Our place didn't have a shower curtain rod over the clawfoot tub in the master bathroom. A year living here and we can finally shower. I am pretty good at putting things together but this was definitely one of the harder things I have assembled. Kind of flemsy and will bow if hanging anything on it (like a shower organizer or something) but it works for just the curtain! I do with you could adjust the "height" of the ceiling mounted bar more.