Attaching Box-Pleated Curtains to Recreational Vehicle Vinyl Windows

• 1). Measure the window's width, using a tape measure. Add 2 inches to this measurement. According to RV Workshop, recreational vehicle windows are constructed of flexible vinyl but reduce heat and sunlight. Cut a piece of hook and loop tape to this modified window width, using scissors.
  
  
• 2). Lay the curtain flat. If working with a box-pleated curtain, turn it over with the wrong side facing you. Remove the backing from the adhesive on the loop strip. Press the loop tape horizontally across the area where you'd normally install hooks.
  
  
• 3). Remove the backing from the hook tape. Press it horizontally 1 inch above the window. Press the curtain's loop tape to the hook tape above the window.
  
  

Attaching Rod Pocket Curtains to Recreational Vehicle Vinyl Windows

• 1). Measure the width of the window. Add 2 inches to this measurement. Cut a piece of elastic to this measurement.
  
  
• 2). Connect a safety pin to one elastic end and t0 the rod pocket's left side. Connect a safety pin to the other elastic end. Insert the pin/elastic into the pocket's left side, feeding it through the pocket. The fabric will gather.
  
  
• 3). Pull the pin/elastic from the pocket's right opening. Hold the elastic end to the outside edge of the pocket's right side, while removing the safety pin. Pin through the curtain/elastic/curtain on the back of the pocket. Pin through the other end of the pocket/elastic/curtain on the pocket's back.
  
  
• 4). Remove the backing from the loop tape's adhesive. Position the curtain with the back facing you. Center and press the loop tape horizontally across the rod pocket.
  
  
• 5). Remove the backing from the hook tape's adhesive. Press the hook tape 1 inch above the window. Press the loop tape to the hook tape.
  
  

Curtain and Rod Installation for Vinyl House Windows

• 1). Measure 2 inches above the window molding. Draw a horizontal line over the window at this measurement, using a pencil.
  
  
• 2). Measure 2 inches to the right of the right window corner. Make an intersecting vertical line with a pencil through the horizontal line from Step 1. Measure 2 inches to the left of the left window corner. Mark an intersecting vertical line with a pencil through the horizontal line. According to the Vinyl Replacement Windows website, vinyl windows are installed on top of the existing wood or aluminum frame, which narrows the window surface and increases the width of the frame without increasing the width of the window.
  
  
• 3). Screw the bracket to the window's left side at the intersecting line. Repeat for the bracket on the window's right side. Slip the curtain over the rod. Attach the rod to the brackets.