Installation Instructions:

To install your Sailshade, insert the enclosed 2" screws through the holes provided in your ready-to-fit wooden headboard. (You may wish to drill starter holes. Again through the holes provided, use a 1/8" diameter drill to drill the starter holes.)

For Type R, Recessed

If your Sailshade is Type R, Recessed, you must recess the curtain headboard about 1/2" so that the curtain's soft edges fall within your window frame. Then, through the holes provided, drill 1/8" diameter starter holes and attach screws straight upward. (A screwdriver bit for your variable speed drill makes this easier.)


For Type A, Above

If your Sailshade is Type A, Above, you will be attaching the headboard to the wall, with the screws entering horizonally this time. If your Type A curtain is being mounted above the window into plaster (and not above the window into the window frame), it is essential that the screws hit the wood behind the plaster. You may have to drill new 1/8" holes into the headboard, but usually the studs run perpendicular to the end of the window frame header. Consult a carpenter if you are unsure about this.

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