Friday, August 12, 2011

Product Review - Curved Shower Curtain Rod

It was about time to replace the old shower curtain rod. I had considered a curved rod before, but the stock didn't have a size that would fit. This time I decided to check out the curved rods again; maybe they'd have more sizes to choose from now. Yay! The rods displayed had adjustable openings from 54 inches to 72 inches. My opening came in at 58".

The installation was a bit tricky. New holes had to be drilled. Okay, did that; that went pretty well. Moen provided a template, but I choose to use the end pieces, as I could then easily see where to line them up in relation to the old rod install.

When I hammered in the first anchor, the metal anchor bent. Luckily, I had some plastic wall anchors on hand, and used them. That part went great. Then I had to assemble the rod and install the screws. That took an extra set of hands to hold the rod, while I got the first screws started enough to hold the rod in place. With it being a curved rod, the drill was only able to line up with the two inside screw holes. There's a total of three screws on each end. So the bottom and top outer screws had to be installed using a hand held screwdriver. It took some extra time, but we eventually got it done.

The verdict: The next day when I took my shower, I felt so blessed with having extra elbow room. Also, the shower curtain didn't blow in like it did before when we had the straight rod. So yes, it was worth it. If the metal anchors don't work for you, have some plastic ones on hand.

Tools needed:
Drill, drill bit, hammer, Phillips head screw driver, plastic anchors.



Cheryl Paton