Curtains and drapes create a cozy atmosphere of family warmth in the house and are a practical design solution. Thick multi-layer curtains are very heavy. Unfortunately, not all wall curtain rods can withstand this weight. In this case, it is advisable to use a ceiling curtain. And if there are usually no problems with the installation of a wall cornice, then with the ceiling, not everything always goes so smoothly. You will learn how to hang a ceiling curtain in this article.
The ceiling cornice will visually make the room higher and hide uneven corners
Installing curtains on the ceiling
Before attaching the ceiling curtain to the ceiling and proceeding directly to installation, it is worth checking the availability of the necessary tools and fasteners. Which tool to use depends on the type of curtain and ceiling finish.
Tool for installation work.
For installation you will need the following tool.
- Tape measure, pencil, ruler. Correct calculation is the key to successful installation.
- Hammer, grinder or drill. In case you have to drill a hole in the ceiling.
- Screwdriver (screwdriver). For tightening fasteners.
- Fasteners (screws, self-tapping screws, dowels, etc.).
- Liquid Nails. Can be used in some cases instead of classic fasteners.
- Instructions on how to attach curtains to the ceiling.
The algorithm for installing curtains varies depending on the type of curtain and the decoration of the room.
Note! Before installing the curtains, you must make the correct markings. If the cornice is for a single window, add 40 cm on each side to the window dimensions. If there are two windows nearby, adds 30 cm to each. The cornice should be equally distant from the window on both sides.
Let's consider several options.
Installation of curtains on a concrete ceiling
Attaching curtains to a reinforced concrete ceiling
Having made the markings, you need to drill holes in the ceiling with a puncher or drill in increments of no more than 60 cm. If you plan to hang heavy curtains, you need to reduce the spacing.
Dowel nails are suitable for concrete and other bases made of dense, homogeneous material
Then prepare the curtain. If the plastic splint does not fit in length, it can be cut or extended. Then, drill holes at the same pitch as on the ceiling. Wooden or metal curtains usually have pre-made holes.
The most affordable and most budget-friendly type is a plastic cornice in the form of a flat tire with runners-hooks, which is attached to the ceiling using self-tapping screws.
How to attach a curtain to the ceiling? First, secure the dowel with nails using a screwdriver or screwdriver. All that remains is to insert the sliders and plugs.
You can hang a cornice using liquid nails, the main thing is to glue the structure evenly
Liquid nails “Moment” set instantly and can withstand loads of up to 90 kg per square centimeter
This method is also suitable for panel houses with a floor slab.
Advice. It is better to attach the baguette trim to the front side of the tire before installing it on the ceiling.
Installation of curtains on a suspended plasterboard ceiling
How to hang a curtain on a suspended ceiling? When installing the ceiling, you can leave a small niche between the window and the suspended ceiling for a hidden curtain. In this case, the curtain is attached directly to the ceiling. You can also lay a beam or metal profile in advance at the place where the cornice is planned to be attached.
For fastening cornices, you can fix the fastening bar before installing the ceiling
You can also attach plywood dies to the rough ceiling using metal fasteners rather than a block.
After the ceiling is ready, secure the curtain to a beam or profile through the plasterboard. But there are times when the decision to install a ceiling cornice comes after installing a suspended ceiling.
The niche for the cornice in the suspended ceiling was made in advance before installing the ceiling
In this case, there are two mounting options.
First: using a special dowel - a butterfly. They fasten it like a regular dowel. Make a hole in the drywall, insert the dowel and tighten the screw. As the screw is tightened, the dowel opens. This provides additional secure fastening. Despite this, heavy curtains cannot be hung on a curtain attached to drywall.
A butterfly dowel is suitable for drywall, which comes complete with a self-tapping screw.
If you want to hang multi-level blackout curtains, you can use the second option: use a concrete anchor to attach the tire. Using a drill with a long drill, make a hole in the base ceiling through the plasterboard about 5 cm deep. Using an anchor, attach the curtain through the plasterboard to the concrete ceiling.
The second type of fastener for plasterboard ceilings is “Driva” type dowels
Important to remember! The length of the anchor must be greater than the thickness of the suspended ceiling by the depth of the hole. This will ensure a secure fit.
A simple but effective technology for attaching a cornice to a plasterboard ceiling
Installation of curtains on a suspended ceiling
Many people have a question: how to attach a ceiling curtain to a stretch ceiling? It is impossible to install a curtain directly on a suspended ceiling. If the ceiling is already stretched, you will have to use a wall cornice. If you plan to install the ceiling curtain in advance, you can use two methods.
First: before installing the stretch ceiling, make markings and secure the fixing beam. After the ceiling is stretched, attach the curtain dowel with nails to the beam through the canvas.
Scheme of attaching a ceiling cornice to a suspended ceiling
Curtain installed using the traditional installation method - using a pre-installed beam
Second: make a hidden curtain. To do this, it is necessary to make markings before installing the ceiling covering. Having retreated the distance required for the curtain, screw a wooden beam to the ceiling. The baguette will be attached to it for mounting the canvas. Thus, a hidden niche is formed between the canvas and the window for installing the cornice.
Method of fastening a ceiling cornice in a niche between the ceiling and the wall - before installation, the necessary distance is left to secure the cornice
A niche for a cornice in a suspended ceiling, made in advance before installing the ceiling
Advantages
- Whatever the light source, nothing interferes with the natural convection of heated air in its vicinity. Air access is not limited.
- The light source is hidden from the eyes of the room's inhabitants. If so, less attention can be paid to the decorative finishing of the lamp.
- The light in this case will be truly diffuse: we see a strip of light reflected from the ceiling without visible sources.
- Unlike any suspended ceiling, ceiling cornices do not affect the height of the room: they are located near the walls, where the space is not used. They do not affect the visual assessment of the height of the room.
But the switched-on lighting makes the ceiling visually higher, so we have an excellent solution for apartments in late Soviet-built houses.
Lighting makes the ceiling visually higher.
If the ceiling covering itself does not need serious repairs, installing the cornice along with the lighting system will take half a day for one person. Moreover, most of the time will be spent drying the glue securing the cornice to the wall.
Assembling a ceiling curtain element by element
The design of the ceiling cornice in disassembled form
As a rule, ceiling curtains do not require long assembly. If it is made in the form of a bus, then the entire assembly is carried out directly during installation. If you need to increase the length of the curtain, add the required length from the same tire to it. After installing the curtain, runners and plugs along the edges are inserted into it. If the cornice is made in the form of a rod, then brackets are first attached to the ceiling. Then the rod is inserted into the first bracket, and rings with sliders are put on it. After this, the rod is attached to the second bracket. Finally, plugs are installed on the sides.
Installing a ceiling cornice using brackets
Features of cornices
How to assemble and screw (nail) a cornice
Installation should begin with measuring the size of the required curtain rods and determining the type of curtains that are preferred.
In this case you should:
- Completely eliminate the contact of curtains and curtains with walls, window sills, radiators and accessories on the windows.
- Choose a cornice that is longer than the width of the window opening so that the curtains can be opened completely.
Placing a cornice above a window
It is advisable to provide protrusions on both sides of the opening of 15 - 40 centimeters, which depends on the width of the window.
- Take into account the weight of curtains and curtains on the cornice, which affects its design and strength.
- For thick curtains with a fairly large mass, it is better to choose metal structures or profiles made of high-strength plastic.
Plastic curtains
Requirements for the reliability of fastening curtains
The curtain must withstand not only the weight of the curtains, but also have a sufficient margin of safety in case someone pulls the tulle or curtains. The most reliable is considered to be fastening curtains directly to the base ceiling using anchors. The least reliable are string curtains. Quite often, they cannot even withstand the weight of the curtains and sag in the middle. This not only spoils the appearance of the room, but also creates inconvenience.
Installation of ceiling curtains is only a complex manipulation at first glance. Once you have the information and the necessary tools, even an inexperienced person can handle the installation.
How to hang it correctly
Hanging it up for an experienced craftsman takes 15 minutes, but for a person who has never done this, installation can be a problem. If you want to quickly and efficiently hang any curtain rod, then you have come to the right place. Curtains come in two types: ceiling and wall.
There is no difference in installation, of course, except that the ceiling one must be hung on the ceiling, and the wall one must be hung on the wall. Having purchased what you need, you can begin installing it.
For correct and aesthetic mounting on the ceiling or wall, it is important to remember that it should be 30-50 cm wider than the window opening
You should also maintain a sufficient distance from the top of the window to the curtain so that in the future the curtain that we will hang does not interfere with the free opening of the window. At a minimum, it should be 5 cm. In addition, so that the curtain does not touch the window frame and radiators, if any, it is necessary to take into account the insertion distance from the wall to the curtain, which cannot be less than 10 cm.
The height at which the cornice will be located from the ceiling can be varied, but if you look from the side, the closer to the ceiling, the prettier the curtains will look.
Therefore, the best distance from the cornice to the ceiling is 5-10 cm, depending on how and with what the curtains will be attached.
At what distance from the floor should curtains hang?
Layout of curtain rods.
When hanging curtains, an extremely important indicator is the distance from the floor to the curtains, due to the fact that this value plays a major role in shaping the image of the entire room design. Curtains lying on the floor give the room comfort and coziness. In most cases, this design is used for the bedroom and living room.
A very popular option are curtains, the tips of which are located at a specific distance from the floor. As a rule, this distance will be about 3-6 cm.
With this, the ends of the curtains can be protected from clogging. Sewing such curtains is not very easy, due to the fact that you need to definitely know at what distance they will be from the floor. The slightest error leads to the fact that the finished edges will need to be embroidered and remade.
In rooms with a low ceiling, this option will look bad because it will visually make the room even smaller, depriving it of comfort. And therefore, in low rooms it is better to hang curtains so that their edges border on the floor, based on the fact that with this you can visually increase the ceiling height.
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By choosing a suitable ceiling cornice, fastening and beautiful curtains for them, you can create a wonderful visual effect that can change your living space, making it fashionable and elegant.
How to attach a cornice to a suspended ceiling: 4 universal installation methods
It is better to attach the curtain rod at the stage of installing the stretch ceiling. But even if you have to do this later, you can avoid damage to the PVC sheet, its replacement and even dismantling.
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Most often, the question of how to hang a cornice on a suspended ceiling arises in force majeure situations, when they forgot about it at the stage of installing the film. Nothing wrong with that. If everything is done correctly, you can secure the baguette at any time. And if your budget is very limited, this installation method will allow you to save time and save up for good curtains. But you need to take into account certain nuances. Therefore, we will consider different installation options.
Installation
How to attach a curtain to the ceiling depending on the material from which it is made?
Let's look at the simplest case, namely a reinforced concrete ceiling. You should not have any problems installing curtains in such a ceiling. But a hammer drill should be used, and dowels with screws are used to fix the structure.
First you need to find the middle of the window opening. If the curtain has a length equal to the width of the wall, then, accordingly, we find its middle. Mark this point on the ceiling. The ceiling curtain fastening will be located at a distance of 10 cm from its edge. But you should understand that such fastening of the ceiling cornice is only suitable for the most common option, namely plastic curtains. Other types of structures are usually sold with ready-made holes for fastenings.
The remaining fastening points are marked so that they have a pitch of no more than 60 cm from each other. The curtain itself is drilled in the appropriate places, and holes are made in the ceiling. How to screw a curtain to the ceiling? After we hammer the plastic dowels into the ceiling, the curtain is simply secured with a screw.
Design
Everything is quite simple here. Don't chase too many bright colors. Designers claim that a room in which more than 3 primary colors are used is absolutely bad taste. The only exception in this case may be the use of black or white when decorating the interior.
Thus, when choosing the color of curtains, you can often choose the following options:
- black or white curtains;
- to match the color of the ceiling;
- to match the color of the walls.
A similar principle should be followed when choosing curtains.
Black curtains go well with black and white curtains and white walls. In addition, curtains under the ceiling should fit harmoniously into the overall concept of the interior. If a room stabilized in antique style has a massive chandelier and imitation wood, then it goes without saying that a plastic curtain to the ceiling will be nonsense.
