Day/Night pleated shades

Replaced some of our pleated shades with slow raise shades. In order to remove pleated shades I had to remove side valance's Then I was able to get at clips that hold pleated shades in place. Used a long screwdriver to push clip back. Then twisted whole assembly away from clip. Kind of tricky to get both clips back while twisting. Yours may be different. Mine are from Irvine Shade and Door.

I have not replaced any of my Day-Night shades, but I have restrung many of them.

Every shade is different in my rig. The side valences are attached to the wall using angles that are screwed first to the wall then the valences are attached to the angles. The exception is the valences that are up against a cabinet. They are screwed to the cabinet. You should be able to see the screw heads inside the valences.

The top valences are screwed to the bottom of overhead cabinets where there are overhead cabinets, otherwise, IIRC, they used angles, but I am not sure on this. These screws are more difficult to see than the sides.

You'll eventually get the valences down and the rest. Lay the complete shade assembly on a bed. You'll need a repair kit for the number of strings in your shade and a diagram of how it's strung. Take pictures while disassembling or label things with masking tape and a felt tip pen. I made a long wire hook thing to thread the strings through the holes. Use ingenuity, patience and masking tape. There may be a local shade repair place that will restring day/night shades for you. Some of the pleats were ripped so I glued them together with crazy glue.

My shades are seperate from the valences. I have to remove vertical screws holding the shade into the valance. The screws are hidden in the fabric of the valence.