Sunday, August 9, 2009

Curtains Draperies

In the single unit the curtains for the front sliding door to the lanai is 6' on the side that opens fronting the sliding door and 7'4" on the solid side that usually stays closed fronting the louvers. The height is 7'10"

Total over all width of the Unit is 13' 4" with no overlap.
h = 7'10" for the curtain which is actually 8'0" from floor to ceiling
w = 6'0" opening by the sliding door and 7'4" fronting the louvers

"By laws" for color suggest beige to eggshell white since this was the established color from original installation. Some units have switched to vinyl slat style which nobody so far has challanged.

BY LAWS - ARTICLE X - GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 6. Additions or Alterations by Apartment Owners. No Owner shall make any addition or alteration in or to his Apartment which may affect the common elements or change the exterior appearance of the buildings, without the prior written consent thereto of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the obligation to answer any written request by an Apartment Owner for approval of a proposed addition or alteration in such Apartment within thirty (30) days after such request, and failure to do so within the stipulated time shall constitute a consent by the Board of Directors to the proposed addition or alteration.

This is the only section I have found that seems to apply to the installation of curtains or an element that can be seen from the outside but is clearly within the interior of your unit.

Some units use roller bearings for their slider and others have plastic hangers that don't slide as well as they age. I chose the roller bearings for our unit and am pleased with the results.

INSTALLERS:
One installer I used who I found was competent, required no supervision and provided a fair price was Custom Window Service, Randy Fujiwara phone: 734-4416. Company website is www.yellowbook.com/drapery then the second listing under this heading should get you there.

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