Woven Wood Shades Outside Mount Tips

Even if you’ve never installed Woven Wood Shades, you’ll be able to do so after this short tutorial.

Let's get to it …

We are going to be talking about an outside mount using custom-made wood shades. 
The only difference between an outside mount and an inside one is the shape of the brackets used, and where they mount to.

 

Woven Wood Shades Mounting Brackets

 

The left bracket on the picture is a flat one, and is suitable for an inside mount (mounts flat to the top frame of a window).

The bracket on the right is angled, and fits both inside and outside mounts.

In our example, we’ll use the angled brackets to install woven wood shades above the window casing, right on the drywall.

 

An Outside Mount – Two Right-Angled Brackets With Centered Woven Wood Shade Headrail

 

Before you put up the brackets and screw them to the wall, mark the spots for the brackets with a pencil. The bracket positions are central to the grooves on each side of the headrail. In the case you need to move the headrail a smidge to either side, with the central bracket positioning you can.

If there is no wood for the screws behind the drywall to bite into, use the auger-kind of drywall anchors. The shades are usually light and # 8 anchors will be enough (the metal anchors are superior to the plastic white ones in strength).

If you need to pick them up from a hardware store, get the matching screws at the same time.
Aren’t the screws supplied with the shades? Yes, they are. But the screws that come with the shades are usually the slot type. They fall off a driver bit often. Getting Robertson screws (the square kind) is what you’ll find MUCH easier to work with.

 

A Detailed View – A Wing Nut Fastens  Woven Wood Shades Headrail To The Brackets

 

Once you have the brackets up, slide their threaded stems through the slotted ends of the headrail. Center the headrail over the window and secure it in place with the wing nuts.

 

A Natural Valance Hides The Woven Wood Shades Headrail

 

Woven wood shades usually have a matching valance that drops over the front and covers the wooden headrail.

 

Valance Returns Cover Up The Headrail's L & R Ends

 

The ends of the headrail have small returns made of the same material. They attach to the sides of the headrail using small Velcro strips.

 

Woven Wood Shades – Stacked Up Outside Mount – Finished Look

 

The woven wood shades are up!
If yours look like they are a bit short, grab the bottom rail and gently pull down on it. It’ll give a little. It’s common for natural products, such as woven wood shades, to give the “short” look first. But if measured correctly, they “drop down” in a while to the needed length. 
You can read a short info post about it under "Woven Wood Shades Too Short" ?