Introduction to Curtain Tracks

Hi. I'm Lee Stevens from ezecurtains.co.uk

Understanding Curtain Track Brakes

And if you're ordering our regular curtain track that's either for a bay window or a straight window, you may want to add brakes to your curtain track. So what are brakes and what do they do? So let's go and have a quick look.

The Importance of Leveling in Installation

If you fitted a track to a ceiling in a bay or a ceiling over a window, it's more prevalent on ceiling fixed tracks where the track to the ceiling may the ceiling may not be perfectly level. And what happens is gravity has an effect. So you take your curtains, you've then opened them up like so, but because of a slight slope on the ceiling, the curtain wants to start creeping back down the track again. So this is where the brake comes in. So let's have a look at what a brake is, and how you fit it to your track.

Preparing for Brake Installation

I've unhooked the first couple of hooks, and put the curtain back to one side. We've got our curtain drawer rod hanging here and we add these to pretty much all the orders that we supply and fit ourselves and they're great for opening and closing your curtains and these fit on the second glider in.

Fitting the Brake on the Glider

Now, on the first glider, this is where we're going to fit our little break over the top of that glider.

Close-Up on Brake Mechanism

And a little close-up, it's hard to see, but it's like a little four legged spider or little table with no top on it. So let's move in really close and have a look at how we clip this over the first glider.

Aligning the Brake for Proper Fit

Just before we fit this little break on, you'll find that the four legs on it, that they're narrower on one side and wider on the other side. We want the wider ones to be fit into each side and the narrow ones front to back. Now, this little break, the little legs on the back of the break fit into the channel. Give it a squeeze.

Securing the Brake in Place

I know it's very difficult to see because my thumb's in the way, but the front legs are going to fit into the front of the track. So we're gonna squeeze it, and the front legs have gone into the front of the channel, and the back legs have gone into the back of the channel. And that provides the friction that we need on this track. So, we'll have a look at now how it affects the free flowing of the curtains.

Testing the Brake Functionality

So let's push the curtain back now, and that break holds the curtain in place. It's only a little bit of friction on the track, but it's enough that if you've got a slope on your track ever so slight, you're not going to find that creep back across your window and effectively where you leave the curtain is where it's going to stay.

Conclusion and Ordering Information

Back again, and there we go. So it's as simple as that, and I hope you found that useful. You can order these either with your track or you can order them afterwards.

Your choice.