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The Curtain Design Directory, page 46 © Copyright Merrick & Day
DESIGN BENEFITS • A smart and discreet method of concealing the curtain track • Do not restrict light • Good treatment when no dead wall space above window • Can be ceiling fixed
Curtains hung from a covered pelmet board and fascia are a simple but smart window treatment which can be fitted to both small and large windows. On a pelmet board with a fascia attached to the front edge, the track is top fixed onto the underside of the board just behind the fascia. The fascia is made from a narrow strip of either pelmet buckram or hard- board, roughly 4.5cm (3/4in) in depth. The pelmet board and fascia can be covered either in curtain fabric or with wallpaper. The fascia only conceals the track; the gliders hang below it which allows the curtain free movement. The top of the curtain should be flush with the top of the fascia and the curtain hooks should be set down approximately 7cm (5in) from the top of the curtains. The usual width of the pelmet board is 10cm (4in). However, where for example full length curtains are to be hung in front of large radiator covers, the pelmet board can be up to 20cm (8in) wide to allow the curtains to hang vertically. Fitting fabric-covered laths A fabric-covered lath is fitted in the same manner as a pelmet board. They are especially suited if there is little or no wall area above the window as pelmet boards are only 5cm (2in) in depth. In recessed areas, the pelmet board and fascia can be fitted flush to the ceiling. Attach the hardboard or buckram fascia to the front of the wooden pelmet board with nails or tacks. Cover neatly with a strip of fabric, turning in all the raw edges and staple in place. Screw the curtain track onto the pelmet board directly behind the fascia making sure that the gliders run freely below it. Screw vine eyes into the ends of the board. These enable the curtains to be wrapped around the ends of the board, and allowing the curtains to return to the wall, to exclude light and draughts. The covered lath is secured to the wall with angle brackets in the same way as a pelmet board.
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