Making Pipe Curtain Rods

Use goo gone to remove any and all grease from the pipes and accessories.

Making pipe curtain rods. Tap far enough to. Continue reading photo credit. Create a beautiful diy drapery rod using a 2 pvc pipe. Electrical conduit pick out the straightest pieces of electrical conduit aka emt conduit or electrical metal tube conduit you can find.

They will stare at you like a crazed person when you tell them that you want to use plumbing pipes to make a curtain rod. Your pipe is what s being used as the curtain rod and it ll run from elbow to elbow. Process video of the making of a black pipe curtain rod. How to make your own extra long diy curtain rods step 1 gather supplies.

Determine the height of the rod by attaching one close nipple to a floor flange. I decided against the wooden dowel rods because they are three times the cost of conduit and pvc and they also don t come in longer lengths for long curtain rods. There are lots of fun choices. This is a budget friendly way to achieve the look of expensive curtain rods.

I am making a pipe curtain rod for our bedroom so the conduit idea was really helpful. When making diy custom curtain rods there are a few different materials to choose from including electrical conduit galvanized pipe wooden dowel rods and also pvc pipe. See how you can make your own diy curtain rod out of pvc pipe to add to an existing rod and save tons. You need to find your curtain rod ends now.

After you have your curtain rod arms assembled spray paint. You are on a mission. Step 3 paint the pipe. Use a hammer to tap an awl into the wall at each of the marked spots.

Depending on the length you need your curtain rod to be you may need more than one 10 foot piece. Look for a stud. Get a move on. Pin this post to pinterest.

This was my first time using the spray. Here are the ones that i picked out. Apply a coat of zinsser spray primer. The guy at home depot said i would have to strip all of the fixtures of the galvanized coating in order for the spray paint to adhere well to the plumbing fixtures and the conduit.

Step 2 prime the pipe for spray paint. Diy curtain rods tutorial step 1 remove grease from the pipe.