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SELECTING THE RIGHT ADD-ON BLINDS FOR YOUR DOOR

In three simple steps.
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Just three simple steps

Ready to enjoy the light and privacy control of door blinds without the banging, swinging, and dangling cords? ODL Add-On Blinds can be added to French doors, patio doors, or standard exterior entry doors.

All it takes are three simple steps to find out which ODL Add-On Blinds are right for your door:

 
1

Determine your door glass frame type (raised or flush)

 2

Measure your door glass frame

 3

Choose your Add-On Blinds size
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Raised or Flush Frame?

Most exterior entry doors, including French doors, feature a raised frame design, although newer contemporary doors and some patio doors feature a flush frame.

If your hand goes up and over the frame as you run it across your door, your door has a raised frame. If your hand sinks down to the glass as you run it across your door, your door has a flush frame.

Step 1 - Choose Your Frame Type
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Raised Frame
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Flush Frame

Raised Frame Selection
Step 2 - Measure your raised doorglass frame

Measure the outside dimensions, (width and height), of the glass frame on your entry door or sidelight then, choose the appropriate size from the chart in step 3.

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Add-on Blinds cannot be installed over aluminum doorglass frames, or any doorglass frame designed for impact-rated building codes.

Watch this video to learn how to measure your raised doorglass frame size.
 

 

If your entry door has a lever handle, you'll need to ensure that it won't interfere with the Add-On Blinds frame. The Add-On Blinds frame for raised frame doors is 1-1/2" thick. Therefore, the clearance between the door and the lever handle needs to be as follows:

  • For raised frames: at least 1-9/16"

If your handle doesn't allow enough clearance, you may need to replace it or add a lever handle extender. 

Watch this video to learn how to measure your lever door handle clearance.

Step 3 - Choose your Add-On Blinds size

Using your doorglass frame's width and height measured in step 2, determine your size from the chart below.

ODL Add-On Blind Fits widths Fits heights
Doors
Half-view narrow 21-3/4" to 22" 37-3/4" to 38"
Half-view standard 23-3/4" to 24" 37-3/4" to 38"
Full-view narrow 21-3/4" to 22" 65-3/4" to 66"
Full-view standard 23-3/4" to 24" 65-3/4" to 66"

Sidelights
Half-view sidelight 9-3/4" to 10" 37-3/4" to 38"
Full-view sidelight 8-3/4" to 9" 65-3/4" to 66"


After determining your Add-On Blinds size, visit our Where to Buy page to see your options for buying your Add-On Blinds in store or online.

Flush Frame Selection
Step 2 - Measure your flush doorglass frame

Measure the dimensions, (width and height), from the edges of the visible door glass on your entry door, choose the appropriate size from the chart below in step 3.

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Watch this video to learn how to measure your flush doorglass frame size.


If your entry door has a lever handle, you'll need to ensure that it won't interfere with the Add-On Blinds frame. The Add-On Blinds frame for flush frame doors is 1-3/16". Therefore, the clearance between the door and the lever handle needs to be as follows:

  • For flush frames: at least 1-1/4"
If your handle doesn't allow enough clearance, you may need to replace it or add a lever handle extender. 
 
Watch this video to learn how to measure your lever door handle clearance.
 
Step 3 - Choose your Add-On Blinds size

Using your visible door glass's width and height measured in step 2, determine your size from the chart below.

ODL Add-On Blind Fits widths Fits heights
Doors
Full-view narrow 22" to 25-1/2" 63" to 66"
Full-view standard 25-1/2" to 28" 63" to 66"


After determining your Add-On Blinds size, visit our Where to Buy page to see your options for buying your Add-On Blinds in store or online.

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