Cafe Curtain Installation Guide
How to install Cafe Curtain?
We recommend hiring a professional drapery installer for the easiest and most perfect finish but if you are pretty handy these instructions will help guide you through the process!
Tools Required:
- Drill Hacksaw or pipe cutter
- Drill and drill bits
- Tape measure
- Step ladder
- Pencil
- Screws and plugs (if not drilling into wood)
- Assembled roman shade on headrail system
- Brackets (provided)
Please note: Your pole will be cut approximately 2” wider than your opening. You will need to cut the pole down to the very accurate finished width after your inside flange brackets are installed. We do this to ensure you get a perfect fit with no gaps at either end. Your cafe curtains will be noted as slightly larger than the width of your pole, this is so they have ease when they are closed to ensure there are no gaps when installed.
Let's get started!
1. Determine your bracket placement
- Measure up from your sill the finished length of your curtain (marked on the tag) plus 1” to mark your bracket bottom screw placement on each side. This will have your curtain clearing your sill by ¼” (if you want it touching the sill, only had ¾”).
- Install screws into brackets based on this placement.
- We recommend the hardware be installed in the centre of the depth of your casing.
2. Cut down rod to fit exactly
- Measure between the 2 inside flanges to get the accurate width to cut down your pole to.
- We recommend taking 1/8” off this measurement to ensure your rod has enough room to
drop into the bracket with ease.
3. Install pole
- Count number of drapery hooks on the back of your cafe curtain/s and slide this number of rings onto your pole
- Drop pole into your bracket and tighten with set screw
4. Hang your drapery
- Drapery can be pressed with an iron on medium heat (always test on the back of the hem before you start) or if you have a clothing steamer you can hang the drapery and steam after hanging (note: 100% linen fabric cafes can stretch up to 1″ when steamed)
- On the back of your pleated drapery heading there are drapery hooks to be inserted into each ring
- Working from the bracket side inwards slide each drapery hook into the ring loop until all hooks are attached to all rings
- Pull each pleat out and smooth the fabric down to the floor and VOILA! Perfect drapery!
