Hi

Has anyone had any luck in finding curtain rails for an angled bay window
(ie not right angled corners).

My wife doesnt want to use a bendy plastic rail so we have beeen looking for
something slightly nicer looking.

We did find a rail in John Lewis which had rahter neat passover brackets
allowing the rails to be fixed at either end, each bend and the middle and
still allow curtains to passover. The only problem with this rail was that
it was £280....

I have found several others on the internet but none seem to have the
passover brackets. I am going to ring a few retailers and ask for advice but
thought Id see if anyone here had had the same problem.


Thanks

Tim

"Tim Smith" wrote in message
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Hi

Has anyone had any luck in finding curtain rails for an angled bay window
(ie not right angled corners).

My wife doesnt want to use a bendy plastic rail so we have beeen looking
for something slightly nicer looking.

What's wrong with plastic? I mean, who sees it?

We use it in our bay windows and it's been going strong for years. The cord
pulls to draw the (heavy) curtains are ideal.

Mary

In article , Tim Smith
writes
Hi

Has anyone had any luck in finding curtain rails for an angled bay window
(ie not right angled corners).

My wife doesnt want to use a bendy plastic rail so we have beeen looking for
something slightly nicer looking.

If you don't want to pay out, you may be stuck with bendy plastic. I
have two large bay windows, and found that buying a good make (Harrison
Drape) is worth the extra. The worst thing about buying coiled-up rail
is that it's coiled up the "wrong" way around, which means bending it
back on itself to get it to conform to the shape of a bay window. It
then kinks or goes up looking messy.

I worked round this by putting the coiled-up rail in a very hot bath to
soften the plastic while mounting the brackets, then got the rail up and
in position quickly while still soft and pliable to avoid bending it
back on itself and kinking it.

Thanks,

If we cant find anything else then Im sure we will end up with the expensive
solution. Its just irritating that we can find large numbers of nice poles
with clever hinges to allow any angle, but none have the passover mouting
brackets.

TIm


"Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message
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In article , Tim Smith
writes
Hi

Has anyone had any luck in finding curtain rails for an angled bay window
(ie not right angled corners).

My wife doesnt want to use a bendy plastic rail so we have beeen looking
for
something slightly nicer looking.

If you don't want to pay out, you may be stuck with bendy plastic. I
have two large bay windows, and found that buying a good make (Harrison
Drape) is worth the extra. The worst thing about buying coiled-up rail
is that it's coiled up the "wrong" way around, which means bending it
back on itself to get it to conform to the shape of a bay window. It
then kinks or goes up looking messy.

I worked round this by putting the coiled-up rail in a very hot bath to
soften the plastic while mounting the brackets, then got the rail up and
in position quickly while still soft and pliable to avoid bending it
back on itself and kinking it.

Tim Smith wrote:
If we cant find anything else then Im sure we will end up with the expensive
solution. Its just irritating that we can find large numbers of nice poles
with clever hinges to allow any angle, but none have the passover mouting
brackets.

Use four curtains, one at each side, two on the big window in the middle.

Have you tried Next ? I have just had a look at their catalog, this may
be what you are looking for ? Check their website - the bendy metal
curtain poles should be in there...

Tim

You may want to have another look in John Lewis as they also do a metal
rail which can be bent into the required shape and although it is white
it looks a lot better and sturdier than the white plastic.

Regards
Jaz

spiritualized wrote:
Have you tried Next ? I have just had a look at their catalog, this
may
be what you are looking for ? Check their website - the bendy metal
curtain poles should be in there...

In article ,
Tim Smith wrote:
Has anyone had any luck in finding curtain rails for an angled bay
window (ie not right angled corners).

My wife doesnt want to use a bendy plastic rail so we have beeen looking
for something slightly nicer looking.

We did find a rail in John Lewis which had rahter neat passover brackets
allowing the rails to be fixed at either end, each bend and the middle
and still allow curtains to passover. The only problem with this rail
was that it was £280....

There's that oval metal tube stuff with a slot on one side for the runners
which is normally corded and is very free running - ideal for motorised
curtains - and includes an overlap. But I can't for the life of me
remember the name. They offered a custom bending service for bay windows.

However, if you wanted the curtains to be pulled back beyond the bay by
cord you were into nasty plastic with external cords.

--
*Never kick a cow pat on a hot day *

Dave Plowman London SW
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In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
There's that oval metal tube stuff with a slot on one side for the
runners which is normally corded and is very free running - ideal for
motorised curtains - and includes an overlap. But I can't for the life
of me remember the name.

[Later] Kirsh heavy duty?

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*A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

Dave Plowman London SW
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In message , Tim Smith
writes
Hi

Has anyone had any luck in finding curtain rails for an angled bay window
(ie not right angled corners).

My wife doesnt want to use a bendy plastic rail so we have beeen looking for
something slightly nicer looking.

We did find a rail in John Lewis which had rahter neat passover brackets
allowing the rails to be fixed at either end, each bend and the middle and
still allow curtains to passover. The only problem with this rail was that
it was £280....

I have found several others on the internet but none seem to have the
passover brackets. I am going to ring a few retailers and ask for advice but
thought Id see if anyone here had had the same problem.


Do post here if you get a result, we have far too heavy curtains on a
plastic rail in our bay

--
geoff

Tim Smith wrote:
Has anyone had any luck in finding curtain rails for an angled bay window
(ie not right angled corners).

I used timber curtain pole and brackets. Looks great!

In article ,
Chris Bacon wrote:
Has anyone had any luck in finding curtain rails for an angled bay window
(ie not right angled corners).

I used timber curtain pole and brackets. Looks great!

I'd say you might have problems making one to take heavy curtains round a
bay window?

--
*It's not hard to meet expenses... they're everywhere.

Dave Plowman London SW
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
Someone else wrote:
Has anyone had any luck in finding curtain rails for an angled bay window
(ie not right angled corners).

I used timber curtain pole and brackets. Looks great!

I'd say you might have problems making one to take heavy curtains round a
bay window?

A question, or a statement?

I used four of the "eye"-type turned supports, two near the outer
ends, two on the outer ends of the inner piece:

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The joints were made by cutting the poles at an angle, screwing a
bent screw into one piece (N.B. pilot hole!), running an oversized
bit into the other piece, filling the oversized hole with car body
filler, and holding the pieces together until set. The supports
were of the type that have a circular metal plate which screws to
the wall, which has a turned piece to screw to that, and then a
separate piece which slides onto the pole (with the rings!), and
is then screwed to the gubbins on the wall.

I assume the OP was referring to some 'kin expensive solution like
the one he http://www.curtain-corner.com/acatalog/bay_poles.html
I wonder whether a plumber could make a connecting piece out of
28mm copper tube with a bend in it...

Anyway, no problems with my set-up, and it looks good. The four
curtains are actually a nice feature!

In article ,
Chris Bacon wrote:
The joints were made by cutting the poles at an angle, screwing a
bent screw into one piece (N.B. pilot hole!), running an oversized
bit into the other piece, filling the oversized hole with car body
filler, and holding the pieces together until set. The supports
were of the type that have a circular metal plate which screws to
the wall, which has a turned piece to screw to that, and then a
separate piece which slides onto the pole (with the rings!), and
is then screwed to the gubbins on the wall.

But then unless something is escaping me the brackets will restrict how
far back the curtains can be drawn?

--
*Where there's a will, I want to be in it.

Dave Plowman London SW
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:

The joints were made by cutting the poles at an angle, screwing a
bent screw into one piece (N.B. pilot hole!), running an oversized
bit into the other piece, filling the oversized hole with car body
filler, and holding the pieces together until set. The supports
were of the type that have a circular metal plate which screws to
the wall, which has a turned piece to screw to that, and then a
separate piece which slides onto the pole (with the rings!), and
is then screwed to the gubbins on the wall.

But then unless something is escaping me the brackets will restrict how
far back the curtains can be drawn?

Yes, but they are very narrow curtains - the ones in the middle
draw back over the mullions, and don't restrict view or light.
The ones to the sides have enough room to draw back anyway.