How to buy VIDGA curtain rail - 4 easy steps

Take the measurement you arrived at in step 1 and divide it by 140 to find out how many rails you need.

Calculation example:

The window is 190 cm.

• The recommended length of the rail is therefore 220 cm (190+15+15).
• Divide the total measurements by 140; 220/140=1,5 st.
• Round up to the nearest whole number, in this case 2.
• This requires 2 curtain rails, one of which needs to be cut.

Calculate how much needs to be cut on one rail:

• Calculate how long the two rails are together; 140x2=280 cm.
• Only 220 cm is needed here.
• Calculate the difference between the two measures; 280-220=60 cm.
• Thus, one rail needs to be reduced by 60 cm.
• The cut rail will then be 80 cm. Together with a whole rail it will be 140+80= 220 cm. 

Remember!

If you are attaching your curtain rail to the wall, the wall bracket needs to be placed in the joint between the two rails. If you want to place the wall bracket in the centre of your curtain rail, you need to cut both rails to the same length so that the joint is also in the centre. In the example above, we calculate 220/2=110 cm instead. So both rails need to be cut to 110 cm.

Take the measurement you came up with in step 1 and double it*, then divide that measurement by 140 to find out how many rails you need.

* Even when you are going to have two layers of curtains, use 1 track curtain rails. The 3 track curtain rail is only used for panel curtains.

Calculation example:

The window is 190 cm. 

• The recommended length of the rails is therefore 220 cm (190+15+15).
• Double the measurement as two rails of equal length are needed; 220x2=440 cm.
• Divide the total measurements by 140; 440/140=3,1 st.
• Round up to the nearest whole number if the figure is uneven, in this case 4..
• This requires 4 curtain rails, two of which need to be cut.

Calculate how much needs to be cut on two of the rails.

• Calculate how long all the rails are together; 140x4=560 cm.
• Only 440 cm is needed here.
• Calculate the difference between the two measures; 560-440=120 cm.
• Divide that measure by 2; 120/2=60 cm.
• Thus, two of the rails need to be reduced by 60 cm each.
• The cut rails will then be 80 cm. Together with a whole rail, they become 140+80=220 cm.

Remember!

If you are attaching your curtain rail to the wall, the wall bracket needs to be placed in the joint between the two rails. If you want to place the wall bracket in the centre of your curtain rails, you need to cut all the rails to the same length so that the joints are also in the centre. In the example above, we calculate 440/4=110 cm instead. So all four rails need to be cut to 110 cm.

VIDGA Corner can be used if you want the curtain to run around a corner. It can also be used at the ends of a rail in a straight curtain solution to allow the curtain to close tightly against the wall, thus reducing light from the sides.

The corner rail is built 12 cm in each direction.

When you have calculated the total length of your curtain rail and want to include corner rails, you will need to subtract 12 cm for each corner rail from the curtain rail's horizontal dimensions.

Calculation example:

The curtain rail should be 140 cm and you want a corner rail on each side.

• The length of the curtain rail should be a total of 140 cm. 
• The cornerstone you want to add is 12 cm.
• You want 2 earpieces 12+12=24 cm.
• Subtract 24 cm from the overall dimensions of the rail; 140-24=116.
• Here, the straight curtain rail needs to be cut to 116 cm.
• 116+12+12=140 cm.

During assembly:

• If you are fixing VIDGA Corners to the ceiling, the connecting VIDGA Curtain Rail 1 track should be installed 12 cm out from the wall.
• If you want to attach it to the wall, use the VIDGA Wall Bracket 12 cm.

• If you choose ceiling mounting, you don't need additional hardware: 2 ceiling mounts are included with each curtain track.
• For a 2-tier curtain solution via parallel curtain rails in the ceiling, use the ceiling brackets. The brackets provide optimal space between the 2 rails so the curtains slide smoothly.
• For a 140 cm curtain track, 2 ceiling brackets are sufficient.
• If you connect multiple curtain rails, you will need more ceiling mounts. You can add up to 140 cm before you need additional fittings.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

During assembly:

• Place the ceiling hardware between 5 and 20 cm from the wall, depending on how far from the wall you want to hang the curtain (you have to take into account a windowsill or radiator, for example).
• If you mount two rails in parallel without ceiling brackets, we recommend a distance of 8 cm between the rails.

• If you want to mount your curtain rail on the wall, you will need to choose wall fittings.
• For a 140 cm curtain rail, 2 wall fittings are sufficient.
• If you cut several curtain rails together, you need to add a wall bracket for each additional rail, even if it is cut. The maximum length before you need to add an extra wall bracket is 140 cm.

During assembly:

• The wall fittings should be attached so that the upper part is at least 15 cm above the window frame.
• If you want the rail closer to the ceiling, remember that the minimum distance between the top of the wall fitting and the ceiling should be 4 cm in order to be able to install the curtain rail.
• The wall bracket must always be attached to the joint if you have joined several rails together.