Are "no-drill" blinds actually any good?

[LulaK]

I have a couple of small places in new house eg bathroom window where I'd like a blind but don't want to drill. Blinds2go offer no-drill ones, but do they actually work, or just fall down after six months? I assume they use a pressure system? TIA

I’ve got them in exactly the places you describe- small bathroom window and a small hallway. Work perfectly, have been up two years now. Even took down to repaint bathroom and then reinstalled, no probs. Genius solution, especially for small tight places where drilling into the walls is tricky.

I’ve had 3 blinds from them and they have been perfect, just measure correctly. Had no problems at all with them

Personally yes on freshly decorated walls. Also I found the blackout was better than drilled, as less gap round the edge. Had our no drill roman blind up months, took me ten mins to fit

Yep, work for us, had them ages. Not sure the range of fabrics is as nice and as thick as I would want though - fine for an office for example

I’ve been thinking about one of these.
So Blinds2go and 247 blinds. Have any of you got them from elsewhere?

Do you think it’d be possible to use a no drill blind on an attic velux window? I really need a blind but scared to drill!

The proper velux blinds don't need to be drilled anyway (well mine didn't, I probably shouldn't assume they're all the same). They clip together then there's a couple of tiny screws that you just screw in to the wood.

I need a blind for a window over my stairs, but I can’t reach one end to drill (safely!) because it’s too high over the stairs. Do you think it would be possible to fit a no drill blind without being able to reach one end of the recess?!

Thankyou!

In my case with the bathroom it's because we've just bought the house, and the window cavity is tiled/lined all the way up with whatever is on the walls, and I am not a hugely experienced DIY-er and don't want to risk cracking it by wielding my drill. So I have ordered a pressure roller.

I have actually done for drilled ones in the other window because the type I wanted, blinds2go don't do as non-drill.

Genuine question: isn’t the pictured one just installed incorrectly? I’ve never fitted a blind that way round or seen instructions for it to be done that way…

It's how it arrived for me, so we just went with it.

My roller blind from Blinds2Go is the same, it rolls from the back.

The no-drill roller and Roman blinds are great! We had some standard drill-fit ones previously and they're a pain to install and nearly impossible to remove.

Has anyone tried the complete blackout blinds? No drilling, they fit inside a frame that slots into the window recess using the same principle as the twist and go blinds. I have wooden framed windows and am worried that the no-drill blinds only work for uPVC ones.

Hope it's ok to drag up an old thread! I have the no drill rollers from Blind2Go which I do think are great, but like the photo upthread there is a biggish gap between the blind and the edge of the recess which allows a lot of light around, fine for the hallway/downstairs loo we have them in.

I was hoping to get something similar for my spare bedroom and wondered if the no-drill roman blinds sit closer to the recess and block more light?