Hanging Curtain Rods On Concrete Walls

Drywall may look solid enough but it won t hold a screw and if you mount a curtain rod improperly you ll end up with a sagging curtain and a hole to patch.

Hanging curtain rods on concrete walls.

How to drill into concrete to hang a tv shelves racks etc. When hanging sheer lightweight curtains such as those shown in this sitting area designed by erica burns interiors pair them with a thin curtain rod no bigger than 7 16 inch for a delicate style. Hang the curtains and double check to make sure your brackets are still secure. Cut a right angle out of a piece of cardboard and line it up with the window frame s corner.

Open and close to check that they re functioning properly before finishing. Watch our hang a shelf on a brick wall. To do so you ll be using a piece of cardboard with a right angle cut out and a pencil to mark the wall. The key to hanging a curtain is to ensure the rod sits level on the supports.

But since we were just replacing our old bedroom curtains when we wrote that post we skipped the crucial step of actually hanging the curtain rods themselves. The installation is essentially the same as a drywall application so should not trip up anyone who has installed curtain hardware before. 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. If you have traditional paned windows with frames tension rods that stretch from one side of the frame to the other are a subtle and sophisticated way to hang curtains.

Hanging curtain or drapery installation hardware on brick stucco or concrete block walls can be challenging if you are not equipped with proper tools and hardware. Last fall we shared our trick for hanging affordable ikea curtains so they look a lot more expensive than their 14 price tag per panel would suggest across an entire house you can save thousands with that trick these curtains alone. Replace the fasteners included with the curtain rods such as nails or screws with concrete fasteners so you can install curtain rod hardware in cement.