how do I find a 130 inch curtain rod??

[grasswire]

I have three 40 inch windows right next to each other with only an inch between the trims. There apparently used to be a curtain rod -- one of those simple white things, you know. The hooks are there, and two supports are in the middle.

But I can't find a rod long enough to fit. It's about 125 inches from hook to hook.

Any suggestions? I've looked everywhere for a solution. I also thought about replacing the hooks with something that could hold a long dowel, but I can't even find a dowel long enough.

I don't want to buy an expensive metal rod with finials. This is a simple room.

[CC]

1. If you have an IKEA near you they have a

rod that goes to 152" for $9.99. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90079372 You can get matching finials if you decide you want them.

[grasswire]

6. there is a brand new IKEA near me.

Sounds like an excuse to get a plate of swedish meatballs. Although I hear that one must stand in line an hour to get in line for the meatballs.

[Mist]

2. I had an 8.5 foot double window once, and bought a 1" dowel, cut it down, and painted it. nt

[NMDemDist2]

3. how about two 6' lengths of pipe with a connector to make a 12' one?

and you can cut a few inches off each end (so the connector is in the exact center)

spray paint it and voila!

[Stinky The Clown]

4. You need a curtain rod extender

I suspect you're talking about the plain, cheap, thin, flat, sliding curtain rods that have been around forever. The kind that looks like this:



You need as many extensions as required to get the length you want. The extensions look like this:



They're essentially just straight sections of the curtain rod and telescope into the regular rods. They might require intermediate support hooks, too, one at each joint in the rods. Hooks like this are one way to get that support.



These rods are very cheap and here's two links where you can find them. But surely you can find them locally, too.

http://www.blindsparts.com/servlet/Categories?category=DRAPERY%5C%3A+Brackets+Sheer*Curtain+Rod
(This link won't paste correctly. On that site, from their menu, you want to mouse your way to Draperies>Sheer and Curtain Hardware)

http://curtainrods.com/cgi-bin/store/agora.cgi?cartlink=curtain.htm&cart_id=

[grasswire]

5. I saw a package for an 84 inch rod plus one extender

But that wouldn't be enough. I didn't know that you could add more than one extender. I'll have to find a place where they sell extenders separately. The support hooks are already in place on the wall.

Thanks, H2S. You know everything, seriously.

Wait. How can extenders hook together? Aren't the ends compressed to fit into the end pieces?

[Stinky The Clown]

8. The extension rods have different sized ends

Think of the basic rod. It is two pieces. The (let's say) left side fits into the right side. Imagine an extension that fits between each side. One end of the extension fits into the left side and one end fits into the right side. With this scheme, you can fit as many extensions to a rod as you wish.

By the way, I would strongly suggest that if you are close to the limit of an extension, buy an extra one rather than trying to stretch one too far. It is better to have them extended way less than their overall length so as to allow them some strength.

[grasswire]

9. of course you are right.

Damn. I feel stupid.

[Warpy]

7. You can contact a metal shop

or even electrical shop and get a piece of pipe or conduit cut to fit. You can lightly sand it, prime it, and paint it, although the paint might need to be retouched now and then. You can ask them to cap the ends.

It's not elegant, but it will work.

Or you can try a quick web search. Mine turned up http://www.ironhardware.com/ and http://curtain-rod-drapery-hardware.com/index.html Please note that they warn you that shipping costs will be very steep.