Question for those who have put up curtains
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Topic: Question for those who have put up curtains
Posted By: MissyBuck
Subject: Question for those who have put up curtains
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 11:39am
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Hola Pod Peeps,
I am making curtains for Podimus. I was hoping to remove the cornices and leave the blinds. Is this possible? Or are they attched? Thanks! ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 11:43am
Are cornices the fabric covered things at the top? Either way, they are two separate pieces both removable or just one or the other if you so choose. ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 11:59am
Yes, the cornices (thats what I call them) are the fabric covered thingys. And, thanks for your help. I didn't want to start taking things apart if it was all one piece. They don't look like they are going to be fun to take down either.  ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 12:36pm
I thought the "fabric covered thingys" were the valence...and the sliding folding blind is the cornice board?  ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 1:30pm
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Each dohickey is attached by itself is the important thing to take away from this? LOL I only knew the blinds were blinds. The word valance seems to work in my head as well. But yuh the blinds are screwed randomly into places above your window, the fabric thingamabobbers typically have an L bracket with one or two screws holding them to the wall. I removed all of mine years ago, couple of screws and some odd angles at times but everything came down and went back up successfully. ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 1:49pm
Dohickey...thingamabobber... You speak my language!  ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: MoPod
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 1:53pm
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For those who really care : http://www.ehow.com/about_6571851_difference-between-valance-cornice-board_.html - http://www.ehow.com/about_6571851_difference-between-valance-cornice-board_.html ------------- Bill & Nancy 2015 RPod 179 Previously 2010 RPod 176 2014 Explorer Sport |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 2:13pm
I have been vindicated!   ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 3:05pm
We're fancy Pods now! Cornices, ya learn something new every day! ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: MoPod
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 4:39pm
We've always been a classy bunch! ------------- Bill & Nancy 2015 RPod 179 Previously 2010 RPod 176 2014 Explorer Sport |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 8:43pm
Well, it was all for nothing.  When they installed the cornice ... valances... take your pick, they hid some of the screws. We can see where they are, we just can't get to them. And it appears that the blinds are either attached by rivets to the cornice or the wall. So disappointing. Kinda put a kink in my design plan. Back to the drawing board... ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 9:00pm
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In my 178 those fabric covered thingamabobbers® are screwed to the wall on both ends of the thingamabobbers®. The screws are hidden in the folds of the fabric, but still can be gotten to by pulling the folds back. If you click the link in my sig, you should see one of the windows with the thingamabobbers® removed. BTW, I thought a cornice was a small chicken. I make a great stuffed cornice hen! Oh wait...that may be cornish. fred EDIT: I just remembered about the pic I pointed you to. Ignore the aluminum angle bar and brass L bracket. That's not stock. I used those to support my shelves. Sorry.
------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 9:18pm
Fred! You are the man! The photos and something you said about the sceew being hidden in the fold of the fabric made a light bulb go off in my head. Found the mystery screw and we got the cornish...I mean cornice  down! Yipeee! Thanks so much! ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 9:49pm
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You're chicken if you don't replace those cluckin' mini-blinds. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2014 at 9:54pm
 ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2014 at 3:07pm
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One more question - pleeeez. I was planning to use Command hooks to mount the curtain rods. It works OK if you don't plan to open and shut the curtains. The action of opening and shutting causes the rod to come out of the hook and the curtain lays a little funky. I could probably fix these problems, but I was wondering something else. The hardware that came with the curtain rods comes with 2 screws for each side to hold each bracket. Will the brackets hold if we just screw them into the wall of the Rpod?
Thanks for your help in advance :) ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2014 at 3:39pm
Yup, they will bite into the wallboard quite well to hold up those small curtain rods. ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2014 at 7:31pm
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In this situation I like to use a small dab of titebond to harden the penetration point on the wall board surrounding the threads of the chosen fastener.
------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2014 at 7:28pm
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I left the boxy thingamabobs in-place and then used spring-loaded curtain rods to mount the curtains inside the boxy thingamabobs. They never moved. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2014 at 9:15pm
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Thingamabob Rods™. That's got a nice marketing sound to me!! fred ------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2014 at 11:30pm
Took a closer look at the blinds & cornices (or Cornishes, if you prefer). Looks like a challenge: I rooted around for 15 minutes & never could find even one screw. Do the blinds need to come down before the cornices, or does it matter? I've already proved I'm no good at electricity. Surely I can do curtains! ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 1:19am
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Some of the screws are under the 45 degree folds on top. You may be able to use a magnet to locate. Good luck! ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 8:33am
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I we have figured out how to get the cornices down and have put up one curtain (actually ended up making valances - ironic, eh?). I will post photos as soon as I can figure out how to size them for upload, which has turned out to be a much bigger challenge! ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 12:10pm
Haha! Finally got an image to the correct size to upload from my phone! The four identical windows are complete. Still have to tackle the long one over the bed before we head out on Friday on our maiden voyage n ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 12:40pm
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Ah, so you replaced the cornice with a valence & then left the blinds in place, yes? ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 1:00pm
Yep! We love to see out our windows - the curtains that were my first run at it were going to interfere too much with our view. The blinds will still provide privacy when needed. My personal taste is that curtains soften the look a little and makes it feel more like home. The cornices are ok, but curtains are more our style. If I had the skills, I would cover the seats and cushions. I'm afraid that is beyond my skill set at the sewing machine. ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 1:07pm
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Looks Good! Nice Work! ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 1:30pm
When you get to the rear window consider extending the tracks left and right. With no stack-back the original curtains do not fully uncover the window. There's a lot more to see out there  . ------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 2:09pm
Danke Podster! And Charlie - ten4 on that. I am having to rethink my measurements. Finding the hardware may be a challenge too. ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 4:53pm
Charlie, you're right! The rail on the rear curtain is flawed. Like you said before, the screw heads are to large and they get in the way and keep the curtain from sliding freely. Question: Where did you find the rail at? That is, what is your source for buying more of it? Thanks! ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 5:17pm
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In an earlier post, Charlie said: The track is similar to: http://www.rvdesigner.com/prodview.asp?ci=2&pi=88 - http://www.rvdesigner.com/prodview.asp?ci=2&pi=88 ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 5:38pm
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Yes to all the above and a special thanks to my staff, Podster and Luv2Q, for helping me out. You won't find the exact same track, but you can make it work better than the original installation. Camp on!
------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 6:07pm
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We didn't use that type of track. I find that they frustrate me too much. We have had them in other campers. We went with a real curtain rod. ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 6:07pm
It's the weekend! Do we get overtime pay? ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 6:17pm
We are Ok with the curtain setup we have, but we would like to fix the rear curtain like Charlie did. Thanks guys! ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 6:19pm
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------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2014 at 6:20pm
Absolutely! 1.5X your base rate. 1.5 x 0 = 0. But still, 1.5X my thanks  . Camp on!------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |