How To Install Curtain Rods In Concrete Walls

How to hang a curtain rod on cement walls step 1.

How to install curtain rods in concrete walls.

Attach the curtain rod hardware to the wall by placing a concrete screw through the hardware and into the hole and use the drill to secure the screw. To find your ideal placement measure down from the ceiling to the top of the trim at the left corner of your window. You ll want to buy a rod that s a little bit longer than this measurement. Wall mounted rods are usually installed four inches above the window.

Place a concrete bit into a drill and drill pilot holes into the concrete at the places marked. Hold one side of the curtain rod hardware in position and use. Measure the space between your two walls. Position the curtain mounting hardware on the concrete wall where you want it installed.

The bit should be just large enough to make a hole that will snugly. These will expand inside the dry wall panel to the weight of the rod and curtains and will prevent the screws from pulling out of the wall. Step 9 hold the curtain rod hardware that is hanging loosely on the nail firmly against the cinder block wall. Place a philips head drill bit into the drill.

Choose the appropriate sized masonry drill bit for the selected masonry screws. Otherwise you can simply use the manufacturer included or suggested mounting screws. Screw the brackets to the casing or wall. Here s how to install them.

This information is located on. Push the rod through your curtain if the curtain has eye holes. If installing them on the wall between studs you need plastic screw anchors. Secure a carbide masonry bit in the drill.

Place the curtain rod back on the hardware. Select the location for the curtain rod hardware. Repeat for the other hangers.