The easy way to hang curtains on plaster walls step 1.
How to hang drapery rods on plaster walls.
To hang you must place drapery pins in the pleat and then hang them on the rod.
As long as they re at.
Mark the spot for the bracket i was hanging my curtains 100 inches above the ground.
Push the rod through your curtain if the curtain has eye holes.
They may have a pocket along the top to push the rod through or the rod may be threaded through eyelets or tabs.
A cord allows you to pull the drapes open and closed.
How to hang curtains on plaster walls 1.
Place your curtain rod mounting brackets against the wall at your marked locations.
Step 2 nail and drill through cross cuts.
Unlock the curtain rod ends and get a friend to help you extend both sides of the rod against the walls.
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.
I marked where that was.
Panel curtains eyelet curtains and tab top curtains are meant to hang from a plain round rod.
How to install curtain hardware on plaster walls.
After you ve decided where the curtains should go you can determine where the brackets should be placed.
A pilot hole will need to be carefully drilled through the plaster.
You ll need to get the curtain on the rod before you hang it unless you re using rings.
Step 3 install lag bolt.
It may be easier to.
Measure from the floor to a point above one side of your window where you want to hang your curtain rod with a tape.
Decide on curtain placement.
Select the smallest size of anchor that will work with the screws that you need to use to hang the curtain rod.
You want to hang them as high above your window frame as you can.
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.
Hold a torpedo level vertically.