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