Is that where the instructions say to place the rod? I had one at a previous house and didn't think it was placed that far inside the edge of the tub. In any event, you will see the edges of the tub because of the curve.

That's not correct. I have one of these, btw, they are great for giving you more space inside the shower. My rod is lined up with the tub and the curtains both drape nicely in their respective places.

We have one in our guest bath and at first thought it should be installed back further than the normal rod would be, but those we've seen are actually installed in the normal location for a rod. That allows the inner lining to be placed inside (it will lean at a bit of an angle), and the outer curtain falls straight down just touching at the ends and slightly out from the tub in the middle. The inside has lots more room and the lining doesn't tend to swing in and grab you. You'll love it.

Thanks for the fast replies.

The instructions say to put it 3 inches inside the point where a straight rod would normally be placed but that leaves the rod way out into the floor. My dh hung a weight on the center of the rod and we moved it until it was about an inch out from the edge of the tub - that's where we came up with the 6".

How far out from teh tub does your curtain hang?

It will hang on the outside of the tub. That is what gives you the extra room on the inside.

I hate to be the wet blanket here, but I gave up on mine. The one I had had to be screwed from the bottom with tiny screws. I have a fiberglass insert tub and shower. In order to have enough space to access the screws I either had to hang the rod way high or way out from the tub.

Maybe mine is more curved than some of yours because if I place it where my old rod was, it sticks out about a foot. I really don't want it out that far.
We'll try again tomorrow.

Thanks for all your input.

Ours came with very specific instructions on how to install it, and it seems fine to me. We don't use a separate curtain and liner, though -- just plain cloth liner/curtain that hangs inside the tub unless someone is taking a bath. But if it did hang outside, it would cover the edge of the tub.

The curve at the center does stick out a few inches over the edge of the tub.

Our outer curtain is 8" out at the center from the outside of the tub, but since our bathroom is roomy by the tub and my shower curtain is very long, it looks fine. Sorry I don't have a picture. We hung ours up very high toward the ceiling also since I like that look, and I just used a very long liner as well for the inside. Hope you have good luck tomorrow getting yours hung.

If you don't want it to extend out into the bathroom slightly, you can hang it further in, but it sort of defeats the purpose of the curved rod.

thanks again