Measure down from the top left corner of the sash to approximately one third of the total height of the sash and mark.
How to hang heavy old window on wall.
Run a stud detector over the wall where you will hang the curtain.
Lay the sash on the floor or a worktable with the side the you want to face the room down and the back side of the.
Lightly mark the studs with a pencil so you can find them later.
If the piece has a metal frame it will most likely already have hooks for.
Deciding how to place them on the wall was challenging.
How to hang an old window sash on a wall 1.
The most important thing to remember when you hang a heavy stained glass window is to insert your wall or ceiling hook into a stud or joist.
Heavy curtains need a strong anchor so you will need to attach your curtain rod brackets directly to the studs of the wall.
Another nice feature is we can clean the lace pattern off the glass if we want to give these a different look in the future.
Like i mentioned before these windows are relatively lightweight and i usually hang them flush against a wall so i use the hooks and eyes with picture hanging wire to hang them.
Install hooks in the window s frame.
This is the wall where the windows were to be placed.
For really heavy windows i would recommend these large bar hangers you can get at home depot or lowes.
For a heavier window or one that hangs in a way that leaves it open to wind at the side or on the front of a porch for example i d use d rings and chain instead.
When a screw is driven into the anchor its sides expand to make it stay firmly in place in the wall.
A winged nut is inserted through a pilot hole in the wall.
They screw in pretty easily into the wood frames of the windows.
Hanging a heavy window on the wall a few months ago a bought a wonderful nine paned window from a friend in ohio.
Another type of anchor for hollow walls including plaster and lath is a toggle bolt.
I also used a smaller screw in one for some of the smaller ones but i think they would work just as well on the bigger windows.
Anchors for drywall are sheaths inserted into a wall.
How to hang a heavy stained glass window 1.
Up until today that window sat in the garage while i tried to figure out a way to hang it i wasn t looking that hard until the last few days.
My mil gave us an.
Step 1 measure the overall size of your stained glass window to get an approximate weight of the panel.