curtain pole/rail for 5 sdided bay

mandy47

Afternoon all.
Does anybody know where I can get a really strong curtain pole for a 5 sided bay. My current one is useless. Looks great but can't draw the curtains!
It's one of those where the rings have a gap thats supposed to allow them to pass over the brackets. They just keep getting stuck. My cutains are very heavy, floor to ceiling and It's a high ceiling. Hence I need a strong well made rail. 
Thanks

FreeBear

I went to a local stainless steel fabrication place and got them to bend some 1" (25mm) polished stainless tubing. After a bit of cutting & marking, they welded some brackets on (and did a very neat job). Including materials that I supplied, total cost was around £80. Now that it is up, the rail is very sturdy and just doesn't compare to the "kits" you get from the likes of B&Q or John Lewis.

mandy47

FreeBear said:

I went to a local stainless steel fabrication place and got them to bend some 1" (25mm) polished stainless tubing. After a bit of cutting & marking, they welded some brackets on (and did a very neat job). Including materials that I supplied, total cost was around £80. Now that it is up, the rail is very sturdy and just doesn't compare to the "kits" you get from the likes of B&Q or John Lewis.

Thanks. Not a bad idea. Certainly unique.

GDB2222

It might be worth trying a bit of PTFE spray lubricant or silicone lubricant before throwing out the current pole.

We will be hanging some heavy curtains from the ordinary aluminium rail from John Lewis. Most of the strength is in the brackets so it might be worth getting extra ones for whatever rail you buy.

knightstyle

Swish metal curtain rails are very good for this, they need to be bent by local agent who should have the special formers for this.

scottishblondie

We have a Swish metal track on our 3 sided bay. I’m very pleased with it.  My Dad fitted it and had to make special wooden forms to bend the track to the correct shape, so I would say you need to be a very competent DIYer or hire a pro to fit it.

https://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/products/swish-supreme-corded-curtain-track-white

Chickereeeee

We had curtain track (not pole as OP wanted) made for 6 sided bay. It is electric, so had to be smooth running. It had to be bent at the main suppliers prem, and it took 8 attempts to get right. Only 4 attempts to fit, as the others were obviously wrong.
Very happy with the result though.

531063

Maybe try spraying with furniture polish

mandy47

GDB2222 said:

It might be worth trying a bit of PTFE spray lubricant or silicone lubricant before throwing out the current pole.

531063 said:

Maybe try spraying with furniture polish

THanks but the problem is the rings get caught on the brackets.
https://www.dunelm.com/product/mix-and-match-bay-pole-dia-28mm-1000000154

mandy47

scottishblondie said:

We have a Swish metal track on our 3 sided bay. I’m very pleased with it.  My Dad fitted it and had to make special wooden forms to bend the track to the correct shape, so I would say you need to be a very competent DIYer or hire a pro to fit it.

https://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/products/swish-supreme-corded-curtain-track-white

Thanks. There are some lovely brass effect poles on this site.

cpbackhouse

We ended up using the older version of IKEA Vidga

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/search/products/?q=vidga

We needed something that could be hung from the lower ceiling in the bay window but wrap around onto the walls at the edge of the bay. They have fittings that can be either ceiling or wall mounted.

The key thing I liked though was the fact that the curtain hangs from a wheeled track at the bottom of the rails.

They only do 90 degree bends but with the way it fits together I don't see why you couldn't cut the bends down to any angle you want.

With a bit of PTFE spray ours is super smooth.
Hope this helps