How to Install a Curtain Rod With a Molly

Hold one end bracket on the wall, 2 inches to the side of the top corner of the window opening. Move the bracket so that it is 2 inches above the opening. This helps to ensure the curtain will cover the entire opening when you close the curtains. Mark the bracket mounting holes onto the wall with a pencil.

Drill pilot holes at your marks. Use a drill bit that is slightly smaller in diameter than the molly bolt sleeve. Insert the molly bolt sleeve into the pilot hole, and tap it into the wall with a hammer. The flange lip of the sleeve has two small hooks that bite into the wall surface. The flange will be flush against the wall.

Line up the end bracket mounting holes with the molly sleeves. Insert the molly screws through the bracket and into the sleeves. Tighten the molly screws with a Phillips-head screwdriver until the bracket is secured to the wall.

Insert the curtain rod into the end bracket, and place a torpedo level on the top of the curtain rod. Hold the opposite end of the rod, and maneuver it up or down as necessary until the rod is level. Position the end bracket at the end of the curtain rod, and mark the mounting holes onto the wall.

Take the curtain rod down, and install the remaining bracket as you did the first one. When tightening the mollies, do not over-tighten them. The brackets only need to be snug against the wall.