How To Hang Drapery Rods On Plaster Walls

If using rings put them in place on the rod now.

How to hang drapery rods on plaster walls.

How to screw a curtain rod through plaster 1. Use a fresh sharp drill bit. Hold up your curtain rod where you want to install it and use the level to make sure it is even. Step 1 mark rod placement.

You want to hang them as high above your window frame as you can. Place your curtain rod mounting brackets against the wall at your marked locations. Hold a torpedo level vertically. I marked where that was.

A pilot hole will need to be carefully drilled through the plaster. Drill top hole i drilled the top hole first check your instructions for the drill bit size mine was 3 16. To hang you must place drapery pins in the pleat and then hang them on the rod. Panel curtains eyelet curtains and tab top curtains are meant to hang from a plain round rod.

Push the rod through your curtain if the curtain has eye holes. As long as they re at. Select the smallest size of anchor that will work with the screws that you need to use to hang the curtain rod. After you ve decided where the curtains should go you can determine where the brackets should be placed.

How to install curtain hardware on plaster walls. Tape the area around the pilot hole to prevent the plaster from chipping. Step 3 install lag bolt. It may be easier to.

How to hang curtains on plaster walls 1. You ll need to get the curtain on the rod before you hang it unless you re using rings. Unlock the curtain rod ends and get a friend to help you extend both sides of the rod against the walls. They may have a pocket along the top to push the rod through or the rod may be threaded through eyelets or tabs.

Step 2 nail and drill through cross cuts. Mark the spot for the bracket i was hanging my curtains 100 inches above the ground. Decide on curtain placement.