Lutron Palladiom Roller Shades Installation Guide: Wired Shading System, Decorative Cover (045777, rev A)

Installation walk-through for 045777

Lutron document 045777 gives twelve steps, in the document's order, after the tools and fixings it lists.

The clearance, the check and the warning under a step are the document's own.

1. Take the shade out of the brackets

   Decorative covers go over brackets that are already mounted. If a shade is hanging in the brackets, take it down first, following the removal instructions supplied with the shade.

   Check: Brackets empty and accessible

   Warning: Two people remove and reinstall a shade

2. Confirm the backing and choose the fasteners

   Check that blocking or other suitable structural material sits behind each cover position. The supplied mounting screws may not suit every location, so choose fasteners that match the mounting surface.

   Check: Structural backing at every fixing point; fasteners chosen for the surface

   Warning: The installer is responsible for fasteners suited to the mounting surface

3. Remove the original bracket screw covers

   Take the existing screw covers off the shade brackets. The decorative cover brings larger screw covers that also hide the bracket screws, so the originals will not fit back.

   Check: Original screw covers off and set aside

4. Match the shims

   Where the bracket was mounted on one or more shims, mount the decorative cover on the same number of shims. Lutron document 045777 shows a 1/16 in (1.6 mm) optional shim with each decorative cover type in its components list.

   Clearance: 1/16 in (1.6 mm) per optional shim; no more than 2 (1/8 in [3 mm] total) per bracket or cover

   Check: Shim count under the cover equals the count under the bracket

   Warning: Shim types are not interchangeable

5. Position the end bracket cover

   Fit the end bracket decorative cover over and around the mounted end bracket, with any shims in place.

   Check: Cover type matches the bracket: end cover on an end bracket

   Warning: End and center covers are not interchangeable

6. Pre-drill and fix the end bracket cover

   Pre-drill the two pilot holes, one per mounting screw. Drive the two fasteners about 90% of the way with the power driver.

   Finish them by hand while easing the cover into its final position.

   Check: Cover in its final position; 2 fasteners seated

   Warning: Do not over-tighten

7. Add the end bracket screw cover

   Fit the screw cover supplied with the decorative cover by sliding it on in the direction shown.

   Check: Screw cover in place

8. Repeat at the remaining end brackets

   Repeat steps 5 to 7 at each remaining end bracket. The end bracket sequence closes with putting the shade back.

   Check: Every end bracket covered

9. Position the center bracket cover

   Fit the center bracket decorative cover over and around the mounted center bracket, with any shims in place.

   Check: Center cover on a center bracket

10. Pre-drill and fix the center bracket cover

    Pre-drill the four pilot holes, one per mounting screw. Drive the four fasteners about 90% of the way with the power driver.

    Finish them by hand while adjusting the cover to its final position.

    Check: Cover in its final position; 4 fasteners seated

    Warning: Do not over-tighten

11. Add the center bracket screw covers

    Fit the screw covers supplied with the decorative cover, sliding each one on in the direction shown.

    Check: All screw covers in place

12. Repeat at remaining center brackets, rehang shades

    Repeat steps 9 to 11 at each remaining center bracket, then reinstall the shades following the instructions supplied with them.

    Check: Every bracket covered and every shade back in its brackets

    Warning: Two people reinstall each shade