Measure and mark this height on your wall above the glass doors to see if the standard length will work on your glass doors.
How to hang curtains for a sliding glass door.
The first step involves getting to know the dimensions of sliding door.
How to hang curtains over sliding glass doors.
Curtain styles that were not designed to be opened and closed frequently like rod pocket style should be avoided.
The measurement that matters is the length of the doors parallel to where a curtain rod would hang.
Measure your sliding doors.
Measure your sliding doors.
So add one inch to keep the draperies from dragging the floor.
However you should consider having them tie off at the side during the day.
Make note of this measurement.
Since the width of most two panel sliding doors is 72 inches choose a curtain rod that gives about 4 inches of room on each end past the door frame to bunch up the curtains when they re drawn on either side.
Hang a thin metal rod close to the ceiling to maintain a simple and uniform look.
You will need a curtain a few sizes bigger than the windows on the top as well on the sides.
Measure your sliding glass doors with a measuring tape.
Basically most curtains will work for a sliding door.
Measure 2 inches out from each side of the sliding doors 4 inches from the top of the frame.
At night you can let them hang straight down.
This means the drapery rod should be hung at a height of 85.
The long curtains can cover the entire wall not just the sliding glass doors.
Mark the spots with a pencil.
This one works well on these types of doors too.
Since the window in question is a sliding door we will walk you through the steps necessary to install these curtains for such windows.
You could also go with vertical blinds.
To get the perfect curtains for your sliding glass door it s best to get the curtains custom made.
Otherwise use a drawstring curtain that you can pull the string to open and close them during the day and evening hours.
Keep in mind that the standard length for pre made draperies is 84.