Thank you so much. I am over here laughing at myself because once I got them up i had no clue on how to lower them. I am so use to the cord to lower th blinds. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
God bless you! I could cry! I was starting to think I was losing it because I could not figure out the instructions. Once I watched your very helpful tutorial, I realized I had the blinds facing backwards 🤦🏾♀️ thank you so much, you will be blessed!!!
I changed the brackets 4 times and still couldn't figure out how to connect the blind to the brackets. I watched your video and got them up on the 5th. try. Thank you so much for the video. You have been a life saver for me.
Thanks so much !!! I hanged up the blind took it down, and got ready to take it back thinking it was defective, since there wasn’t any string. I’m soooo happy I looked at this video . Thank you !
Jeesh!! I swear you just can't please anybody. He left in the part where he installed it incorrectly to help people NOT make the same mistake. He risked embarrassing himself in order to HELP someone else. I would much rather have a video like this than one from an "expert". For those complaining that they can't see what he's doing, you install the brackets with the longer part UP because that part needs to hold the top of the blinds. He's doing an outside mount installation (outside the window frame). If you are doing an inside mount, you still install the bracket with the longest part at the top, but you use the screw holes on the top of the mount, and screw UP INTO the frame of the window. These are much easier to install than the old version because you do not need an exact placement of the brackets, you can eyeball it, and the blind will still snap into place. Thank you for your video, I really did appreciate it!.....Jill
Thank you. I just got some of these. I was, also dismayed that I couldn't use the old hardware and it seemed impossible that the new hardware would hold the blinds up. This is the first thing that popped up when I searched, "How to install Mainstays mini blinds.." Life and timesaver...thank you thank you. Now I just have to buy a drill..........
You guys are so cute! I never got to know either of my grandfathers, but I like to think he'd be like you! And thanks for the help with the blinds. I got mine up :)
Thanks so much! This was very helpful. One of our problems was that one of the brackets was too long and we didn't notice when we put it up. Arrrggghhhh . . .
Thanks Jim!!! Couldn't get the blinds down and was almost about to break it, just to have to buy another one!! Glad I seen your video... Should have watched it before I put them up!! Took me about an half hour to figure it out, lol...
Thank you,I watched 2 other videos and got it wrong 2 times,I watched yours and like you say piece of cake after you guys figured it out for me,done, thanks again
Thank you so much for posting this video my box did not come with instructions and I was looking at the hardware the clips I had no idea how to put them up but now watching this video it makes a lot more sense the only thing is I need to go and buy a drill.
Thanks so much I appreciate you for sharing this it helped us to put up in minutes but just before we watched your video we wanted to take them back to the store !!!
I've had a pair for a year that I never tried because I didn't think they could be raised and lowered. I just swapped out other old blinds instead. Broke a blind this morning and looked online frantically for pull strings and I see they are outlawed. Which I had heard - but I figured they could still be found somewhere...sigh. Now I have no choice but to use them. Just have to figure out how to install them on the inner or outside of window frame. New framework and I have to be sure it's perfect when putting in hardware. Getting old and new things are sometimes frustrating. I've put up many blinds and rods in my life but I may need help with these. Also frustrating. 😟
Thanks for this video, really a big help because like yourself I was replacing my old mainstays mini blinds and thought I could just slip the new cordless ones onto the old brackets, it just wouldn't work.
Thank you for your video! I was trying to yell into my computer when I saw you initially had the brackets installed upside down... haha I just bought a pair of these blinds the other day and was frustrated to discover that they wouldn't slip into the old mounting holders. I have wood trim around my windows, so I have to do a little more monkey business to get my metal brackets hung correctly. Thanks again!
I have yet to install blinds my niece bought for me a yr ago just switched some old ones around instead...one blind broke this morning and I'm frantically looking for pull string blinds this morning online. 😟 I didn't want to tackle these because I thought they could not be raised. I need light and I didn't realize they could be raised and lowered. I am usually pretty handy and don't require help to do things - I have put up many blinds and curtain rods over the years but when I saw these blinds I was like I just can't deal with them. Sitting in a corner in the box all this time. Now as I see people's videos I think I can handle them hopefully. Just getting older, don't like change much and things are a little harder for me to do. Actually, they look better because I won't have to trim the cords.
Makes me wonder why every other human being has a screw gun. Except me. I improvised & started with a nail. Then the screw. Strong as an ox, almost as smart!
Thanks for this video. The instructions were a bit vague. I worked it out but wanted to make sure I had it right and this helped confirm how it all fit together. I especially did not understand what the two small clear plastic pieces were for. Also, that's a very interesting crystal piece you have hanging that shows up in this video. Was it handmade?
Video too dark but just by hearing I understood and thanks to you I also figured it out. The old style was way better and they also came with the outside front cover. These new types are cheaper they are robbing us. Next time I will be buying from Lowe's I'd rather pay more for quality than these. The outside cover like a fender they stopped including is definitely a deal breaker. Now they look like trash super cheap.
Much appreciated Jim. One problem though. I have sets of previously installed cordless Mainstays (same sizes), but cannot get them to come off. How hard can you press the plastic casing before something breaks (or gives) when removing them? These here seem to be pretty old but fully functional. Previous to this video, I was also baffled with the cordless function. I wasn't expecting them to work since there was no operational string attachment. Either who'da thought or am I just that dense? Thanks again.
@@JimVincitore Thanks for letting me know. I actually just was not forcing the blind down enough. I was being too cute with it. I actually called the number that was on the instruction sheet that all of mines actually came with. I waited for almost an hour and when I finally got through a woman simply told me that you might need to pull down on them with a little more force. After the phone call, I simply did that and it worked like a charm. I have 2 26 inch on two windows and 1 31 inch on another one in my bedroom and they all fit perfectly. Mines are actually the room darkening ones. Thanks for the help.
