Choosing Cubicle Curtains and Tracks

Healthcare facilities, laboratories, small doctors offices, class space or a home, needs tracks and curtains to monitor spacing. Selecting and setting up curtains and curtain tracking just isn't rocket science, but it doesn't hurt to have some pointers to smooth the procedure.
The first step is choosing a curtain. You should inquire your self what you want your curtain to accomplish. If it is necessary to block out light, then a blackout cloth should be chosen. If there are state and federal business fire codes to be met, then a mesh header on curtains will be necessary to allow for the sprinkler systems to function properly.

Top quality cubicle and hospital curtains are created with inherently fire retardant supplies which are durable, safe, and last throughout the lifetime with the cubicle curtain. Now a days the demand for "antimicrobial and stain resistant" finishes are a requirement to combat bacteria. There are many colors and styles of materials to choose from; including strong colors, striped, textured, patterned and much more.

As soon as a design is selected, the width and height of the curtain is determined based on the length of the track and the height of the ceiling. Armed with this information, the manufacture will add 10-15% to provide the fullness of the curtain, and subtract 12-15" from the height of the ceiling to establish the curtain height.

Though some of these manufacturing details are set in stone for some manufacturers, it is important to know that there are a few manufacturers such as Imperial Fastener Company who actually custom make the curtains to fit each individual facilities particular requirement.
The cubicle tracks can be attached to solid or false/drop down ceilings employing screws or clips. Attaching the monitoring to a strong ceiling demands using screws; screw directly into ceiling studs every time achievable. Holes will need to be drilled in to the tracking at every attaching point.

Suspension tubing may be used with large ceilings or if current obstructions prevent the tracks from being mounted straight to the ceiling. Suspension tubing is produced with 7/8" O.D. hollow aluminum tubing. Suspension tubing could be attached straight to sound ceilings or to a drop down/false ceiling. A screw insert is then put in the bottom from the suspension tubing allowing the cubicle track to become connected. Suspension tubing should be placed each four feet along with the tracking ends might be connected to a wall with a nylon wall bracket.

Anodized aluminum splicing clamps join several pieces of monitoring to make certain appropriate alignment from the channels. This can permit the carriers/rollers to move freely from 1 piece of tracking towards the next. Clear and smooth the ends of each and every piece of track just before assembly; burrs may possibly cause the carriers/rollers to hang up.

An end-stop need to be placed at each ends the curtain track. Curtain tracking end-stops are utilized to avoid curtain carriers from slipping out. 1 end really should include a snap out fitting to permit for simple set up and replacement of curtain carriers. Snap out fittings sit inside an end-stop and therefore are effortlessly eliminated. Removal is required to install or exchange your curtain carriers without having taking away the curtain tracking from your ceiling.

Drop chains and PVC drop strips are offered for use when ventilation space is necessary and when a mesh top curtain isn't a choice. A drop chain is 18" long with customized lengths available; it can be produced of nickel-plated steel. A PVC drop strip is 18" long having a hole on top which slips more than the curtain carrier; a plated hook at the bottom connects to the cubicle curtain.

For more help and information, I do suggest calling on the experts at Imperial Fastener Company to assist you with your requirements.

Let's Talk Suicide Prevention

Ok, since cubicle curtains have been one of the greatest inventions since slice bread (exaggeration), giving privacy to patients (a most definite improvement in hospitals, clinics and schools). A new, well...not so new request for curtains that will not hold up to a persons weight in the case that they should try to use it as a rope to end their life, has brought forward the "Break-A-Way" system.

Imperial Fastener Company has met the challenge of providing such an innovative system that allows for privacy, security and safety. Across the US, several correctional facilities have been making use of this "Break-A-Way" system in the showers, and Psychiatric Hospitals have also benefitted from the use of these shower curtains, but have also been a fan of the "Break-A-Way" drapery system.

The "Break-A-Way" shower curtain system is fabricated to suit each individual facility's requirements, with options for clear panels at the top, bottom or both for security purposes in the prisons. The mesh at the top on some of the curtains is not only used for ventilation but when made wide enough, allows for accountability of the individual(s) in the shower stall.

Since the inception of the "Break-A-Way" system, Imperial Fastener Company has shown that versatility in the cubicle curtain industry is not just limited to hospitals alone.

Well done.