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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

How to hang eaves

Cornices are attached to the outside of the window opening, with the end brackets are placed on both sides of the aperture, the distance between them is caused by a width of the blinds. Hanging eaves of something similar to mount the door trims.

 During these works should not forget about the wiring (it can be done in this area the wall). Therefore, before embarking on a mounting bracket, use the detector hidden heterogeneities: it will help you find the wiring, to determine the position of wooden and metal racks in the thickness of the wall, by notifying the sound and light signals.
  

Note. Measure with the tape measure the window opening and a pencil mark the location of the brackets (place them on the height and distance specified in the instructions). Attach base plate to the first bracket you made a mark on the left. Inserting a pencil into screw holes, make a mark.

 

Attach. Using a drill bit stone drill depth of 50 mm for the base plate of the left bracket (use for limiting the desired length of drill segment of tape). Insert the dowels, attach a backplate to the wall and fasten it with screws.

 
 
Assembly. Insert the bracket into the slot plate, lock it, boiled the mounting screw at the side of the socket allen key or small screwdriver. Do not tighten it completely: you do it in the end.
You will need: cornice and accessories, ladder, tape measure, pencil, hammer, masking tape, plastic anchors and the corresponding screws, a screwdriver or Allen key, builder's level
Attach a cornice

    
* Ledge, hung on the first bracket, insert the crossbar in the second, to check exactly whether to hang the cornice
    
* Attach the second bracket to the wall
    
* Put the ring on the ledge, trailing two extremes at the ends
    
* Attach a cornice to the second bracket, center the ledge, and then tighten the screws 




Align. Attach the molding to the first bracket, insert it in the second, put the building above the eaves level. If necessary, adjust the height of the second bracket, making appropriate notes in pencil in the openings of the cornice.

 
 
Put the ring. Attach the second base plate bracket with the bracket to the wall itself (see Section 2 and 3). Insert molding in one of the brackets and pull on the crossbar of the ring. Leave the two rings on both edges of the eaves.

 

Tighten. Insert molding in the second bracket so that the edge of the crossbar advocated the brackets at the same distance. Allen screwdriver or tighten the screws at the side brackets.
Secrets of the Pros
If the jumper windows concrete, and you can not drill holes in it, try to raise the ledge just above (the thickness of the bridge is usually less than 140 mm) or attach a bracket on the outer corners of the window.
For large windows, select a long ledge, and attach the optional bracket in the middle - thanks to the crossbar will not sag. For very large windows put the two cornice, setting the middle bracket, to hide the seam.
If the ledge should be shortened, Put the him to the wall above the window, measure over and cut it. For sawing wood cornices can use the jigsaw, and Mr. ozhovku metal to metal.
Save the hex key, which tightened the screws that secure the cornice. Attach the tab key: when you want to remove the crossbar, then easily find it in the tool box.
Pick up the ledge, combined with curtains. In particular, the heavy, massive cornice is not suitable for thin curtains and fishnet tyuley. The final touch. To secure the side edges of curtains, put on a ring at each end of the cornice, and venture - fixing hoods. In some designs, caps secured by fastening screws.

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