Come find out how to hang curtains on plaster walls the easy way.
Hanging curtains on stud walls.
Scroll down for the list of tools and materials needed for this project.
Hanging a curtain rod seems easy but can quickly become frustrating when you hang the curtains only to find out the rod is too high or low or not level.
Here s the easy zero dollar trick we used to speed up the process of hanging our curtain rods at our duplex.
I m sure you ve heard it before but here s your official reminder to always hang your curtain rods high and wide.
If you hang your rods to look like they re hugging the window it makes the window and as a result pretty much the entire room feel smaller.
This method works well for hanging wall rods french window curtain rods and even arched window curtain rods though you may need to take the unique shape of those styles into account.
Adjust placement of the rod to accommodate the wall studs locations.
Follow these steps to learn how to properly hang a curtain rod.
We had 14 to do and this quick hack made things.
As long as they re at least a few inches below the ceiling you re good to go.
Remember that there is a reinforced beam just over the window to support part of the wall above.
How to hang curtains on plaster walls.
Run a stud detector over the wall where you will hang the curtain.
The higher you hang them the more visual space you create.
These typically come with the curtain rod for the record.
In a house with drywall you re going to need molly bolts for most of your brackets.
1 if the structure is masonry concrete then it s 90 rebar rod.
In addition curtain rod brackets usually secure to the wall studs around the window frame.
Steps for hanging a curtain rod.
Quite typical issue when hanging curtains i had problems with these also.
Heavy curtains need a strong anchor so you will need to attach your curtain rod brackets directly to the studs of the wall.
You shouldn t cut it.
Decide on curtain placement.
To make up for this we put molly bolts into the wall to support the screw in lieu of a stud.
Open and close to check that they re functioning properly before finishing.
Hang the curtains and double check to make sure your brackets are still secure.
Use a stud finder to see if your brackets line up with studs.
Do hang your curtains close to the ceiling.
You want to hang them as high above your window frame as you can.
The other tip is to hang them wide.
Hanging the curtains higher.
Lightly mark the studs with a pencil so you can find them later.