How To Hang Curtains On Plaster Walls

You want to hang them as high above your window frame as you can.

How to hang curtains on plaster walls.

If you are by yourself use a few pieces of electrical tape to secure the level to the top of the curtain rod. How to hang curtains on plaster walls 1. How to hang curtains on plaster walls 1. Mark the spot for the bracket i was hanging my curtains 100 inches above the ground.

Set a drop cloth or an old sheet on the floor directly below where you want to hang something on the wall. Scan the wall with a studfinder to locate the studs in the installation area. Setting down the cloth will make clean up a breeze. If this curtain rod is going above the window than you also try to move your bracket over to the side so that they are in line with the vertical window frame an 1 inch from the edge of the window framing there should be a stud on the each side of the window.

Decide on curtain placement. As long as they re at. After you ve decided where the curtains should go you can determine where the brackets should be placed. Goal is to screw mounting brackets in to one of these wood strips or in to the stud.

Drill top hole i drilled the top hole first check your instructions for the drill bit size mine was 3 16. Basically lath is what s locking up plaster in place. I marked where that was. This is much less awkward than trying to control both with one hand.

Using the utility knife make two small cuts in the shape of a cross over each pencil mark for the bolts. Mark both sides of each stud with a. The easy way to hang curtains on plaster walls step 1. Lay down a drop cloth.

Drill holes through the plaster for toggle bolts or molly bolts where no studs or header framing is available.