Curtain Poles

pampers1

Anyone know where I could purchase a 14 foot curtain pole? I've tried lots of places and nowhere seems to stock it. its mostly 12foot is the longest. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Somewhere in Dublin only please. thanks in advance.

2 stroke

Your best bet is to buy two 8 foot, one piece poles and join them. You should go for at least 50mm diameter as anything less is likely to sag. The other option I'd recomend is an aluminium track, these are available, in a choice of colours, up to 20 foot.

Doctor DooM

Your best bet is a metal pole. I know Harry Corry used to do one in 14 ft. You wont find wooden in over 6ft in each piece.

Simply Red

2 stroke wrote: »

Your best bet is to buy two 8 foot, one piece poles and join them. You should go for at least 50mm diameter as anything less is likely to sag. The other option I'd recomend is an aluminium track, these are available, in a choice of colours, up to 20 foot.

I'd tend to agree with the idea of aluminium track/rail.
A pair of curtains to fit a window that wide are likely to be quite heavy, and as you can only use a max. of 3 brackets on a curtain pole, you may not be able to get a good enough fixings on the wall capable of holding all that weight.
You can use any number of brackets on a rail which should give you plenty of support.

Doctor DooM

Simply Red wrote: »

I'd tend to agree with the idea of aluminium track/rail.
A pair of curtains to fit a window that wide are likely to be quite heavy, and as you can only use a max. of 3 brackets on a curtain pole, you may not be able to get a good enough fixings on the wall capable of holding all that weight.
You can use any number of brackets on a rail which should give you plenty of support.

Would depend on the curtain type though. Tabs, Rings, or tapes OP?

2 stroke

SDooM wrote: »

You wont find wooden in over 6ft in each piece.

Yes you will. But only in larger diameters. Visit a specialist curtain shop rather than one of those supermarket style curtain shops.

Doctor DooM

2 stroke wrote: »

Yes you will. But only in larger diameters. Visit a specialist curtain shop rather than one of those supermarket style curtain shops.

Worked in Harry Corrys for 4 years and never stocked one. That said, We never did wooden poles over 42mm.

blindman

My guess is that twostroke was referring to harry corrys as a "supermarket style curtain shops". 50mm and 63mm wooden poles are available from an Irish wholesaler up to 4.8 meters, maybe longer. There is a minimum economical order quantity so your best bet is to visit a curtain shop that provides a professional fitting service. Track would be a cheaper option if money is an issue.
Regarding "curtain type Tabs, Rings, or tapes" Don't order curtains until you know what you're hanging from.

pampers1

Hi thanks for your replies. I don't want to get tracks as i don't like the look of them really and the curtain poles are just for the curtains to hang down either side of the window. I won't be pulling them across or anything as its for a top floor apartment window so privacy isn't an issue. I'll see how I get on trying to find two that I can maybe put together or something. Thanks again.

I8poop4U

If its only to hang down either side just buy 2 35mm 8ft poles and cut them to size.