Decisions to Resolve Before Curtain Installation

Why it matters at project stage

A pre-production decision gate allows one coordinated review before changes carry greater time and cost implications. Visual and technical approvals should remain together under the same opening reference.

When window treatments are treated as a late decorative addition, tracks, pockets, furniture and opening lights are more likely to conflict. Early review gives the system a workable place within the architecture rather than forcing changes after finishes are complete.

Information required

Confirm the approved fabric and colour code, final measurement and track centreline, heading and opening direction, motor and control method, installation programme and site readiness.

Drawings establish the initial intent, but the final specification also needs the surveyed opening, finished surfaces and actual use pattern. Pile Perde reviews the feasibility of curtain and textile decisions with the project team; it does not produce the architectural design.

Reaching a project decision

Record product, quantity, direction, dimension and accessories for every opening. If the site or material changes, resubmit all affected decisions before production starts.

Use “Are the sample and product code approved” and “Is the final measurement recorded” as decision gates for this subject. Compare any viable alternatives against those two project-specific questions, then document why the selected approach answers them.

Coordination through delivery

The architect or interior designer, client and delivery teams should share the current approval set. Do not confirm delivery or installation until the mounting area, power points and ceiling finishes are ready.

Dimensions, product approvals and installation information should describe the same coordinated solution. If the architecture changes, recheck the track, fabric, motor provision and maintenance access together.

Before handover, resolve “Are track, heading and opening direction clear” and “Is the power point ready” with the named project parties. Record the answer under the relevant opening or room reference so a later site, material or programme revision can be assessed against the correct approval.

Recording and verifying the decision

For decisions to resolve before curtain installation, the approval record should identify the opening or room, current drawing revision, responsible party and date. Attach the dimensions, samples or system information needed to evidence “Are installation access and date confirmed”; mark superseded decisions explicitly rather than relying on verbal instruction.

The release checklist for this guide is: Are the sample and product code approved; Is the final measurement recorded; Are track, heading and opening direction clear; Is the power point ready; Are installation access and date confirmed. Any unanswered point remains an action with a named owner and decision date, not an assumed instruction to proceed with production or installation.