Ceiling Curtain Track
Ceiling Curtain Track Solutions for your Room
Curtains are such an important part of most rooms that it is hard to imagine having to do without them, yet sometimes a ceiling curtain track may be necessary. Not all rooms or all windows are alike, and sometimes the window has been constructed in such a way that it is difficult or impossible to install a wall mounted curtain track. The window may be so high that no wall is visible between the top of the window and the ceiling. Alternatively, the wall may contain a metal or concrete lintel that makes drilling for screws to mount a curtain pole difficult.
Human ingenuity can always find a way around problems like these, and the ceiling curtain track was developed for just such situations. Both curtains and blinds may be mounted on these ceiling fixings, and can even create advantages out of the problem, making your room look larger and the windows taller and wider. The ceiling mounted curtains can look neat and smart, with a cleaner line than standard wall mounted curtains because no wall is visible above the line of the curtain top.
Some wall mountings for curtains can be adapted for ceilings, but a trip to the store will show you plenty of special ceiling fixings for curtains in a variety of styles and colors. The curtain track may be a simple track with gliding wheels for the curtain hooks or rings, or it may be a box style, which keeps the curtain track and hooks neatly invisible as well as dust free. Many feature pull cords that open and close your drapes with one simple movement, keeping your drapes free of finger marks and lessening the danger of sweeping china ornaments from the sill. A good quality ceiling curtain track will be easy to maintain, look smart, and be as noiseless as possible in use.
The tracks come in several colors, including white, cream, black, brown, gold, silver, and chrome and brushed aluminum, and are usually fairly plain, as they are not designed to be visible when the curtains are drawn. You can also buy ceiling mounted track for bed curtains for a glamorous look, and for shower curtains in the bathroom, when space is limited. The curtain track and its mountings can be straight or curved into shapes to fit in with bay windows or other room details. Extra long versions are available to cope with very large windows, or windows that perhaps occupy a whole side of the room. Remember to purchase accessories that match the track, such as caps for the channels and gliders.
Installing ceiling track is almost as easy as fixing up wall-mounted versions, but if you are doing the job yourself, ensure your stepladder is safely erected and cannot tip over, and your tools assembled where you can reach them. Care must be taken to locate ceiling joists, as screwing into unsupported plaster can be disastrous A few careful taps with a hammer should show you where the underlying timber is situated, and fixing the ceiling curtain track mountings is then a fairly simple matter.