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Posted by on March 14, 2007, 10:59 pm
I would like to put a double cord-drawn curtain track in a bedroom,
with heavy drapes/shear combination, but I am somewhat unclear on the
best method of installation.
(The wall is timber-framed, with gyprock/drywall on the inside, with a
steel casement window, if this makes any difference). The window has
~4 inch wooden trim above and on the sides, and all the current
curtain rods and tracks in the house are attached to the trim at the
top.
This particular window is 285cm (112 inches) wide (from outside of
trim to outside of trim). The drapes will have a triple-pass lining
sewn to the decorative fabric, be ~2.3m long (lining a bit shorter),
with a gathering ratio of ~2.
The available tracks that I can buy at my fabric store are 200-290cm
(with 2 centre supports I believe), or 290-380cm (with 3 centre
supports), and I would need to buy double brackets separately to
convert to a double track. I am going to find out tonight if I can buy
extra centre supports individually, if needed.
Where is likely to be the best place to attach the track so that the
weight of the drapes doesn't pull the track down? The wooden trim or
above the trim, into the wall?
If I attach it to the trim, I would need to use the shorter of the
tracks-would 2 centre supports be sufficient? Could the trim be pulled
away from the wall over time?
If I attach to the wall, I could use the longer track (although not
much longer due to a perpendicular wall nearby). If I need to attach
the brackets to the studs, they may not be evenly distributed, would
that be a concern?
I will be making the drapes, and their exact length is not an issue.
But I have never picked/installed a track before, so would appreciate
any advice.
TIA,
Karina
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Posted by mm on March 15, 2007, 12:02 am
On 14 Mar 2007 19:59:57 -0700, tiny19k@yahoo.com wrote:
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>Where is likely to be the best place to attach the track so that the
>weight of the drapes doesn't pull the track down? The wooden trim or
>above the trim, into the wall?
I know only a bit about curtains, and only wrt to the USA, where they
don't use the metric system, so you probably don't live here.
But, since we are on the subject....
Didn't windows used to have extra wood around the upper corners,
underneath the sheet rock, so that curtains could be attached there?
Do they still?
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Posted by Norminn on March 15, 2007, 5:51 am
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> I will be making the drapes, and their exact length is not an issue.
> But I have never picked/installed a track before, so would appreciate
> any advice.
>
> TIA,
> Karina
>
I would get at least one, preferably two, of the brackets anchored into
wall studs. If center bracket is in studs, no way they can fall down.
I would also choose rods that have separate brackets available. I made
drapes about the same size - a little over 11' wide - from denim, which
is rather heavy, and with lightweight lining. Anchored only with
plastic thingies in wallboard. Not my first choice, but I was tired of
the dang project and wanted to be done with it :o)
I don't care for brackets anchored on window trim, but it is a matter of
personal choice. You may want to consider placing the brackets far
enough from the edge of the window so that when the drapes are open all
the way there is room to "stack" alongside the window, not in front of
window. Fabric stores in my area are not great places to shop for
hardware; if there is a specialty shop that carries a variety of
hardware it might be a better choice. Expen$ive. We would have had to
mortgage the house to buy new rods, so we bought bamboo poles, cut to
size, less than $30 each window. Wood rings stained to match.
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Posted by on March 15, 2007, 10:11 pm
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> I would also choose rods that have separate brackets available. I made
> drapes about the same size - a little over 11' wide - from denim, which
> is rather heavy, and with lightweight lining. Anchored only with
> plastic thingies in wallboard. Not my first choice, but I was tired of
> the dang project and wanted to be done with it :o)
>
How many brackets did you need to use? Last night, the saleslady told
me to install the track with one centre support, and only put in more
if it sags, which sounds like a recipe for a bent track!
>You may want to consider placing the brackets far
> enough from the edge of the window so that when the drapes are open all
> the way there is room to "stack" alongside the window, not in front of
> window.
Normally I would, but there isn't much room on one side of the window
(BIW). I think that I am better off putting the end bracket in a stud,
even if it means covering the window a bit-it is quite a large window
anyway.
>We would have had to
> mortgage the house to buy new rods, so we bought bamboo poles, cut to
> size, less than $30 each window. Wood rings stained to match.
Did you find that touching them to open/close left marks? (one reason
I would like something corded)
Thanks,
Karina
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Posted by Norminn on March 16, 2007, 4:44 am
tiny19k@yahoo.com wrote:
>>I would also choose rods that have separate brackets available. I made
>>drapes about the same size - a little over 11' wide - from denim, which
>>is rather heavy, and with lightweight lining. Anchored only with
>>plastic thingies in wallboard. Not my first choice, but I was tired of
>>the dang project and wanted to be done with it :o)
>>
>
>
> How many brackets did you need to use? Last night, the saleslady told
> me to install the track with one centre support, and only put in more
> if it sags, which sounds like a recipe for a bent track!
>
Three brackets, total. We have triple panel sliding doors to patios off
two rooms, thus the huge draperies. Our bamboo rods are about 1 3/4"
diameter and don't sag at all. I am sure there are heavier duty
traverse rods, although I would expect them to be prohibitively
expensive for 11' windows.
You can test the rods before you install them by extending them and then
putting each end on a chair. Give some pressure on the middle to see if
they flex. The shape of traverse rods is such that they should not bend
much, if at all.
>
>>You may want to consider placing the brackets far
>>enough from the edge of the window so that when the drapes are open all
>>the way there is room to "stack" alongside the window, not in front of
>>window.
>
>
> Normally I would, but there isn't much room on one side of the window
> (BIW). I think that I am better off putting the end bracket in a stud,
> even if it means covering the window a bit-it is quite a large window
> anyway.
>
>
>>We would have had to
>>mortgage the house to buy new rods, so we bought bamboo poles, cut to
>>size, less than $30 each window. Wood rings stained to match.
>
>
> Did you find that touching them to open/close left marks? (one reason
> I would like something corded)
>
Natural color (off-white) so that was an issue to consider. We don't
open/shut them often, and just touch the ring when we want to pull it
shut. I made a little "wand", fastened to the center rings, so
hubby/mechanic wouldn't grab the white drapes to pull them shut :o)
> Thanks,
> Karina
>
>
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