How To Hang A Curtain Rod On Plaster Wall

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How to hang a curtain rod on plaster wall.

This can also cause your curtain rod to fall out and become damaged as well. The higher you hang them the more visual space you create. As long as they re at least a few inches below the ceiling you re good to go. Consider the length of the rod when hanging the brackets.

Start the holes slowly and carefully to prevent chipping the plaster surface. It went super smoothly and mid way through i realized it s actually easier to hang curtain rods on plaster walls than drywall. Hold a torpedo level vertically next to the bracket to ensure you hang the bracket straight and not crooked. How to hang curtains on plaster walls.

In general you shouldn t increase the length of the expanded rod by more than 50 percent. You want to hang them as high above your window frame as you can. If you have high set windows like those in the home above from elle decoration featured on my domaine suspending curtains from the ceiling will look natural. Place your curtain rod mounting brackets against the wall at your marked locations.

The trick to preventing this from happening is to correctly install the curtain hardware into the wall. Remove the curtain rod and drill pilot holes through the plaster and into the studs at the hole marks. So i decided to write this nice post about my super successful curtain rod hanging method and why hanging curtain rods on plaster walls is actually awesome. If it s dry crumbly plaster or a cinderblock wall that s preventing you from drilling holes consider hanging your curtain rod from the ceiling instead.

Installing curtain hardware on plaster walls is a challenging project that can easily go awry.