Needing a curtain rod that's at least 17 feet long
Cook4
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Curtains for 3 side-by-side sliding glass doors (25 feet wide)
Comments (26)Solar screen on the outside. I'm in coastal NC and we have screens specifically for summer made of this material. We swap out the screens in winter when we welcome the warmth of the sun. Makes a BIG difference. Our window guy explained that if you put it on the outside the window doesn't have a chance to heat up. Any of the big box stores sell it. https://www.google.com/search?q=solar+screens&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb...See MoreWhere will I find a drapery rod that's 11 feet wide?
Comments (18)Hi dana g, all I've done so far is take one of the rods out of the box! At first, I thought there was a problem with the rod because it extended only 24". I called the store and the woman I spoke with told me that BOTH ends extend. I felt so silly, but I think this will work in my favor to disguise the slight difference in the diameter of the rod as it is extended. The panels on either side will probably cover the extension, with only the center portion showing. We'll see. This is going to be a long, slow process for me. Tomorrow I hope to remove the existing window treatments and patch the holes left from them. After that, I can hang the poles. Then the panels will need some slight alterations. I thought you were using actual closet rods, but instead Lowes has drapery rods in the larger diameter. And it's nice to have all the options with the finials, rings and brackets. Good luck with your project. If I fail with the Opus rods, I'll be looking at Lowes, too. Isn't amazing how what seems like such a simple project can be so complicated? Please post pictures of your window when it's complete....See MoreNeed a LONG & lg diameter curtain rod - any ideas?
Comments (11)You may be referring to the thread I started awhile back when I was looking for an 11 foot drapery rod. I just looked for it myself by searching my name and it didn't come up, but I looked thru all the older pages and found it on page 12! I'll link it at the end of this post. I have two thoughts regarding the width of your drapery rod. If you really want to use a rod that wide, I would suggest going the route dana g did and use the wood rods that you can join. Since you have 3 windows I would use a support at each end, as well as at the two points where the center window meets the window to either side, for a total of 4 supports. That way you could join together 3 sections of rods, hiding the 'seam' at each of the 2 supports in the 'middle' of the expanse. My other thought is because of the very large expanse you're working with, it may look fine to use 2 shorter rods at each end of the window. Good luck with your project. Here is a link that might be useful: Where will I find a drapery rod that's 11 feet wide?...See MoreMaking curtain rod for sliding patio door - conduit, closet rod
Comments (19)Think about hotel rooms. They so often have a room-width black-out curtain ... and behind it a thin sheer ... and usually some type of non-moveable header (either cloth or wood) ... and they pull open so nicely. While staying in a hotel a year or so ago, I decided that's exactly what I want, so I took a good look at the hardware involved. Hotels have ceiling mounted tracks. Something like this: This ceiling-mounted curtain track can be supported every 2-3 feet, eliminating any possibility of sagging rods as years go by. You can cut them to fit your dimensions, and they're even available in around-the-corner styles. The negatives, of course, are that you'll need floor-to-ceiling curtains, and you'll probably have to do some sewing adjustments to the curtains yourself. Still, I'm going to do this in my bedroom, where I expect to open/close the drapes frequently. I wouldn't do it in, say, the dining room, where I'm going to use plantation shutters and curtains that'll essentially never move....See MoreCook4
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