where to buy a part for my Venetian blind

LEJC

A random question that someone might know the answer to....

I have some venetian blinds and on the underside of the bottom of them there are some plastic plugs that keep the string ladder type cord in place.....does anyone know what the plastic retainer might be called....I need to find 2 new ones as my lovely tenants seem to have taken them off and the ladder cord is now pulling at an angle to the blind and also unraveling at the bottom

They arn't weights nor can I see them called retainers or plugs when I do a goggle search

Anyone have an idea or even a possibility of where to buy or get hold of a couple of replacements.
They are metal blinds rather than the wooden slat ones which I think dont have the cord ladders


The blind in the rental is 6 months old...and not something that I want to consider replacing as they were M2M ...I have contacted the company that supplied the blinds but they dont actually manufacture them so cant get any replacement plastic bits without ordering a new blind!

The other option would be buying an old blind just for the part from ebay or similar....but it seems a convoluted way of doing it when the actual pieces I need are only a few cm's long

Bubblecat

I did a quick search and found some under 'venetian blind bottom rail plugs' but the only suppliers were either in the US or Australia.

A cheeky alternative is if you have an Ikea near you, go an look at their display models and if they have the same plugs in their metal blinds then ask customer service if they have any as they tend to carry a stash of small parts.

LEJC

Thanks bubblecat when I did a search I could also only find US distributors....I wondered if there was a "proper" name for them which might lead me to a UK supplier.

zax47

Here you go - used these guys loads;

http://www.blindspares.co.uk/

PasturesNew

Various sizes of this sort, £2.95 http://www.blindparts.co.uk/end-caps-for-50mm-venetian-blind-967-p.asp

LEJC

Thanks zax and Pastures but neither website have what I need

I thought pastures might have solved it but they are end caps for the bottom of the blind rather than the caps that retain the ladder cord that runs through the blind

Thanks both though for trying to help its appreciated

flashg67

I had to replace some broken slats and remove the plugs I think you are talking about, From memory, they are a tight push-fit so anything similar might work - a cut down wine cork or something?

LEJC

Thanks flash...yes the holes could be filled with something else...but I would prefer to use the correct part ...I am sure it must be available rather than having to go down the route of either buying a whole new blind or at best the bottom bar.

I may have tracked down the manufacturer of the blinds so will send an email to see if they can assist.
Thanks again for everyones suggestions.