Dimensions

Before Beginning you will need:
• Metaltapemeasure(aclothmeasuringtapecouldgiveyouinaccuratereadings)
• Pencilandpaper
• Handsaw
• Level(Tomakesureeverythingislinedupproperly)
• Rodwithmountingbracketsandhardware
• Drillwitheithera3/32-inchbit(forwallstuds)ora¼-inchbit(fordrywall)
• Standardscrewdriver
Measuring for curtains & drapes:
1. Window treatments are always measured width by length, and the width is always stated
rst. The length is always measured from the top of curtain panel to the oor. Measuring
foranoutsidemount:Generallyforanoutsidemount,windowhardwareismountedoneto
threeinchesabovethetopedgeofthewindowframe.Measurehorizontallyfromtheoutside
edgeofonesideofthewindowmoldingtotheoutsideedgeoftheotherside(A).Measurein
threeplaces:atthetop,middleandbottomofthewindow,roundingyourmeasurementtothe
nearest1/8-inch.Takethewidestofthesemeasurementsasyourwindowwidthmeasurement.
Makeasmallpencilmarkonthewallindicatingthecorrectwidthandlength.Holdtherodup
tothewallusingthepencilmarksasaguide.Positionthemountingbracketsontherod,and
useapenciltomarkwherethebracketswillbescrewedintothewall.Thiswidthshouldbeatleast2”-4”beyondeachsideofthewindow
foreachbracketplacement.
FIG A-2
Heightofthebracketplacementisdeterminedbythenisheddraperylengthandstyle.Ifthetreatmentis
designedtobeusedwithdraperyrings,besurethereisproperallowanceforthedropofthering.Refertotheringillustrationsbelow
FIG A-1
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2. Drillholesforthebracketscrews:Usea3/32-inchdrillbitifthescrewswillbeinstalledinwallstuds;usea¼-inchdrillbitifthescrewswillbe
installedintodrywall.Ifyouareinstallingthescrewsindrywall,youshouldusetheplasticanchorsprovidedwiththecurtainrod.Onceyou
havedrilledtheholeinthedrywall,inserttheplasticanchorsallthewayintothehole.Thescrewswillthenscrewintotheplasticanchors
3. Screwin themounting brackets:Alignthescrewholesonthemountingbracketswiththeholesyoudrilledinthewall.Useastandard
screwdriverandscrewinthebracketscrews.Beforeyoutightenthescrewscompletely,checkandmakesurethattherodtscorrectlyinto
thebrackets;thentighten
4. Cuttherodtothecorrectwidth.Thisshouldbe1inchpasttheoutsideofeachbracket(2inchtotal).Iftherodiscutyouwillwanttodrilla
pilotholeintothecenterofthesectionoftherodyoujustcutsothattherodendnialwilleasilyscrewintoplace.Placetherodontothe
mountingbrackets.Whenhangingthefabricpanelstothedraperyrod,draperyrings
FIG 1
maybepurchasedtoplaceontherod.Youmay
thenusecliprings
FIG 2
,orfabrichooks
FIG 3
toconnectthefabrictothedraperyrings.Inordertodothisyouputthedraperyringsontherod
rst,andthenplacetherodontothemountingbrackets.Ifyouareusingtheclipringstoattachthepanelstothedraperyrings,makesure
tospacethefabricevenlybetweeneachclipringsothatwhenthepanelsareopeneachpleatcreatedisthesame.Ifyouusefabrichooks
toconnectthefabrictothedraperyringsyoustartbyslidingthepointedendofthehookupthroughthebackofthefabric;makingsurethat
thehookstaysontheinsideofthefabricanddoesnotshowinthefront.Useonehookforeachpleat,orequallyspacethehooksacrossthe
fabric.Thehooksshouldallbethesamedistancefromthetopofthefabric—lowenoughthatthefabriccoverstheeyeletatthebottomof
thedraperyring.Onceallofthehooksareinplace,placethedraperyrodinthe“closed”position,tocheckthatyouhavethepleatsevenly
spacedacrossthewindow.
5. Ifyou choosetoexposeyourentirewindow:Add6–8”totheactual widthofthewindowtoallowenoughspacewhen thecurtains are
completelyopeninorderto“clear”thewindow.
6. Animportantnoteaboutfullness: Make sure to purchaseenoughcurtainordrapery panels to give yourwindowtreatmentsfullness—
curtainsanddraperiesshouldbe1½-3timesthenalmeasuredwidth.Lessfullnesswillproduceamoretailoredlook,whilemorefullness
willcreatearicher,moreopulentappearance.Forexample,ifyournalmeasuredwidthis50inches,youshouldpurchaseenoughpanels
tocoverbetween75inchesand150inchesintotalwidth(50x1.5=75;50x3=150.)
7. Choosealength:Themostcommonlengthsforwindowcoveringsare:tothetopofthewindowsill(B);tojustbelowthewindowsill(C),
midwaybetweenthewindowsillandtheoor,ortotheoor(D).Commonlengthsforstandardcurtainordraperypanelsare63inches,84
inches,95inches,108inchesand120inches.
2”-4”
2”-4”
Width
Drop
Pole
Ring
FIG1-Ring FIG2-ClipRing FIG3-FabricHook
FIGA-2
FIGA-1
A
A
A
B C D