Mounting Your Window Hardware With A Lot Of Ease And Success
When you purchase window hardware, you are also given the necessary mounting instructions.
But if you want to ensure successful mounting on your part, here are a few instructions that you must go through before proceeding: 1) Note that all the windows are based on standard sizes, so you need to have an accurate reference to take all the measurements from.
A good idea is to take readings that would start from the ceiling level down to where you want to position your window.
2) In order to take measurements, the best and the most efficient tool to use is your retractable steel measuring tape.
This way you can ensure that all the mountings take place uniformly and in the same heights from the ground and thus look symmetric.
3) You can also guarantee symmetry by using an erasable pencil and marking the exact locations on the walls where you want or prefer to mount your brackets.
4) Next we discuss a sequence which you can follow for successful installation of your hardware: The first step is that brackets go up; if you are using poles or rods with rings, the second step is the fitting of rings on the rods.
The third step includes placing the rods in the brackets; after the insertion, the fourth step (which is optional) is decorating the ends of your rods with finials.
You can also use the rod or pole with rod sleeves/rod gloves in order to enhance the safety for the rod or pole.
If you use one, place the rod in the sleeve.
5) A secure anchor is necessary to hold your hardware firmly.
Wall studs do this job for your window hardware.
Try making use of a stud finder to locale studs.
6) If you need to mount window brackets on a dry wall, you are advised to use molly bolts.
These bolts provide mechanical support to your hardware and also help keeping all the hardware well organized and in one place.
7) For hardware installation into brick or concrete, another type of bolts has been shown to be more helpful.
These are called masonry bolts.
They do the same job for concrete and brick surfaces as molly bolts do for dry or plaster wall.
8) Whenever you need to mount a rod to the ceiling, make sure to indicate bracket holes with an erasable pencil.
While marking the holes, do consider the dimensions (lengths and widths) of the window frame.
These small instructions will help you achieve a fine finishing of the window hardware.
9) Gravity will exert a downward force on the rod or pole mounted to the ceiling; if you want to safely install your hardware, make sure to keep using molly bolts to provide enough support to the rod.
10) Sagging is another consequence of insufficient mechanical support of the pole or rod.
Here the role of centre brackets comes into play.
They are particularly useful if the road is long.
They may also be needed for short rods when using the heavyweight fabric for window hardware.
The most fundamental thing about hardware mounting is safety.
Do make sure of this very aspect while mounting the window hardware.
But if you want to ensure successful mounting on your part, here are a few instructions that you must go through before proceeding: 1) Note that all the windows are based on standard sizes, so you need to have an accurate reference to take all the measurements from.
A good idea is to take readings that would start from the ceiling level down to where you want to position your window.
2) In order to take measurements, the best and the most efficient tool to use is your retractable steel measuring tape.
This way you can ensure that all the mountings take place uniformly and in the same heights from the ground and thus look symmetric.
3) You can also guarantee symmetry by using an erasable pencil and marking the exact locations on the walls where you want or prefer to mount your brackets.
4) Next we discuss a sequence which you can follow for successful installation of your hardware: The first step is that brackets go up; if you are using poles or rods with rings, the second step is the fitting of rings on the rods.
The third step includes placing the rods in the brackets; after the insertion, the fourth step (which is optional) is decorating the ends of your rods with finials.
You can also use the rod or pole with rod sleeves/rod gloves in order to enhance the safety for the rod or pole.
If you use one, place the rod in the sleeve.
5) A secure anchor is necessary to hold your hardware firmly.
Wall studs do this job for your window hardware.
Try making use of a stud finder to locale studs.
6) If you need to mount window brackets on a dry wall, you are advised to use molly bolts.
These bolts provide mechanical support to your hardware and also help keeping all the hardware well organized and in one place.
7) For hardware installation into brick or concrete, another type of bolts has been shown to be more helpful.
These are called masonry bolts.
They do the same job for concrete and brick surfaces as molly bolts do for dry or plaster wall.
8) Whenever you need to mount a rod to the ceiling, make sure to indicate bracket holes with an erasable pencil.
While marking the holes, do consider the dimensions (lengths and widths) of the window frame.
These small instructions will help you achieve a fine finishing of the window hardware.
9) Gravity will exert a downward force on the rod or pole mounted to the ceiling; if you want to safely install your hardware, make sure to keep using molly bolts to provide enough support to the rod.
10) Sagging is another consequence of insufficient mechanical support of the pole or rod.
Here the role of centre brackets comes into play.
They are particularly useful if the road is long.
They may also be needed for short rods when using the heavyweight fabric for window hardware.
The most fundamental thing about hardware mounting is safety.
Do make sure of this very aspect while mounting the window hardware.
