UniBond No More Nails On A Roll, Double-Sided Tape for Reliable Instant Bonding, Multipurpose Adhesive Tape/ Strips for Indoor/Outdoor Use, 19mm x 1.5m

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For my part then without having had the benefit of their input, I want to state that you should view the caveats UniBond themselves have mentioned for using their product like this with the appropriate degree of respect, and take them very literally. Why? Because drilling down now into the level of pedantic semantics that made me really unpopular at school, UniBond state that you can hang a blind with No More Nails On A Roll – but they don’t state that you can use/operate a blind hung with No More Nails On A Roll. First up, the weightbearing claim of No More Nails On A Roll mentioned above – 120kg is a reasonable chunk of heft. 120kg is almost twice my own weight (do not judge me, I’m tall and muscular) and a higher weight than the majority of standard-sized blinds you might buy. This UniBond No More Nails On A Rollis perfect for both indoor and outdoor use making it ideal for the home or office. This No More Nails roll is easy to use and is permanent; ensuring whatever you use it to put up will stay.

What this statement means is that the strength of the whole roll can hang (up to) 120kg; so, to get the theoretical highest level of weightbearing the product claims to possess, you need to use the whole roll. Ok, but can you put up a blind with No More Nails On A Roll? Again, this is a no from me in my opinion as a Blinds Person ( blinds person not blind person, though my idea of what constitutes nice shoes might make you wonder). Supports “up to 120kg” of weight is an almost meaningless statement; what it’s really saying in literal terms is that it will definitely not support 121kg of weight or above, but it is not saying how close to 120kg of weight it will most definitely support, nor for how long.

Taking a closer look at the realities of putting up blinds with No More Nails On A Roll…

Now, this might sound like the UniBond guys are giving a very definitive “yes” to the aforementioned question of can you put up a blind with No More Nails or not, as long as you use the tape variant, but if you read their blurb again more carefully, there are a few seemingly-innocent caveats there that IMO, might be your downfall… Taking a closer look at the realities of putting up blinds with No More Nails On A Roll… Unwanted Food or Drink Products - Once supply conditions are broken, there are a number of factors outside of our control that can affect the quality of a product. Therefore perishable goods such as food and drink cannot be returned. For reasons of hygiene and safety, personal grooming products, cosmetics or items of intimate clothing cannot be returned.

So really for my money then and erring on the side of caution, can you put up a blind with No More Nails On A Roll and use it as normal? The party line of English Blinds is that we do not recommend using anything other than screws to hang blinds. Please. No. I mean, not from my/our point of view, being as mentioned a manufacturer and retailer of blinds; I/we will not honour any warranty for our blinds claimed on as a result of trying to No More Nails-a-blind to a wall. But I do caution you to bear in mind that “supports up to” actually means in literal terms only “will never support more than,” and doesn’t tell you an accurate weight it will definitely support (nor for how long), which is almost certainly because this can be highly variable, as you might expect.

Can you put up a blind with No More Nails?

But what if you’ve read this far and the tape option still seems to be on the table in terms of weights and surface areas, and the fact that UniBond said you could..? Can you put up a blind with No More Nails On A Roll and use it as normal? Also. No More Nails On A Roll “can support up to 120kg per roll.” Why am I repeating this? Because up to, and because per roll.