What Jysk rods and tracks ask of the wall
Jysk sells the usual range for windows: round curtain poles, single and double, extendable ones, and tracks. The curtains come with different tops too: eyelets, tab tops, pencil pleat tape. Each of those changes the hardware. Eyelets need a pole that fits through the rings, tape needs hooks and either a track or a pole with rings.
A double rod is where people get caught out most. The brackets stick further out from the wall, so they carry more leverage, and a weak plug that would hold a single pole starts to pull out under two layers of fabric. The same goes for long, heavy curtains on a wide window: two brackets at the ends aren’t enough, the pole bows in the middle, and the curtains stop sliding.
Wide or corner windows sometimes need two poles joined or a track instead. That’s a question to settle before you buy, because a pole that’s a few centimetres too short can’t be stretched.
Price ranges and offers from tradespeople: TV bracket installation in Warsaw.
Mistakes worth avoiding
- Measuring to the nearest centimetre by eye. On a double rod, a small error shows up as one layer hanging lower than the other.
- The wrong plug for the wall. Plasterboard, aerated block and concrete each need a different fixing, and the ones in the bag don’t cover all three.
- Too few brackets for the weight. Heavy or long curtains need support in the middle too.
- Drilling blind above the window. Check for cables before the first hole.
- Buying the rod before measuring the window, then finding it doesn’t reach past the frame.
A few things to sort out first
- Measure the window and decide how far past the frame the rod should go on each side.
- Unpack the rod and check the brackets, finials and rings are all there.
- Take down the old rod yourself if it’s easy, or add its removal to the order.
- Clear the sill and the floor under the window.
How the order works
Post the job in the app: how many windows, single or double rod, what the wall is if you know. A photo of the wall and the Jysk box helps a tradesperson judge the job before coming out. Bids arrive with a price and a date from each tradesperson, and you choose one by price, rating and reviews.
Contact details open up once you’ve chosen. You pay the tradesperson directly, and he issues the invoice. Fixings are usually included, while the rod and curtains are on you. If one of his brackets comes loose, it’s his to put right; a wall that was already crumbling isn’t. If you have more small jobs lined up, like shelves or a mirror, add them to the same order.
Order in the app
Describe the job, add photos and the address. Tradespeople send their own prices and dates, and you pick one of the offers.
Open the app
