Velcro Attachment on my million dollar home...are you kidding? We worked on a five star resort in the Caribbean where the designers winced when we suggested Velcro. After several prototypes, the designers saw that the adhesive-backed Velcro was, in fact, the most invisible attachment method and could be strategically placed where it was unnoticeable.
Velcro mounted curtains will have a 5/8" loop-sided Velcro strip that is double-stitched to the top binding of the curtain. You simply "peel and stick" a corresponding hook-sided Velcro strip (included in your attachment kit) to your surface. It is best to attach the adhesive-backed hook-sided Velcro strip to a vertical (perpendicular) wood surface like the outside face of a header beam. Keep in mind that adhesive-backed Velcro does NOT stick to masonry. See special instructions for aluminum & vinyl siding or masonry.
1. Clean hanging surface with a damp towel.
2. Peel and stick our hook-sided Velcro to a perpendicular face of your porch ceiling.
3. Reinforce adhesive Velcro with a staple gun every 12 inches.
4. Hang curtain by pressing the top of the curtain to your hanging surface.
5. Reinforce both top corners of your curtain panel using either curtain hooks & eye-screws or marine snaps.
6. Secure the sides of your curtain, pour a nice cold lemonade, and enjoy your new bug-free space.
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Clean surface |
Peel and stick |
Staple gun every 12 inches |
Hang your curtain |
Will Velcro hold? Yes. When we were filmed for HGTV's, "I Want That", we threw a softball as hard as we could into the center of the netting a few feet below the Velcro attachment and it held perfectly. If the camera man on the receiving side had more guts, we would have used a croquette ball. Velcro is difficult to pull away from the center.
The weak spots are the two upper corners of a given curtain panel that need to be supplemented with either curtain hooks & eye screws or marine snaps. With these more secure fixtures, the curtain won't have the opportunity to blow open a flap and slowly start a chain reaction where, in a few hours, your curtain would otherwise fall. |