do curtain rods need studs?
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If there IS a stud, you will just use a screw. If there IS NOT a stud, you will use a drywall anchor and a screw. ... Knowing which to use is very important — without a drywall anchor, a screw alone will not hold the weight of the curtain and rod.
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Yes you can put the stud holes in yourself, but the studs will not stay in as well as there is a lip to hold the stud in that you would not be able to replicate.
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No, just make sure you take them off in the winter. The open ends will allow salt to get in and cause corrosion and you could end up with seized lugs and snapping studs.
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deadonmate New Member. Yes matey definitely needed to support the staggered ends of plasterboard sheets, otherwise you'd have nothing there to fix 'em to. Small point, it's usual, although not essential, to use 9.5mm plasterboard for ceilings, they weigh less and therefore easier to put up.
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These are inside the walls, and finding them can be difficult. Studs are vertical boards -- they are generally 2 x 4's, although they actually measure 1 1/2 inches thick and 3 1/2 wide -- and are installed at intervals inside a wall to strengthen it and support the wallboard, paneling or plaster.
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At OOK® we work very hard so you can get your art on the wall quickly, safely, without hurting yourself or your walls! ... The nails go into the wall surface at an angle so no stud in the wall is needed.
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You don't need joist hangers if you're not attaching to a structure and hanging joists off a ledger or if you don't have a flush beam. If you have a ledger or a flush beam, they are required and should be added to the old structure and included in your new one.
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Light fixtures are not mandatory. The NEC does not require light fixtures in any standard closet. Adding closet light fixtures is, however, regarded as "best practice" by many builders and electricians, and properly installed closet light fixtures are will appeal to future home buyers.
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Slim and lightweight, cafe curtain rods are designed to be used with cafe curtains. They are usually metal and attach to the wall with two small brackets, one on each side of the window. They are made in decorative styles with finials, or plain and unobtrusive so that the curtains take center stage.
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Metal wall studs, which are typically composed of steel, are usually intended for use in basement walls. They can also help design DIY partition walls or other parts of simple metal structures. Metal framing studs are used to support a non-load-bearing wall.
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"Because drywall is too weak to hang things from, a drywall anchor is necessary," explains Matt Michaels, a spokesman for Lowe's Home Improvement in Charlotte, NC. The anchor essentially allows you to insert screws into the wall without causing the soft drywall to crumble around it.
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DO Hang High The higher the curtain rod, the taller the window will appear, so fix your curtain rod closer to the ceiling than the top of your window, if you can. One rule of thumb is that they should sit 4-6 inches above the window frame.
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Studs are spaced evenly along the wall usually 16/24" or 400/600mm. It is important to keep this spacing to a clean fraction of the plasterboard width, so that the edges of the board always fall on a stud without each board needing to be cut to fit.
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Studs are boards that function as framing elements in your home, supporting the walls. They're spaced either 16 or 24 inches on-center (measured from center to center) along the wall and run between the floor and ceiling. Drywall or lath (for plaster walls) is attached to the edge of the studs.
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When a home is framed, the wall studs are usually spaced 16 or 24 inches apart. If you start in a corner and measure out 16 inches and you don't find a stud, you should find one at 24 inches.
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Tab-top curtains have fabric loops sewn in the upper edge to showcase a decorator curtain rod or pole. They can be window size or simply a valance atop another type of treatment, like rod pocket curtains.
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Cost-effective: While never as cheap as wood, steel studs are now only about 30 percent more expensive than wood studs. Lightweight: Steel studs are lighter to carry and store than wood because they are hollow.