The easy way to install designer curtains with curved tracks for corner windows.
Welcome to our simple guide to installing your new designer curtains in your corner window using custom 90 degree curved tracks. Your custom kit is super easy to use, so have fun as you click and lock parts together.
What you’ll need to install
1-2 People
20-30 min
Tools
- your step ladder
- a tape measure (metal is best)
- a cordless drill with a Phillips head drill bit
- a 3 mm drill bit
- a stud finder
- a pencil
- protective eyewear
- *For large curtains it is best to have a second person help.
Before you get going
If you're drilling into wood, follow the steps below.
If you're drilling into plaster, you have two options:
use a stud finder to locate where your wall studs are, then follow the steps below
use Ramset 10 mm Grip Hollow Wall Anchors, which will help secure your curtain to plaster
If you're drilling into concrete, stone, brick or tile, use a Masonry drill and appropriate plugs, anchors or screws
If you're just not sure, contact us so we can help!
Verify Measurements: Before installing your curtains, double-check the final measurements of the supplied products to ensure they match your order and fit the intended space. If there is any doubt, notify us within 7 days.
Confirm Installation Items: Ensure you have all the necessary components and tools as specified in the installation guide.
Follow the Instructions Carefully: Adhere to the provided installation steps, particularly those indicating where two people are required for safe handling.
Inspect the Area: Perform a visual inspection of the installation area to identify and mitigate any risks to surrounding surfaces, objects, or structures.
Your custom kit:
A
Your curtain panels
B
Your track
C
Your curtain wand (if you ordered one)
D
Brackets (ceiling mount only)
E
Brackets (face fit only)
F
Screws
G
For S fold curtains - Spare pendants
H
For pleated curtains - Spare hooks
I
If your curtains are oversize - Track joiner
OK it's time to start installing, let's take it step by step
Installing your curtains is easy and fun. Follow these 7 steps, then kick back and admire a job well done. Here's how to do it:
Get Organised
A
Unpack your kit, and gently lay it all out on a clean, hard surface or the cardboard packaging it came in.
B
Lay your track(s) near your window to check the width and make note of where it will be installed.
For 2 or more pieces of track, lay your track joiner(s) on the floor and click an end of two tracks into it, so the ends meet in the middle of the track joiner. Repeat for each joiner until you have joined all your tracks. If the length of a straight edge of your track is over 3 metres you will have 2 or more pieces of track.
C
Check how many brackets you need for your track width. Lay out the brackets next to your track and space them 600 mm apart. This is the standard distance between ceiling battens.
Corner brackets need to be at least 60 mm out from corners. For heavy, blockout curtains it's important to have a bracket near the corner(s) for a 90 degree track.
For 2 or more pieces of track, you'll also need two brackets on either side of the track joiner(s). Lay out these brackets at least 85 mm apart, as the joiner is 85 mm long.
Mark your ceiling battens
A
If you have ceiling battens that run lengthways use your stud finder to find your ceiling battens. Make a pencil mark on each ceiling batten that your curtains will cover, 35 mm out from your walls or out from any window frames or roller blinds that project out. These marks are where the back of your brackets will line up.
Your brackets will screw into your ceiling battens, and you'll need brackets near both ends and the middle of your track.
B
If you have ceiling battens that run widthways use your stud finder to find the ceiling battens that your curtains will hang from, and make pencil marks along the battens. The back of your brackets needs to be at least 35 mm out from your wall on each side.
Your brackets will screw into your ceiling battens, and you'll need brackets near both ends and the middle of your track.
C
Can't find ceiling battens? Don't stress! Ceiling battens are the best surface to attach curtains to, so call us if you need some help finding your battens. Remember you can use plaster wall anchors if you can't find your ceiling battens.
Screwing into concrete, stone, brick or tile? You can skip this step completely.
Mark your corner bracket(s)
A
Clip your corner bracket(s) onto your track near the track curve(s). Make sure the track is completely straight where you clip on the bracket(s). Remember you need a bracket near each 90 degree corner for heavy, blockout curtains.
B
Hold your track up onto your ceiling with the 90 degree curve(s) in your corner(s). Grab a pencil and mark exactly where your corner bracket(s) will attach to your ceiling. This will ideally be onto your ceiling battens.
If your track wraps around a corner follow the same steps to clip on your corner bracket(s) and mark its position on your ceiling.
Once you've marked up your corner bracket(s) unclip your bracket(s) so you can screw it onto your wall.
Screw in your brackets
A
Position the back of each bracket in line with the pencil marks on your ceiling battens, and mark the screw holes with a pencil.
For 2 or more pieces of track, don't mark up and screw in your middle brackets either side of the track joiner(s) just yet.
B
Using your protective eyewear and your cordless drill with the 3 mm drill bit, drill each hole. Look for wood shavings as a sign that you're drilling into the ceiling battens.
C
Screw your brackets part way into your ceiling so they're still a bit loose, using your cordless drill with the Phillips head drill bit and the screws in your custom kit.
Using plaster wall anchors or screwing into concrete, stone, brick or tile? Contact us for guidance on attaching to different surfaces.
Click in your track
A
Pick up your track and lift it into position with the 45 or 90 degree curves in your corners and the track lining up to your brackets. Click the track into the bracket(s) above your middle window.
B
Tighten the screws in your middle window bracket(s) using your cordless drill, to fix the track in place.
Click your track into the other brackets and tighten the screws, checking as you go that the track is fixed securely in place.
C
For 2 or more pieces of track, lift your joined track into position with the 45 or 90 degree curves in your corners and the track lining up to your brackets. Click your joined tracks into all your brackets. Then pick up your middle brackets and place them either side of your track joiner(s). Mark up with a pencil where you'll attach them. This will ideally be onto ceiling battens.
Unclick your joined tracks and follow step 4 to screw in your middle brackets. Then follow step 5 to click your track back in to all brackets and secure it by tightening the screws.
Click in your curtains
A
Check the top of your curtain panels and make sure there's a pendant or hook attached to each press stud.
Missing a pendant or hook? Simply grab a spare pendant or hook from your custom kit and click it onto the press stud, where the pendant or hook is missing.
B
For S-fold curtains, click each pendant into your track, starting at one edge. Take care not to miss any pendants. Make the S shape as you go, by folding the fabric alternately forwards then backwards.
C
For pleated curtains, attach each hook into your track. Take care not to miss any hooks.
I need some extra help
This can happen from time to time, and it's nothing to worry about.
If you just put up your new curtains, let them settle. With time the creases will just fall out, and warm weather helps too. Remember not to iron or steam them as it might damage the fabric.
Check out our care instructions.
You'll need some silicon spray for this one.
Open your curtains all the way, then apply a thin layer of silicon spray onto the tracks, especially where the pendants slide across. Take care not to spray your curtain fabric.
