How To Hang Drapery Rods On Plaster Walls

Unlock the curtain rod ends and get a friend to help you extend both sides of the rod against the walls.

How to hang drapery rods on plaster walls. Decide on curtain placement. As long as they re at. A pilot hole will need to be carefully drilled through the plaster. Select the smallest size of anchor that will work with the screws that you need to use to hang the curtain rod.

Tape the area around the pilot hole to prevent the plaster from chipping. You ll need to get the curtain on the rod before you hang it unless you re using rings. Place your curtain rod mounting brackets against the wall at your marked locations. Drill top hole i drilled the top hole first check your instructions for the drill bit size mine was 3 16.

It may be easier to. How to screw a curtain rod through plaster 1. Step 1 mark rod placement. Hold a torpedo level vertically.

Measure from the floor to a point above one side of your window where you want to hang your curtain rod with a tape. 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. After you ve decided where the curtains should go you can determine where the brackets should be placed.

How to hang curtains on plaster walls 1. A cord allows you to pull the drapes open and closed. To hang you must place drapery pins in the pleat and then hang them on the rod. Step 3 install lag bolt.

Mark the spot for the bracket i was hanging my curtains 100 inches above the ground. I marked where that was. Step 2 nail and drill through cross cuts. Use a fresh sharp drill bit.

They may have a pocket along the top to push the rod through or the rod may be threaded through eyelets or tabs. Push the rod through your curtain if the curtain has eye holes. How to install curtain hardware on plaster walls.