Putting Up A Curtain Rod

Add the length of the curtains and the gap you want to have between the bottoms of the curtains and the floor. This placement will ensure there will be no gap between the curtain and the window.

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Your best bet is to have someone hold half of the rod up with one curtain panel attached after youve washed ironed and done whatever else might change the height of your panel except for hemming that should happen once theyre hung so you can get the perfect length.

Putting up a curtain rod. If you have curtain rain you may chose to use the bottom one to cover up the rail. Once you have everything as it should be set the curtain rod with the curtains into the hooks. Probably the most used and best way to mount the curtain rod is up and over the window the frame.

Im currently putting up command strips and a curtain rod. Ill give it a try as-is to see if it works without the glue first. Install curtains on both ends add the finials and youre done.

Most curtain rods have a centerpiece thats made out of plastic to lodge it in place. Install the curtain rod holders on the architrave by marking out where the rod holders will go and predrilling screw holes. Depending on how large your window is youll need repeat all of the above steps for one or two more brackets.

We decided to place our curtain rod 1-12 outside of the window on each side. You do not need to install the mounting brackets into a stud. Curtain rods arent heavy enough to require extra support.

If your architrave is level you can do this simply by mounting them flush with the top of. Curtain Rod Installed Above The Window Trim. My brackets are a lot smaller than the ones in the photo above and I measured the pressure on the strips to be about a pound.

To hook the hooks in come in from the bottom this will ensure the hooks are the right way up to hook into hoops or rail if. This lengthens the windows and makes the room look larger or taller and the windows grander. If one of your brackets has an opening at the top make sure that its facing up.

Youll need to get the curtain on the rod before you hang it unless youre using rings. Dont forget to attach center brackets when putting up your rods as extra long curtain rods often need help staying up. It should be extended enough to touch the walls but not enough to scrape and damage the paint wood or other material.

The length of your curtain rod is determined by preference. If using rings put them in place on the rod now. Waiting for the strips to cure but looks like I might need to go get glue.

Before putting up the curtains on the rod add some paste wax with a cloth or paper towel to the top half of the curtain rod to help make sure the grommets slide nice and smooth every time you open and close the curtains. Screw the holders in place making sure that theyre horizontally level with one another. Measure this height on the wall with.

Determine Bracket Placement. Push the rod through your curtain if the curtain has eye-holes. If you step back and view it while someone holds it up for you youll be able to decide what looks best to your eye and.

Unlock the curtain rod ends and get a friend to help you extend both sides of the rod. These rods are installed by inserting one end of the rod while lowering the other end into the open bracket. Attach the joining splice to the open end of one of the rods then insert the open end of the second rod.

Remove the finial from one end of both rods. Also determine the vertical placement of the brackets. Buy two sets of matching curtain rods and also get a joining splice.

At this point youll want to put the curtains on the rod and then attach the finials before you put the rod up. Use a rubber mallet to tap in the drywall anchors.

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