My daughter has bullnose tile that extends past the tub. She has a double curved rod. The bracket for the outer rod is pretty much lined up with the edge of her tub.

Here are a couple pictures I snapped for you while I was at her house today. Hope they help

Those are great photos, badgergal, thank you! My curved rod is a single rod, so I am thinking maybe it needs to be mounted like your daughter's inner rod. I have been searching old posts and someone said their brand said to mount it 3" in from where a straight rod would be. My brand, Moen, doesn't have any instructions regarding position. Do you happen to know how many inches in from the outer tub edge her rods are?

Also, do you know if any water sprays out from the top of her curtain since it looks like the top of her curtain hanging on rings would be slightly below the water holes of her shower head? I posted a question about how high to hang the rod on a different post. My DH is concerned that if we hang it only 7 1/2" from the ceiling that too much steam/water vapor will rise straight up and damage our light or ceiling, but I am concerned if we don't hang it that high that somehow someone will put their hand up and cause the spray to go out sideways over the top of the curtain.

Installing curved shower rod

risforremodel, I won't be back at my daughters for a few days so can't measure any thing there. She died have 8ft. ceilings. She also had the Archer tub. None of her tub shows below the shower curtain. She has not had any issues with spray going over the top of her shower curtain.

I also have a double curved rod in one of my bathrooms. I have 8ft. ceilings.The top of my rod is approximately 19.5" from the ceiling or 76.5" from the floor. The highest part of the shower head is about 14" from the ceiling so 82" from the floor. My shower head is definitely above the curtain and there has never been any spray the comes out at the top.

My shower curtain is 70" long but the hooks make it hang longer than that. As you can see in the picture below the shower curtain almost touches the floor. If you want your shower curtain hung higher and don't want your tub to show there are extra long show curtains available on some websites.

I also measured and see that the inside rod of my double rod is 4" from the edge of my one piece tub/shower surround. I think 3-4" should work for your install.

Here are a couple more photos for you

badgergal, this is extremely helpful! Thank you! My ceilings are only 7 1/2 ft (90 1/4" to be exact). I was so worried that I had to have my curtain top be at least as high as the shower head water holes. Due to the curtain hooks, the top of my curtain will be 2 1/4" lower than the top of the curtain rod. This new shower head is significantly higher than the old one we had, which is why I have been so undecided. The top of my old straight bar was 77 1/2" from the floor which meant it was 12 3/4" from the ceiling and about 3" of my tub bottom showed and I was ok with that. It also meant that the top of the curtain was way above the sprayer head.

My new tub is a Kohler Archer which actually looks nice on the bottom so I can handle some of it showing. My new curtain is 72" long, white waffle weave. Knowing my ceilings are only 90 1/4" high, and the shower head water holes are about 10" down from the ceiling, where would you hang the single curved rod? I was thinking of going a bit higher than the old bar (first I thought as high as 7 1/2" from ceiling to cover the water holes, but then thinking 11" down from ceiling, but now I am not so sure).

Also, is it 4" from the edge of your tub to the outside edge of the bracket for your inside rod, or to the actual middle of the rod itself?

The 4 inches is from the outside edge of the tub to the outside edge of the bracket. I wouldn't worry so much about the exact measurement. Just make sure it's at least 3" in to compensate for the curve and allow the curtain to tuck in close to the end walls. That's were water usually escapes.

Since your shower curtain is white and the tub walls are white it won't matter how high you hang the curtain because the tub and curtain will blend together. It will look fine.

badgergal: What 'make' is the rod?

Moen CSR2165 is mine; I don't know which kind badgergal has

badgergal, do you think my DH's concern about if the rod is 7 1/2 " from the ceiling that the steam/water vapor could rise straight up to the LED light and ceiling and damage them is valid? I appreciate your help-I remember reading your posts two years ago when we were remodeling our master bath and they were helpful then, also.

My rod ends are centered over the center of my tub deck, i.e., 2" in from the outer edge of the tub.

I have a Moen curved single rod, drilled into the tile. I had much angst over drilling into brand new tile and so I futzed around and figured ideal curtain hang, all with the calming effect of math.

It is perfect. No water escapes, ever. The curtain hangs well, the curve gives you a few more inches but the sensation of even more. I ended up drilling into the middle of a tile (3x6) rather than a grout line.

Oh, my, now I am stressed because the tiler already drilled the holes which are at the center of the rod and they are 3" in, not 2"! I just cheated us all out of 1" of space! I can't believe I am getting stressed over this, but I am because the whole purpose of the curved rod is to get the most space possible so I feel like I just made a big design fail. Our tub is only a 30" wide Kohler Archer. Obviously I am getting way too perfectionist about this and need to relax.

On a side note, when he was preparing to put the rod on, I took the decorative covers for the brackets out and discovered they were bent, so I had to call Moen for replacements, so the rod isn't actually up yet, but the holes are all drilled.

Risforremodel, I see that your holes are already drilled for the brackets so you must have decided on the height too.

I was going to say that I don't know if having your shower curtain rod 7.5" from the ceiling (with the curtain being 2.25" lower because of the rings) will result in moisture problems or not.

The light should be ok if it is damp/wet rated- which by code it should be.

I think your best bet for possible steam or water vapor issues would be a super good bath exhaust fan possibly more powerful than the room size dictates. Make sure it vents to the outside and not into attic space.

Some people actual hang there shower curtains all the to the ceiling from ceiling track. So having the 9.75 inches of space you have is more than those people would have. Whatever height you decide should be fine.

Also don't be worried about that inch closer or farther for your rod. You will enjoy your new shower regardless of that inch.

Make sure to do a reveal of your bathroom

geoffrey_b, Sorry but I don't remember what make my rod is. I bought it more than 10 years ago from Marshalls/Homegoods. Whatever it is, it has held up well. Not one speck of rust on it.

My daughter's double rod is very similar. She purchased hers from Signature Hardware. She is very satisfied with the quality of it. Here's a closeup of it from the website

badgergirl, thanks for making me feel better. I realize I am being overly dramatic, so thanks for the positive comments. I decided to have the tiler hang it 7 1/2 inches from the ceiling. I had to decide today. I am assuming he knew to get it damp-rated, but didn't actually ask. I guess I should confirm that.

risforremodel, in this situation, an inch won't make any difference. Remember, the overall width of the tub factors in as well. My tub deck is narrow, so halfway in may be a different distance for you.

Before mine was installed, I also bought a straight Moen tension rod so I could experiment with placement. I wanted to make sure that it worked fine during a shower and would also hang nicely outside the tub when not in use. I found the sweet spot and then moved it back a bit to account for the curve and it worked! I stressed mightily over this. I understand how you feel.

Linelle, thanks for the kind words. I am fortunate that I am stressing over this, instead of how to put food on my table! I determined from this experience that what I should have done was cut the bar to the appropriate length myself, before the contractor wanted to hang it, since trying to hold it up didn't work well because it was too long to fit between the walls. Then I could rest it on top of the tub deck/ledge and visually see how far in to place it compared to the tub deck. I could also then get DH to hold it up and simulate where it would be installed. Hindsight is definitely 20/20!