{"id":46912,"date":"2010-07-29T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=46912"},"modified":"2010-07-29T12:44:22","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T12:44:22","slug":"securing-a-vint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/07\/securing-a-vint\/","title":{"rendered":"Securing a Vintage Shower Curtain for Claw Foot Tub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Installing a new shower faucet and shower curtain rod (rounded square shape) above a clawfoot tub.  Securing the rod requires at least one horizontal bar that goes from the ring (side that does not have the shower head) to the ceiling, and from the ring to the wall (side that does have the shower head &#8211; arrow (1) in picture).  The shower head is heavier than the little one that was there, and so with that weight, and the weight of the shower curtain ring, I&#8217;m concerned about the horizontal bar secured to the wall&#8230;in that if I am not screwing into a stud, then I will not have enough support strength.  <\/p>\n<p>One option is to attach a horizontal piece of wood 4&#8243; x 12&#8243; or 16&#8243; to the wall, and then attach the shower ring support piece to the wood (where arrow (1) is).  If I paint the wood the same color as the wall it will blend in, but I am wondering if anyone else has any other ideas?<\/p>\n<p>One other thought is to attach another vertical support from the top of the shower head pipe to the ceiling&#8230;to help distribute the support away from the wall support&#8230; (see arrow (2) )<\/p>\n <span class=\"plp-active-page\"><span class=\"\">%<\/span><\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/07\/securing-a-vint\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"\">%<\/span><\/a> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Installing a new shower faucet and shower curtain rod (rounded square shape) above a clawfoot tub. 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