We have a bay window with a curved curtain rail that goes round the bay. At present it is very hard to pull the curtain along the rail, as the curtain hooks get stack often on the curve.
Solutions please… (With or without replacing the rail)
How to make a curtain rail on a curved bay window easy to use
curtain-rail
Related Solutions
Your best solution would be to take the curtain rail down completely and re fix it.
Fill in the existing holes and repaint the wall if necessary then put it back up as if it were new.
You'll need to avoid the existing holes and some of the answers to this question may be of use.
You're not showing all the pieces. What we see is a curtain rod and the center support.
There are brackets for the end that the rod hooks over.
Pictured is a dual curtain rod hanger bracket. The hole in the rod catches on the tang and it drops down onto the bracket.
The answer to your problem might be shown in the picture, use a nice board that spans across the window opening about six inches above. Use screws to hold it to the studs and then mount the curtain to that using stronger screws than came in the hardware pack. Graininess of the cellphone picture doesn't do the spar varnish finish on the hemlock board any justice.
For spanning that window (10') there are heavy-duty three piece curtain rods constructed exactly like these but with two of the screw-in supports available in addition to the end brackets.
Related Topic
- What curtain pole for a bay window
- How to attach a curtain rail to a lath and plaster wall
- Walls – Fixing a curtain rail to old brick wall
- Drywall – Attaching curtain rail to plasterboard/drywall over studwork
- Drywall – Fixing a curtain rail to dry wall
- How to make use of Existing Window to install a Curtain
- How to mount curtain rails so block-out curtains are closer to the wall
- Does the amount of light Blackout Curtains allow in reflect on its heat reflecting capabilities
Best Answer
If by "stack," you mean that the curtain hooks get out of order, which makes opening the curtains back up impossible, then you could put a small screw or nail in the top/window side of each hook (perhaps two in each hook if it is really bad.) Or you could just get bigger hooks. That would make it would be impossible for them to overlap.
If the problem is that too much friction is created by pulling on the curtain material, then I would suggest finding a curtain pulley system (or attaching a rod to the middle-most hook on each side of the curtain.) Such systems would create an entirely horizontal force on the curtain's hooks, as opposed to the diagonal downward force created by simply pulling on the curtain material, which will create friction between the hooks and the rail. Or, if the rail and hooks are metal, you could simply try oiling them to reduce friction.
If the problem is something other than the hooks overlapping and becoming inseparable, please explain the problem... maybe even a picture would be in order!