Then you can hang your sheer curtain or blackout curtain.
Hanging curtain rods on dry wall.
However studs are only found every 16 24 inches so it s unlikely there would be one everywhere you want to put a bracket.
Hang the curtains and double check to make sure your brackets are still secure.
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.
Drywall will not hold a screw because it s not solid.
Or use extra long curtains and hang the rod near the ceiling to make the room appear taller.
The curtain curtain rod combo is heavy enough that in an ideal situations your brackets would go into wood.
Hanging curtains on drywall is not as simple as it looks.
Using drywall anchors is the only solution.
In the typical recently built house this means getting your screws through the drywall and into a stud.
When you re figuring out the curtain and rod placement remember to account for how the curtain hangs on the rod hooks rings tabs grommets or pockets.
If you mount a curtain rod with a screw over time you will end up with a sagging curtain and hole.
The best way to mount anything on.
Attach curtain rings if they are part of your setup.
If you re not using a double rod you can skip this step.