Well, for our simple bay window you would need to buy 3 sets and would
probably work best with separate nets for each pole (with noticable
gap/overlap between each)- unless putting 3 poles through 1 net is the
idea!. For a more complex bow window you'd need more like 5. Using the
wire would probably cost less than £2 depending where you picked the wire up
from. Irreversible damage would be 2x 1mm holes in the frame corner. In
our situation, you can't really notice them when the screw is out, and
certainly not when the nets are up.

How do you remove the adhesive pad without leaving a mark/anything behind?

Your method is probably the best in doing absolutely no real damage to the
frame - but I'm not sure how it would actually work with bay windows.

Thanks

David

yorkie_pudd wrote:
Why damage them irreversibly with screw holes etc.

You can buy metal extending rods for net curtains, they just slot
onto a pin and holder that has an adhesive pad on the back and
attaches to the window frame. Easy to fit, cheap, non-destructive,
completely universal and dead easy to take down for washing etc. and
if you ever tire of them they can be removed without damage.

What could be better?

"Tim Hardisty" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:16:44 -0000, "David Hearn"
wrote:

Roly wrote:
A friend has asked me to help her fix some net curtains to a PVA
double glazed bay window.

How should I fasten them ?
Incidentally, the biggest problem I've had is fixing the end hooks
into the wall. The hooks keep pulling out the plugs (or plugs out
the wall). Small 1mm type hooks don't work well with even the
smallest plugs as they're not long/large enough to open them out.

What I do is drill a small hole and use matchsticks to fill the hole.
Then screw the hook (or whatever) in. Sometimes a blob of glue on the
screw helps as this binds with the matchstick to give a stronger grip
to the screw - almost a cast-in-situ custom rawl plug moulded to fit
the threads perfectly.

YMMV.

Tim Hardisty.
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