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Pro tip: I hung a $6 tension rod in my doorway instead of drilling holes, and now I can't decide if I should tell people
Last month I wanted a curtain to hide the water heater in my hallway but I rent, so drilling was off the table. I grabbed a $6 tension rod from the hardware store and wedged it in the door frame, and honestly it has held a heavy blackout curtain without budging for 5 weeks. Now here's my debate: is this clever or is it the kind of thing that looks cheap the second a guest touches it? My brother says friction fit is fine and my dad says anything that isn't in a stud is a lie. So which side are you on, tension fit or just patch the drywall when you move out?
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wren_smith4416d ago
Tbh this is the same energy as people who use command hooks for everything and swear by them until a picture frame eats it at 2am. The thing about tension rods is they work great right up until the day they don't, and you never know which day that is. My rule is if it holds something I won't cry over, friction fit is fine, but a water heater curtain is basically the perfect use case since nobody's yanking on it. Your dad's not wrong about studs but patching drywall in a rental costs you your deposit, so I'd take the $6 gamble every time.
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