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M**E
Is it me or is this thing a living nightmare?!
If I could have one wish in the whole world what would it be? What? Would it be?...Oh I know I know...for whoever invented and/or designed this thing, all his/her offspring and everyone they've ever loved to spend an eternity in heaven... forced to put this monstrosity of plastic curving HELL up everyday only to find out the brackets won't snap on, forever destined to start over and over...only to realize the ever loving ceiling track won't straighten out and...well I'm sure you get it! Many of you may think the horror of this ceiling track experience is my fault and potentially you may be right, but that's neither here nor there! It seemed pretty straight forward testing it out on my lap back when I was positively giddy with excitement to put my room divider up...but good reason and logic should've told me WAY early on that this was not the case. I mean way before I measured, spaced and marked the precise spots for each hole of each bracket along the ceiling, developing what I can only assume will be permanent disability and shoulder paralysis and certainly well before I actually drilled 32 holes, hammered in 32 anchors and attached 16 brackets with 32 lengthy screws...WAY WAY before I realized all 16 brackets were put up in the wrong direction to receive the actual track itself and proceeded to set about removing 1 screw from each bracket, repositioning and reattaching the same 16 screws but this time without anchors and it should have absolutely been obvious to anyone in ear shot of the tears and pay channel language that flowed from my defeated soul, that basically...I was screwed! So I guess yeah, one could say that I was lacking good reason and logic by not looking up the instructions prior to starting, but in my defense, IT'S A PLASTIC STRIP and I graduated grade school like a champ so I figured since they didn't include ANY instructions that any moron could put it up, but of course I couldn't and now 4 1/2 hours later I'm about to take all 32 screws, 16 brackets and 32 anchors out of my ceiling so I can start over with an inner peace that only someone who doesn't give any part of a flying "care" can have. So if you love frustration, tears and self loathing then you should totally see if you can do it any better, but PLEASE look up the instructions first for the love of God! And to the sadistic inventor/proprietor of this special little item...Well played indeed...WELL PLAYED!
S**2
No bodybuilding skills needed
The media could not be loaded. I took a chance on this after thoroughly reading the reviews and I was primarily worried that I would a) need to be extremely strong to be able to install this without it being hopelessly crooked, and b) that I would need the help of a big beefy man to install it regardless. Given how cheap this was though, I went for it anyway.The track is vinyl and comes curled up in a small box. It is difficult to unfurl, but I didn't struggle too much with maneuvering it, despite my relatively slender build and minimal days spent lifting weights. I was careful to install of the mounts in a perfectly straight line and relatively close together. I hoped this would allow for the vinyl to straighten out when I installed it.When it came to the installation of the vinyl track, I was perfectly able to do so on my own, without my husband's help. Just take your time. It's more about wiggling the track into the mount than brute-forcing it. I ultimately decided to take a heat gun (around $15 investment that has paid itself off multiple times over on various projects) to try and straighten the track out before installing. This mostly worked, but there were minor bends along the way. You can see the track on the floor in one of the pictures without any weights holding it down. This was after using the heat gun. An interesting idea is to not try and straighten it out and instead wiggle the track in as you unfurl it. I think trying to straighten it out before may have contributed to the smaller curves evident in the photos. If I had left it furled-up and just unfurled it as I worked, it's possible it would have ultimately been straighter since there weren't the micro-bends along the way.In any event, the final photos are included (yes I still need to paint over the spackle, I know). I previously had a wall mounted curtain rod but was really annoyed by the curtains getting caught on the pole. Does it look perfect? No. Is it perfectly functional? Yes. Because of the way the track runs I was also able to reduce the curtain panels from 4 to 3. I would buy this again and try my other suggested strategy.
N**T
Good cheap solution, but throw away the screws
First, I would never use this in an area where I cared about how clean the install looks. If that is your top priority, go buy a kit with rigid track and hidden fasteners to do it right.I put this up in an unfinished basement as a way to pull a curtain around my woodworking area to help contain sawdust. I have only installed the track so far, and have not hung the curtain or extensively used it yet. It seems ok.My only complaint is that the screws that come with the kit are absolute garbage. I twisted the head off of a half dozen of them, even with my driver set to a low torque level. Eventually I just switched over to other screws I had on hand and tossed these. Save yourself the headache and just throw them in the trash where they belong, then use something else. Even drywall screws will be better.
J**C
Works if you soak in a tub of very hot water
It comes coiled. To straighten, soak in hot water. Section by section. (I hope you have a lot of room around the tub)
P**G
Worked great on a sloped ceiling.
I used this to hang shower curtains in a carport to hide all my bikes etc. The ceiling is sloped so I tied the first roller to the end and then continued the track around a corner. It flexes perfectly at almost a 90 degree turn with no bunching or cracking. It would be easy to make it into any shape including a "S" shape. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and flexibility! The wheels run smoothly, even around the corner. It was very easy to attach to the ceiling and sturdy. I only used one screw, thinking I would add another if necessary but so far after a month of use, it doesn't seem necessary I don't think I will have any issues with it coming off even with my 4 year old being a little aggressive pulling it back at times. I have another project inside that I'm going to use this same product for.
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