How To Make An Extra Long Continuous Drape Rod

Why you can’t find a continuous drape rod?

Telescoping rods are also adjustable which means that each size will fit a number of different width windows.

The solution

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For rods between 28″ and 86″

If you need a rod that falls into one of these ranges, you will buy two identical rods and combine them to create a continuous drape rod with a single seam in the middle.

For rods under 144″

Again, you need to buy two identical rods. Use the two thicker outer parts and one thin part from one of the rods and a single thick outer part from the other.

For rods under 240″

You will need one 240″ long rod and one 144″ long rod. You will use the all of the outer thicker parts to combine into one extra long and continuous drape rod.

The seam of the continuous drape rod

There might be a bit of prolapse and looseness where the two thicker tubes meet over the inner thin tube.