Thanks for this informational video! For everybody that’s going to try this. Do not measure the top from the plastic part but from the aluminum part. The top part is 8mm wide, so if you want to shorten it by 4 centimeters and you measure from the plastic part you only take of 3.2 centimeters. That’s probably why you came up short the first time. Maybe it’s also a good idea to add this information to the video. 😊👍🏻

I've done mine differently. I had to reduce by 2cm. I reduce the housing by 2cm, like you. However, you will note that the roller is actually 2.5cm wider than the blind itself. So, I took off 1cm from each end of the roller. This has the advantage that the blind is now closer to the edge of the window recess and gives a better black out as you get less light bleed.

You are a legend for posting this DIY tutorial. I saved hundreds of dollars going this route and the fit turned out perfect.

Made the same mistake, my window is 121cm wide so I figured a 120cm would be a piece of cake to mount. Will shorten it tomorrow, following your instructions, thank you for showing it can be done with a little bit of effort.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while as my window dimensions are ‘standard’. Thanks for doing the hard work.

These are great! I did this for some blackout curtains but the manual type from ikea as well. I'll definitely say that it does take precise cutting and measuring. My tip is to cut less that you need at first because once you cut too much then there's not coming back from that. Then, start cutting little by little. Unless someone has another tip then please do offer. If I knew that these motorized shades were cuttable then I would have gone with these instead. I do have these motorized shades but on my wall draping instead of in the recess. Then I have the other manual blackout curtains in the recess.

Also, another configuration that not a lot of people know about these is the set limit. Set them at a level that you want them to always stop. Press the bottom button the blinds twice and voila!

You are the first person I’ve EVER seen wearing a Nylon Apple Watch Band Edit: Also wanted to thank you for showing that these blinds can be cut for a more precise custom fit!

Thank you so much for this video! Because I have odd size windows I had to modify 4 fyrtur. It worked out perfectly with the help of this video!

Great stuff, especially the insight behind the reasons for leaving extra buffers. Thanks!

Thanks for this short and very helpful video. I ordered 4 of them and adjusted there size using your video. Thanks!

Great video! thank you! I am also nervous about cutting / sawing in a straight line.

Great vid and excellent attention to detail. My problem is I need fabric longer than 76” otherwise I would have bought these yesterday.

Thank you for this. I knew this can be done. I'm a probably borrow someone's table saw

Great video! Very informative, good pacing, nice and detailed shots, clear narration and no annoying background music! Thank you! Were these the 60 cm version of the blinds? How small can you cut them/how wide is the motor unit?

Thanks for your video, it's very interesting. Francesco from Florence (Italy)

Thanks for info. I will try it myself today.

Next time use a mitersaw instead of the handsaw. Its just thin alu its made from. But you have carbid teath on the mitersaw. It will easyly make a nice cut in it.

You measured 4cm from the main unit with the cap on and then removed the cap to cut it. This means you cut less than 4cm from the main unit. Seems like there's enough margin for this to work, but it does explain your issues when cutting it exactly to size.

Great video!!!! Would really be great if you were able to show how to make a wider version for wider windows, as I can imagine this would be super tricky....

Amazing explanation! Thank you. Need this for my window, it's 1.5cm to small for the 80cm frytur...

Great job, I am thinking of buying those! Greetings from Belgium. 😃😃😃

Great vid. I did this go my old ikea curtains. Same principle. Works great

Hi. Great video. Explains everything. I only have question how much cm is possible to cut off? My frame is 109 cm, and i need buy 120 cm size. Total size of curtain frame is 123 cm, so i need cut off 15 cm. Is it possible?

Great solution :) Thanks for sharing

0:52 story of my life 😔

This is great, now I just need Ikea to get them back in stock.

Awsome! Thanks very much. I read that Ikea said they can’t be trimmed and was thinking “really? Surely they can be” thanks for your well presented video and explanation confirm that with care and some effort. It is possible. Thanks and respect from Perth Australia 🤗✊

I just did it! Thank you for the tutorial!

Really nice job. 👏🏼

Thanks a lot for this! I have been considering these for a couple of days but was unsure if I would be able to cut them to length. Guess I'd better head off to IKEA then ;)

I did this, very useful! Thanks!

i need longer

I see the point of electric blinds with windows that are out of reach but for ones accessible at floor level?? Does Ikea not have a cutoff station at the store for customizing the blinds when you buy them? They should have a saw that will cut off all at once nice and square.

Hi. Do you have some idea how to make longer? That will unwinds more? I know I need to change textile, this is not a problem. Just how to set it?

Hello and thank's for the informative video. I hope I can get the cut on the fabric as well. Otherwise, it's gonna be pretty expensive fun...

Love to be able to replace the fabric in mine. I would like to get a truly black fabric in my case but could see other reason for it( my the fabric could be damaged). So, if you consider replacing it, also consider to; make it into another guide? :)

Hey man. This is so cool.

Have you noticed any issues with fraying of the actual blind material over time since you cut it?

This is neat Can you recommend getting these in a bedroom for the ability to wake up slow (opening up blinds before you're waking up - light sleeper) They seemed noisy - can they be set to a slow speed?

Need more good information videos where person is talking thanks glad no music hate that on videos

I like you're work bench

Does the curtain material not start to fray or fall apart when you cut it with the scissors?

Great resource - thank you! The Euro Dimension and the US dimension seem to be at odds - for example the smallest US size is stated at 23" (584mm) - but then specifies the fabric width as 21-1/4" - 540mm; this I would have to presume is the 60cm model - which you show overall is 64cm on the mounting. I did have one other question on the dimensions - for an 'outside mount' when the bracket is located directly on the wall, what would the space be between the fabric and the wall?

Lets take it to the next level and change that fabric :p

Tak! Wish me luck! :D

Is there one that is 82 inches wide? If yes, would the hardware brackets be strong enough to carry it?

Hi,is it possible curtain fall by the other side??..thank you.

Thanks. I have appreciated. Very helpful. A quick question my window is 33-5/8’ and the nearest size is 34” - is the unit exactly 34 or might it a bit bit smaller out of the box? Wondering if I get a 34 will it fit snugly or will I need to remove 1/4” thanks.

Thank you verry much :) helps a lot, because i would done it without you

Men om du ska korta tex. 4cm och mäter med plastbitarna på så måste det ju bli för brett sen när man monterar på bitarna igen?

Mind the garden furniture!

Thanks for making this video. Do you think it is possible to shorten the height of the shade as well? I can't tell if the shade only opens all of the way, or if you can stop the shade when it is halfway down. I have a much shorter window than your nice tall windows, and wondered if I need to cut the shade down. Thanks

Thank you for making this. I wonder if there's a way to modify it so there's no gap on the two ends to reduce light bleed through?

Great video. Do you know what is the minimum width including the casing?

How is the curtain attached to the tube, would it be difficult to switch out the fabric?

So you can't order from IKEA the exact size you require to fit your window, that is not good service I have ordered standard blinds made to fit my windows from another supplier in the UK

is it not possible to take the entire blind material off of the top roller then? I wondered whether it was sold into the roller similar to how the bottom part came off or whether IKEA have glued it to the roller instead. Nice vid by the way 😉

Hi, I have bought a "Iiglo" green screen cloth (from Komplett) 1,8 x 2,8m, that I would like to mount in my office on the 140 cm width of the FYRTUR product. Do you know whether it is possible to replace the fitted curtain with the green screen cloth (It is a low-weight fabric). Pft. Lars

is there an Ikea Blind solutions for the window heights taller than 76". my window is 100" how much more fabric is there?

Hey mate, wanting some blinds but need to modify them to fit so of course watched this many times. I have a question though: Around 1:39, you mark 4cm in from the top, then 4cm in at the bottom, but if the bottom is already 1cm shorter than the top, why would you not measure 3cm to make 4cm in total? Do you understand my question? Thanks and hope you can understand and help!

Question : I can only see Ikea selling the maximum length of 195cm in their website. Is there any way to increase the length of the blind to 300 cm?

Thanks

Fantastic video! Do you know if it's possible to install it with reverse rolling? i.e. instead of rolling down from the back against the window, to roll down from the front towards the room. I need to make it roll the other way around as otherwise it will get stuck on the lower half of the window as it goes down.

Is it possible to shorten the length of the blind itself? I need to shorten 76 3/4" to 70"...

I have a question, hopefully i can get a fast answer. I have a balkony wich is built in with windows. its 5,5m from start to end. I was wondering, is it possible to buy two ikea fyrtur, take of the original blinds, and add one superlong blind at 5,5m wide to both ends at the motor so it covers all the windows. Do you think this is possible or will it be to hard on the motors? I could possibly add a suport in the middle, like a roler of some sort. What do you think? :)

Hey man! Thanks for the great video! I’ve done this since it didn’t exactly fit and I didn’t want to have 20cm of sunlight passing through. I noticed however that when rolling up the modified one the motor will try to continue further than the original one (next to it). It does stop but the original one won’t continue whereas when I press the up button on the modified one it will try to go up and the original one won’t even try. Any idea what this could be? Do you think one of the 5 or 6 positions is linked to the zero or something? Thanks :D

It looks like your windows are higher than the stated 195cm of max height. Could you tell me what the max height is of these?

Do you think I could use the motor from the ikea blinds to fit a bigger blind set? I have a 80” window

Hi! Thx for nice video! I have now 2 Fyrtur,whos working exellent, after me cutting them to exact size. So I bought 2 Kadrilj to, and has mounted these today. Here I have trouble getting the blind to stop, when they are at the top posistion. The list on the lower end comes off,and the blind starts running uncontrollably in the top posistion. My question is this: -How does the blind know when it has reach the top position? Is it the lower list who should stop it from going further?

What type(s) of saw did you use?

Thank you

How narrow can you cut the curtain? What is the minimum width possible?

Looks like I might be swearing and cursing abit too when I put blinds up I'm an Irish woman tho haha

Why?

Is it possible to change the fabric by yourself?

blinds look great, but man are they noisy

Does anyone pls know the name of the wine rack in the background? Thanks.

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Hi! Is it possible to flip the roll? Rotate it?

That wine bottle holder gives me anxiety.

What’s the depth of the header?

Niiiiice!!

of course the one I need the 48' wide are 2' too short

Thanks for the video. These blinds are already great but also flexible and open for improvements. The software is also open and can be controlled with a raspberry pi, here an example how they interact with a window contact sensor for example kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7V7gMJz25u7k3U.html

shame they are only 195cm.. :( too short

Are you Danish?

Yeah its really narrow. Tell us how to make it wider. Oh shit, you made it even smaller. Tiny windows.

life hacker :)

This bad boy! Ha ha ha its a blind!