To take a roller blind down, first roll the fabric all the way up, then unhook the chain's child-safety device from the wall. Lift the control end slightly and push it against the spring pin on the opposite side to free the brackets, then pull the blind gently towards you. Most blinds lift out in under a minute once you know the trick.
A roller blind sits between two brackets, a control side (where the chain or motor is) and a non-control side, also called the pin end. The pin end holds a spring-loaded pin, and that spring is the key to getting the blind down easily. You push the blind towards the spring to create just enough slack to release the control side, then the whole tube lifts free.
The instinct is to pull straight down or wrestle the chain end first. That fights the mechanism. Push towards the spring instead and the blind almost releases itself.
1. Roll the blind all the way up. Raise the fabric fully so it's wound neatly around the tube. A rolled-up blind is far easier to handle and you avoid trailing loose fabric on the floor or catching it on the window as it comes away.
2. Unhook the chain's child-safety device. Roller blind chains are secured to the wall or architrave with a child-safety tensioner. Unhook this device before you remove the blind, so the chain comes away cleanly with the blind rather than staying anchored to the wall.
3. Lift the control side and push towards the spring pin. Take the weight of the blind, lift the control end (the chain or motor end) slightly upward, and push the whole blind towards the spring pin on the non-control side. This compresses the spring and frees the hooks holding the control bracket.
4. Pull gently towards you. With the control side released, ease the blind towards you and out of the brackets. If it isn't coming, you haven't pushed far enough into the spring pin. Reset and try again rather than pulling hard.
If your blind is still under warranty, don't take it down yourself, book a service call and we'll handle it. Removing a blind yourself is the right move when it's out of warranty and you simply want to clean it, move it, or get at something behind it. But if something's actually wrong with the blind and it's still covered, taking it down yourself can complicate the warranty.
To refit the blind, reverse the process: locate the pin end into its bracket first, push towards the spring, then locate the control side and let the spring seat it back into place. Re-hook the child-safety device to the wall before you use the chain again, it's a safety feature, not an optional extra, and it also keeps the chain tensioned so it operates smoothly.
If the blind won't seat or the fabric looks like it's hanging unevenly afterwards, stop and check it's level rather than forcing it. Roller blinds are sensitive to being knocked out of true, and fabric that catches on the control can fray over time.
Larger and heavier blinds often use a gear control rather than a standard chain control, and these are harder to handle if you ever need to access the parts. The take-down steps are the same, roll up, unhook the safety device, release at the spring pin, but we'd recommend getting advice before removing any control components on a geared blind. For a normal take-down there's no need to touch them anyway.
Roll the blind fully up first, then unhook the chain's child-safety device from the wall.
Lift the control end and push the blind towards the spring pin on the non-control side to release the brackets.
Pull gently towards you, no tools, no forcing, and no need to remove the clutch or control.
If the blind is faulty and under warranty, book a service call instead of taking it down yourself.
If your blind is faulty, still under warranty, or you'd rather not tackle it yourself, we're happy to come and handle it. And if you're replacing old blinds altogether, book your free measure and quote, we'll come to you, measure every window, and take care of the fitting from start to finish.
Roll the blind up, unhook the chain's child-safety device, then lift the control end and push the blind towards the spring pin on the opposite side to release it. Once the control side is free, pull the blind gently towards you and it lifts out of both brackets.
No. A standard roller blind clips into spring-loaded brackets and comes out by hand, no screwdriver or drill needed to take the blind itself down. You only need tools if you're removing the brackets from the wall entirely.
Release the control side (the chain or motor end) first by pushing the blind towards the spring pin at the opposite, non-control end. The spring creates enough slack to free the control bracket, and then the whole blind lifts away.
You can take it down, but roller blind fabric isn't designed to be machine washed and washing it can ruin its shape. For almost every blind, a wipe with a damp cloth or baby wipe while it's still up is all you need, see our guide on how to clean roller blinds before you remove anything.
No, if the blind is faulty and under warranty, book a service call and we'll remove and repair it. Taking a covered blind down yourself can complicate the warranty. DIY removal is best kept for cleaning, moving, or out-of-warranty blinds.
No. For a normal take-down you leave all the internal parts in place, removing the clutch or control is only relevant when you're fitting a spare part, and it isn't something we'd recommend doing yourself.
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