Comments on: steal this idea: extra-long conduit curtain rod

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:37:02 +0000

If you are spanning the conduit wall to wall to create a rod over which fabric will hang (to create a room divider), how do you hang the rod? Ceiling is popcorn, and I’m afraid it will splinter if I put the hangers up there. I can’t think of how to hang other than drilling holes on each end of the conduit and running wire through to create a hanger, then, I guess pounding a long nail into the wall to have it hang from. This is for a lake cabin, so not necessary to be a fancy look. I’d go to the fabric store and look for lightest weight fabric, widest width, opaque, to put around the conduit and pin through. Any other ideas?

By: Lilly

Lilly — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:11:11 +0000

I’ve been trying to find info on how to do this – we live in a 120 year old house with HUGE front windows and getting curtain hardware to fit is more than we can afford – been eyeing the conduit over at the local Lowes and now I know how to make it work – thanks!

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:19:58 +0000

I just completed a similar project but I included 2 pieces of conduit for a 2-level rod. I had a unique situation in that due to a AC duct directly above my door and no place to attach a support on the door itself, I needed to bridge the entire 9.5′ door gap with no support. This worked out pretty well!

Pieces on each side were:

- 1/2″ plumbing flange to attach flush to wall
- 1/2″ electrical connector
- 1/2″ electrical T joint (turned sideways – this is for the “bottom” rod)
- 1/2″ electrical 90 degree elbow joint (this turns up to provide some height for the 2nd rod)
- 1/2″ electrical connector (just provides more height)
- 1/2″ electrical 90 degree elbow joint (this turns sideways to hold the “top” rod
- 1/2″ electrical screw connector (this connects the elbow to the electrical conduit pipe that is the rod)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:02:10 +0000

I have a French patio door in my dining room that looks out on the front yard/street. I’ve wanted to hang curtains over them, not on them. Friends have told me “use conduit” but never explained further. This is PERFECT!!! I’ve got my list for the next trip to the hardware store. Finally, I will have curtains, and can do them myself without waiting for a rainy day to get the hubby to do it! We’ll both be happy. Thanks!! BTW – LOVE the curtains! So sad IKEA no longer has them *sniff*

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 27 May 2011 12:15:57 +0000

I just woke up and wanted to do this , getting my husband to read. I saw something like this in a magazine Love it! thanks for sharing.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:02:23 +0000

http://ordinaryexultations.blogspot.com/2011/04/sunroom-curtains.html

I did it!

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Could this be my favorite project ever? | oh the love — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:23:08 +0000

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By: Arlene

Arlene — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:28:00 +0000

I’ve covered 1 1/2″and 2″ PVC pipe with fabric & hot glue gun, then used co-ordinating fabric to swag over them for extra long windows and in island countries that don’t have window hardware..use wooden rod holders on each end…..also used PVC pipe to hang gathered sheers over, then drape to each side…very effective…hang the PVC pipe with long screws on each end, drilling a notch to fit the screw head..

By: Kathy H

Kathy H — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:38:41 +0000

Fantastic idea! I was looking for a rod to section off part of the basement for the kids’ playroom (11 feet) and this will work. You probably could also use those plastic wrap around covers for the shower curtain rods to cover up the metal pole.

By: Melissa G

Melissa G — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:48:51 +0000

This idea was great! I recently used it for a client and painted the conduit a golden bronze color. I also used a wooden dowel about 3 inches long that fit just inside the conduit to join the rods together above the center of the window with a more streamline look. I glued the wood piece inside one of the rods so they can easily be disconnected if you want to wash the curtains, etc. I used some beautiful finials from west elm for the ends of the rods. I connected them by drilling a small hole into the same size wooden dowels as the one used for the center. They fit nice and snug and look very professional!