How To Hang Drapery Rods On Plaster Walls

You ll need to get the curtain on the rod before you hang it unless you re using rings.

How to hang drapery rods on plaster walls.

A cord allows you to pull the drapes open and closed. Step 1 mark rod placement. To hang you must place drapery pins in the pleat and then hang them on the rod. Decide on curtain placement.

As long as they re at. Place your curtain rod mounting brackets against the wall at your marked locations. It may be easier to. If using rings put them in place on the rod now.

Panel curtains eyelet curtains and tab top curtains are meant to hang from a plain round rod. The easy way to hang curtains on plaster walls step 1. Mark the spot for the bracket i was hanging my curtains 100 inches above the ground. Hold up your curtain rod where you want to install it and use the level to make sure it is even.

Use a fresh sharp drill bit. A pilot hole will need to be carefully drilled through the plaster. Unlock the curtain rod ends and get a friend to help you extend both sides of the rod against the walls. After you ve decided where the curtains should go you can determine where the brackets should be placed.

They may have a pocket along the top to push the rod through or the rod may be threaded through eyelets or tabs. How to install curtain hardware on plaster walls. Step 2 nail and drill through cross cuts. Drill top hole i drilled the top hole first check your instructions for the drill bit size mine was 3 16.

Tape the area around the pilot hole to prevent the plaster from chipping. Measure from the floor to a point above one side of your window where you want to hang your curtain rod with a tape. Push the rod through your curtain if the curtain has eye holes. You want to hang them as high above your window frame as you can.

How to hang curtains on plaster walls 1. Hold a torpedo level vertically. How to screw a curtain rod through plaster 1.