Cleaning Wooden Venetian Blinds
Clean regularly with a dry or slightly damp, lint-free cloth, feather duster or brush attachment of your vacuum cleaner.
Open blinds fully for easy access and maximum visibility. If wiping the blinds, wipe the slats from the centre outwards. Start at the top of the blinds moving downwards to stop dust falling on areas where you have just cleaned.
Remember these blinds are real wood. Do not clean or soak with water as this will cause the wood blind to warp. To restore the lustre of the wood use a non wax furniture polish and a lint free cloth ensuring you don’t leave any moisture on the blind.
Cleaning Aluminium Venetian Blinds
Clean regularly with a dry or slightly damp, lint-free cloth, feather duster or brush attachment of your vacuum cleaner.
Be gentle as the slats may bend. Very dirty blinds can be washed with a mild washing up liquid and water mixture, add a drop of vinegar to prevent streaks.
Cleaning Roof Blinds
Clean regularly with a clean, dry lint free cloth.
Most roof blind fabrics can be easily wiped with a mild washing up liquid and water mixture. Make sure you check the label first though.
Cleaning Shutters
Clean regularly with a dry or slightly damp, lint-free cloth, feather duster or brush attachment of your vacuum cleaner. Open blinds fully for easy access and maximum visibility. If wiping the blinds, wipe the slats from the centre outwards. Start at the top of the blinds moving downwards to stop dust falling on areas where you have just cleaned.
Remember Cheapest Blind UK Blinds are real wood. Do not clean or soak with water as this will cause the wood blind to warp. To restore the lustre of the wood use a non wax furniture polish and a lint free cloth ensuring you don’t leave any moisture on the blind.
Cleaning Roman Blinds
Gently Vacuum regularly using the brush/upholstery attachment.
Roman blind fabrics can usually be removed for cleaning. Check whether they are dry clean, hand-wash or machine washable. Make sure you keep a note of how the blind fits back together.
Cleaning Roller Blinds
Clean regularly with a clean, dry cloth.
Most roller blind fabrics can be easily wiped with a mild washing up liquid and water mixture. Make sure you lie the blind flat for cleaning to prevent damaging the fabric.
Cleaning Vertical Blinds
Gently Vacuum regularly using the brush/upholstery attachment.
The good thing about vertical blinds is that each of the louvres can be taken down separately for either cleaning or replacement. We are able to replace individual louvres for customer providing the fabric is still in production.
Most vertical blind fabrics can be easily wiped with a mild washing up liquid and water mixture. Make sure you lie the blind flat for cleaning to prevent damaging the fabric.
Dealing with Mould
If your blinds are left in conditions where mould growth has occurred, following the instructions below for tackling it:
Put on a dust mask and brush off any dry mould growth.
Mix 6 tsp baking soda with 1 cup white vinegar and a few squirts of lemon juice and add to a bucket of warm water. These ingredients are natural cleaners should not damage fabric or wooden blinds.
Soak a lint free cloth in the mixture then squeeze out. Wipe any mouldy areas and Continue until all mould is removed.
Now wipe the blinds with a clean damp cloth which has been soaked in water only and leave blinds to dry.