outside
Mounts. Here's why.
This tip applies to Hunter
Douglas Duette® & Applause honeycomb shades
and Brilliance Pleated Shades
 The headrails for EasyRise and Easy Glide
shades, ordered as "outside mount" are made three quarters of
an inch WIDER than the ordered width. The fabric for the
shade is made to the exact ordered width (plus or
minus an eighth-inch tolerance). This way, the entire
specified dimension is covered by the product. The picture at left
shows the same window as above viewed from the side. The fabric is
aligned perfectly with the window's trim, but the clutch mechanism
extends beyond the window
The headrail is wider in order to accommodate the
cord-tensioning device, allowing the cord loop to hang straight down
instead of being pulled at an angle when attached to the wall with the
tensioning device. The cord-tensioning system adds safety to the
EasyRise shade by preventing the possibility of injury or even
death by strangulation from a free-hanging looped cord.
Avoid Mistakes By
Specifying Correctly
Because EasyRise and Easy Glide
shades are made this way, always order them using the exact dimensions
and mounting method you will be using. The "old school"
method of taking your own deductions and ordering "outside
mount" in order to get a tighter fit for shades that will actually
be installed inside the window frame cannot be applied to
EasyRise and/or Easy Glide shades. With these products, be sure to
accurately describe the window's dimensions and the mounting technique
that will be used.
Watch Out For The Kitchen
Sink!
One big place for mistakes of this
type is the "over the kitchen sink" window. Many times
these windows are measured and specified using "outside mount"
techniques, but because of cabinets at the sides of the window, the true
opening should be specified as an inside mount. If not, the
product simply won't fit the opening. This is true, of course, for
all products, but especially for products like these that will be made
wider than the opening when ordered outside mount.
Inside Mount
EasyRise & Easy Glide
 Shades Are Made Differently From
Outside Mount Shades
The method for attaching fabric to
Inside Mount EasyRise and Easy Glide shades is slightly different than
it is for outside mount shades. The technique allows gaps at the
sides to be kept to a minimum while still allowing space for the cord
tensioning system to be installed.
 Try
UltraGlide™
When gaps at the sides of a window are an issue, you may want to
consider using an UltraGlide™ lift system instead of the EasyRise or
Easy Glide. Compare the Ultraglide, shown at left with the
EasyRise shade above. The retractable cord of the UltraGlide
requires no tensioning device and hangs freely as a single cord in front
of the shade, allowing the fabric to fit the window more tightly.
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Note: UltraGlide is available only with the Duette product line
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