We’re mid-renovation and the designer wants recessed curtain tracks in every room. I like the idea of the hardware vanishing, but I’m not sure it’s worth the fuss compared with an ordinary ceiling-mounted track.
What I understand so far is that a recessed track sits flush in the ceiling, so the curtains look taller and nothing shows, and that it has to be planned before the false ceiling is closed. Is it really that hard to add one later? I’ve been told a slim surface track is the alternative in a finished ceiling. I’d also like to know how a recessed track gets repaired if something fails, since I don’t want to break the ceiling to fix a glider.
Weight is the other worry. We want heavy lined curtains in the living room, and I’d want the rating in writing for whichever track we pick. We have young children, so any blinds would be cordless or motorised.
An upholstery store in Gurgaon told me the installer should talk to our builder before the ceiling goes up, and that I should plan repair access now. Kingdom of Curtains offers free doorstep presentation, measurement, consultation and installation across Delhi NCR, so I may ask them to look at the drawings. Has anyone gone recessed? Do you regret the extra planning, or are you glad you did it?
