how do you fix / put up curtain rails?

Celia
I just thought I would add my tuppence worth although a couple of months have passed since you posted. I think you are quite right to consider curtains to reduce drafts. From experience drafts don't just come from under the door but can also come from around the door and through keyholes etc. particularly if it is an outer door. In the past I have used fairly heavy curtain material and lined it to very good effect. In my case I had some wall space behind my door so I could simply put a curtain track on the facing above the door. If however you are tight for space then I think you can still get curtain tracks specifically for doors. Not having used one I can't advise but if you were to ask in a shop which sold curtain material I am sure they could help you.
Hope this helps

Daisymae
January 2010

Celia,
I don't think Peccavi quite understood what you wanted...
You used to be able to get hold of a door curtain rail that lifted as the door was opened, usualy made from brass, which was fixed directly to the door.
As I say these are, were, "old fashoned", and a cheaper way of doing that sort of job nowadays is to use draught excluders, which you can get from any D.I.Y. store...
Here's another tip...Talk to the "old guy" at the store, he'll be a good bet to get info on how to do jobs around the house.
Hope I've been of some assistance
CHUM

CHUMLEY
October 2009

It's gonna cost you - apart from the cost of curtain poles and brackets (silly money) there's the curtains to consider too and all the supplementary bits and pieces like tools.

For a straight run across a doorway you can attach the pole brackets directly to the wall but the screws may pull out of the plaster relatively quickly. Best to fix a wooden batten across the opening with robust fixings well into the brickwork and screw the pole brackets to the batten.

You will need tools to do this - masony bits - hammer drill - screws fixings and paint and brushes - saw, spirit level, tape rule and the secret that all men know about the "stop-fer". As in stop fer a cup of tea.

It's not all beer and TV being a man...

Peccavi
October 2009