Quick project guide
Hard labour 4/10 (an extra pair
of hands may be necessary
Skill level 4/10 (requires use
of power tools)
Time needed about three hours
Do it yourself for ±R850 (includes
paint products but excludes fabric)
Shopping list
Eight 3 000mm x 22mm x 22mm
pine planks
One 3 000mm x 96mm x 12mm
pine plank
Two 1 500mm Hillaldam double tracks
Other items
± twelve Hilti wall anchors or screws and wall plugs
± twelve washers
± six 50mm x 40mm angle brackets
± six 5mm nuts & bolts
± sixteen cut screws
± sixteen 16mm chipboard screws
wood glue
fabric of your choice
Tools
pencil
measuring tape
spirit level
hammer
electric drill and masonry drill bit
cordless drill and 3mm, 5mm drill bits
spanner
screwdriver
staple gun
paint brush or foam roller
Project notes
We used 2m of fabric for each of the four
panels shown here. Fabric widths are standard
(this fabric measured 1 400mm across) and
we cut along the length to give four 2m x
700mm fabric panels.
The opening we covered was 1 750mm wide.
Start by measuring the width of the window
opening(s). Divide the measurement by four for
four panels, suspended from a double track
(1 750mm ÷ 4 = 437.5mm; we rounded it off
to 600mm as the panels should overlap when
they're slid shut, and should thus be an inch or
two broader). Then add the width of a single
panel to each side of the window and calculate
the overall length: 600mm + 1 750mm + 600mm
= 2 950mm, to get an indication of the lengths
of aluminium track required. We therefore needed
2 x 1 500mm (standard) lengths of double track.
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