How to Put a Valance on a Metal Door Without making holes in the door Magnetic Valance No nails or screws in the door Take it with you when you move Change the valance with your whims or with the ID: 436884
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MagneticValance How to Put a Valance on a Metal Door
Without making holes in the door !! Slide2
Magnetic Valance
No nails or screws in the door.
Take it with you when you move.
Change the valance with your whims or with the seasons.
Easily cover
the headrail of a blind or shade.
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The valances and the Romans are on magnetic
headrails.
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These are the things you need for this valance:
Foam insulation
Sharp utility knife or fine-tooth saw
Clear ruler
Pen
Dim-out or black-out lining
Scissors
Tape measure
Clear-drying fabric glue *
Glue that will adhere plastic
Two-sided tape
Hook side of hook and loop tape
Loop-backed shirring tape *
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Things to Consider
The maximum return on your valance dust
board should not be more than 3 inches unless
the valance itself is very light.
If the valance is heavy, it could cause the
headrail to bow or tilt forward. A light-weight
fabric and regular drapery lining of 12 inches
long or less and gathered at two- times fullness
should not bow.
If your valance is going to be long, like the
beige example, make the return as small as
possible.
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Cut the foam core with either a utility knife, or a
fine saw, like this Japanese Dozuki saw. The teeth
on this saw point in the opposite direction as a Western saw, which makes the cutting happen on the pull stroke instead of the push. The blades are
about 50% thinner than regular saw blades, and
this, coupled with the teeth direction, makes them
very efficient and easy to use; very little strength is
required to cut through a substantial board. Various
sizes, including a folding version for a tool box, are
available online through Lee Valley Tools.
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Foam insulation is sold in the lumber yard in 4-
by-8-foot sheets, or in a half-sheet of 2-by-8 feet and it is typically either blue or white.
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A Forstner bit is a drill bit that cuts a flat-bottomed
hole. The washer rests flat in the hole; it won’t shift
out of place. And neither will the magnet. Use this bit if you are making a wood head-rail, as you
would for a Roman blind. Buy the bit in the same
size as your magnets. A good hardware store,
specializing in tradesmen’s tools, will have Forstner
bits.
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3/4-inch magnets and a 3/4-inch Forstner bit are
used with washers that are 3/4 inch wide. But
washers are listed as the interior opening measurement, not the outside measurement.
For example, a 3/4-inch wide washer could be
listed as a 3/8, 1/2 or 5/8-inch washer. Take
your magnet when you go washer shopping. The
washers can be a bit smaller than the magnet,
but not larger.
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Sandwiching a magnet between two layers of
metal increases its strength by about 50%. Use
Rare Earth magnets; you need all the magnetic power you can get and Rare Earth magnets start
by being substantially stronger than regular magnets. When the valance is on the door the
magnet is sandwiched between two metals -- the
door and the washer. Rare Earth magnets can be
expensive, about $2.00 each. The washers are
about 15 cents. It is more cost effective to use
washers and magnets than just more magnets.
Lee Valley Tools*is a good on-line supplier of
Rare Earth magnets.
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Leevalley.com
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Dimout and blackout lining work well because
they don’t fray easily and the words written on
the foam board are not visible through it. Use white craft felt as a substitute - but be aware that
the words may show through.
Use high-quality two-sided tape, not craft or
dollar-store varieties. HomeFashionsU* supplies
Selah Tape, an industrial-strength double-sided
adhesive.
*Shop.HomefashionsU.com
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If you use spray glue, ensure that the glue is
rated for use on foam. Ordinary spray glues can
literally melt the foam.
If you want to use the spray glue but are afraid of over-spray, collect a puddle of it in a disposable
coffee cup and apply it with a small disposable
paint brush.
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Make the Dustboard
Cut your foam core dust board length equal to
the valance finished width with the required
return. If you are putting a valance over a blind,
ensure that your return is at least 1 inch deeper
than the blind headrail.
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The magnets are inset into the 1-inch wide
surface of the headrail. Mark magnet placement
on one length edge, one magnet inset in from each outside edge 1 inch, and magnets placed
every 6 to 8 inches along the length. Using small sharp-tipped scissors, cut out a 3/4-inch wide
and 1/2-inch deep section for each washer/
magnet. Insert a washer in each hole. Insert a
magnet on top of the washer.
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Cut a piece of white heavy-duty tape and cover
the magnets, wrapping the tape around the long
edge. Cut another piece of tape and cover the ends of the dust board or cut a small piece of
lining and glue this end piece in place.
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Measure the circumference of the board and add
1 1/2 inches. Cut a piece of blackout or dimout
lining to this measurement, the length of the lining equal to the length of the dust board.
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Lay the dust board on the wrong side of the
lining, 2 inches from the edge of the lining. Wrap
the edge of the lining up and over the end of the board and adhere it to the tape. Draw two
directional arrows pointing away from the magnets. These indicate the top and front of the
dust board.
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Turn the dust board over.Place another piece of
2-sided tape on the other wide side of the board,
on the edge opposite the magnets. Remove the paper from the tape, wrap the lining around to
contact this strip of tape. Secure the lining to the tape.
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Cut a piece of the hook side of hook and loop
tape equal in length to twice the return plus the
finished valance width.
Run a bead of trim adhesive or fabric glue along the top edge of the 1-inch side of the dustboard.
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Lay the hook tape onto the glue and pin in it
place until it dries.
Glue the returns down, too. Use a plastic glue if
you covered the ends with tape, use the fabric glue if you covered the ends with lining.
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Attach a piece of Sealah tape to the top of the
dustboard, 1/4-inch from the front edge. Remove
the paper. Bring the remaining lining up and around the dustboard to the tape and press into
place.
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Make your valance. If you are making a
gathered-top valance and using the loop shirring tape, sew the tape in place and pull the cords to
create the valance. Don’t cut the cords off. Twist
them up and secure them in place with tape. This
makes cleaning so very much easier.
If you are making another style of valance, sew
the loop side of hook-and-loop tape to the top
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If you have any questions,
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please e-mail me at
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Your Shopping List
Foam insulation
Sharp utility knife
Clear quilters ruler Pen or pencil
Dim-out or Black-out lining
Sharp-tipped scissors
Tape measure
Clear drying fabric glue
Glue that will stick plastic
Two-sided tape
Hook side of hook and loop tape
Loop-backed shirring tape (optional - depends on
your valance design)
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