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Will a curved shower curtain rod work here?

stir_fryi SE Mich

4 years ago

Or is the toilet too close to the bathtub?

Also, are double (curved) rods useful or should I stick with a single?

It is my understanding on a double rod both the liner and curtain go on the outside bar, and the inside bar is used to hang bath towels? Since this will likely be a tension rod, I am wondering if it can handle the extra weight of wet bath towels as well as the liner/curtain.

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functionthenlook

4 years ago

adawn5, those are the same ones I have from Amazon. It easy to take on and off the curtains.

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catbuilder
4 years ago
Your understanding is incorrect. The liner goes on the inner rod, and the decorative curtain goes on the outer rod. Towels need air circulation to dry, and they won't get that by hanging on top of the wet curtain.
catbuilder
4 years ago
And you should be fine with a curved rod.
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I have a Moen single curved rod. I've only had it for a month or so, so it's too early for rust. However, I purchased it based on very good reviews, both here and on Amazon. I was originally planning on getting a straight tension rod, because I needed my head examined. I had this notion that drilling holes in my new tub/shower surround tile was too heinous to consider. I even talked myself into thinking that the straight rod provided enough room while taking a shower. That may be sorta true. I'm small and don't fling my arms around a lot in the shower. I would have been fine and not emotionally scarred. I finally had a moment of reason and let them install the curved rod. Not, mind you, until I'd been very scientific about finding the exact sweet spot for its placement. It is wonderful. Seriously. The shower feels quite spacious in width with the curtain closed. I also like that outside the shower it doesn't look at all strange or bulge-y. Almost like an optical illusion. Don't worry about the point where the two sections of rod meet. There's a little plastic thing that slides over it and if you use rings with ball bearings, they slide over it without a hitch.
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I put one in my kids shower tub combo. I hate shower curtains touching me too. When you install it consider what is next to the tub like the toilet try to have the curtain a bit more towards the tub and not on top of the toilet so much. We are using that bathroom now cause of a remodel and we could have moved the rod over just one more inch cause when I went to sit on the toilet the other day the shower curtain came with.. Yikes! well I just went and measured and I think were like 5" away but when you hang a curtain they poof and well you know the rest.
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Box it out with wood, like a picture frame, except you don't have to do the back wall. Come out past the shelf in the front just the amount you need to come out, which looks like a few inches. Attach the wood to the bottom of the shelf on the left side and to the wall on the right side... then go buy some velcro tape and glue it to the wood and the curtain. You don't need to velcro the entire lenght of the wood on both the left side and the front, you just have to do a few inches, then skip a few inches...I hope this is clear...the curtain would just be on the left side and on the front. You could also cut a top for over the 'new addition' :) the curtain would also be easily removable for washing. J.
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functionthenlook
4 years ago
I would go with the single curved rod. I have double hooks on mine that the inter and outer curtain can be hung on one hook. They have little ball barings on the part that hangs on the rod. Easy open and close.
Emily R.
4 years ago
I got a Bed Bath and Beyondshower curtain with an attached liner (it attaches about 1/4 of the way down) -- it's great.
adawn5
4 years ago
You'll be fine with a curved rod. I have a curved single rod in a similar tight setup next to the toilet (however, mine is not a tension rod). I usually leave the shower curtain pushed open to the right (non-toilet) side when not in use to make the bathroom appear larger. I tried several different shower hook options. These were the winner by far (especially for ease of taking curtain on/off which was important in my case because I have an extra tall shower curtain I have to get on a step stool or small step ladder to reach the top of): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017DM37Z2/
stir_fryi SE Mich
Original Author
4 years ago
Thanks all!

Emily R - do you find the curtain slides easily without having true hooks?
HU-75440551
4 years ago
Yep, it slides fine. :)
HU-75440551
4 years ago
(^This is Emily R — app is not letting me sign in.) Another bonus: no rusty hooks.

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