How To Hang Cornice Board To Wall

Rest a level on the front edge and adjust as necessary.

How to hang cornice board to wall.

Once the cornice is centered and straight mark the wall. Lay the batting on a table counter or floor and then place the cornice board on top front side down. With a pencil draw a vertical line from the top to the. Pull the batting to the back and staple trimming the excess as you go.

Measure in 6 inches from the left end of the line and mark this spot with a pencil. Hold the cornice board in place with a level resting on top. Cut a 1 x 2 strip of wood just shorter than the full length of your completed cornice box. Keep in mind that the inside of the front piece will not be visible when hung but the inside of the side pieces will be visible so pay attention to detail there.

In this diy video series the plasterboard experts at gyprock have already shown how to measure cut install and join plasterboard. Be sure to attach to studs and not just dry wall. The wall mounting brackets are the ones in blue in the diagram. Hold the first bracket.

Before attaching your side pieces to the front board you will want to attach your brackets that will mount your cornice box to the wall to the side pieces as well. Mount it to the wall above the window where you ll be hanging the cornice using a level and 2 wood screws. Now it s time to show yo. There is no hanging fabric.

In this way cornices provide a more structured window treatment option than valences do while also creating interest through the fabric that you use. Instead a cornice is an upholstered board that is attached to the wall above your window. 11 hang enjoy. Of course i could not find a picture from this step so i drew a diagram above.

Hold the cornice board above the window at the location you want to install it. As you can see we hung the standard curtain rod at this point too and put the curtains on.