Curtain pole for very heavy curtains

[Choccogoingcuckoo]

Hi, can anyone please recommend a curtain pole for very heavy curtains?

[AFistfulOfDolores]

It's not so much the pole, but the wall fittings that are going to make the difference (i.e. proper masonry plugs/dry wall plugs depending on wall you're mounting it on, and not just one on each end, but at least one in the middle, too). I would also be buying a solid pole rather than one that joins in the middle, and metal or wood.

[xyzandabc]

How heavy are we talking?
It's more the wall fixings to be concerned about than the pole. Most wood/metal poles will hold a lot as the weight is distributed evenly along the whole length.

Is the wall good and solid? And how wide if your window, are they heavy because it's a huge window or heavy because it's double lined heavy embroidered fabric with a header that uses lots of widths.

If they are very very heavy you might have to consider more brackets so 4 or 5 instead of the standard 3. In which case you'll need rings that can pass over brackets. Or more that 2 curtains.

[Choccogoingcuckoo]

I dont know exact weight but they were made from Laura Ashley upholstery fabric 90×90 and lined.

There is a wooden baton (if this is the right name for it) fixed to the wall for hanging curtain poles wall and baton are both solid. Extra brackets are a good idea and I could just not close them as I have good blinds up.

I've had a look for one single pole but struggled to find any as I thought this would be the better option.

[Cantspell2]

The wooden battens are used for fixing curtain tracks to rather than poles.
If possible and you don’t have eyelet curtains I would go for tracks as well. Better for distributing the weight and you don’t get a large gap at the top letting in drafts.

[Choccogoingcuckoo]

They're eyelets. Could kick myself as I had them altered to put eyelets in them!

[Oldraver]

I've just bought a 28mm pole from B+Q and bought it as seperates as I wanted a single pole and not an extending one. I got 120cm but they also did bigger sizes and achoice of fittings and finials.

I would make sure you have a centre bracket as well. If you have a batten that is very secure I would use this but as a poster said it does mean you curtain will be further away from the wall...This may not matter as much with eyelets as they fold and need a tad mor space than gathered curtains

[strongandlong]

Ive got excellent poles from www.curtain poles.co.uk (which I came across recommended on here). I used bigger Rawl plugs/acres.than they supplied, but the poles are incredibly solid.

[Choccogoingcuckoo]

Cheers @strongandlong I'll take a look.

[Choccogoingcuckoo]

Thanks for tips @oldraver I was thinking about doubling the brackets up so essentially have 6 brackets up, two at each side and two in the middle. Not worried about them closing fully as my room would be too warm with them fully closed.

[Oldraver]

A lot of the ones I was looking at in B+Q (other retailers may do the same) have a weight limit on the bumf...

[Lilly19]

Hello! Try this company www.polesandblinds.com/

[RestorationInsanity]

We buy ours from Jim Lawrence. Very sturdy and most come as one piece up to 2.5-3 m.

[Mumisnotmyonlyname]

You need a 35mm pole.