Blinds, Shades & Curtain Rod Installation in Englewood, CO

Inside mount when the frame is deep enough and reasonably square — it's the cleaner, built-in look. Outside mount when the window is shallow, crooked, or when light control matters most; it covers the whole opening and forgives every sin of the frame. I measure each window's depth and square before deciding, because the same house frequently wants both answers in different rooms.

The anchor, not the rod. Drape-pulling puts leverage on brackets that bare drywall and cheap plastic plugs can't resist for long. The fix is relocating brackets onto studs where possible, and where it's not, installing rated anchors that spread the load — plus a center support if the span is long. Redone properly, with the old holes patched, it's a permanent cure.

Higher and wider than instinct says: brackets several inches above the frame — or splitting frame-to-ceiling — make windows read taller, and rods extending past the frame's sides let curtains stack clear of the glass, showing the whole window and more light. It's a free upgrade that most windows are wearing wrong. I'll mark it out with you before drilling anything.

Usually yes, and it's much better value than one window at a time. Send me the window count and whether they're already ordered and cut to size — the common Englewood problem is blinds cut to the wrong measurement, which no amount of installing fixes. I'll measure for you before you order if you'd rather not risk it.