So add one inch to keep the draperies from dragging the floor.
How to hang curtains for a sliding glass door.
How to hang curtains over sliding glass doors.
Measure and mark this height on your wall above the glass doors to see if the standard length will work on your glass doors.
You could also go with vertical blinds.
Basically most curtains will work for a sliding door.
The measurement that matters is the length of the doors parallel to where a curtain rod would hang.
Measure your sliding doors.
Measure 2 inches out from each side of the sliding doors 4 inches from the top of the frame.
Otherwise use a drawstring curtain that you can pull the string to open and close them during the day and evening hours.
Measure your sliding doors.
Hang a thin metal rod close to the ceiling to maintain a simple and uniform look.
Find the center point and make a pencil mark 4 inches above the top of the door frame.
The first step involves getting to know the dimensions of sliding door.
However you should consider having them tie off at the side during the day.
This one works well on these types of doors too.
This means the drapery rod should be hung at a height of 85.
At night you can let them hang straight down.
Grommet or pinch pleat style curtains that can be easily slid open are an ideal choice.
Mark the spots with a pencil.
Keep in mind that the standard length for pre made draperies is 84.
Center one of.
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.
Make note of this measurement.
You will need a curtain a few sizes bigger than the windows on the top as well on the sides.
Curtain styles that were not designed to be opened and closed frequently like rod pocket style should be avoided.
Since the window in question is a sliding door we will walk you through the steps necessary to install these curtains for such windows.