Made by the Forge is a family run, blacksmithing business. Employing local people and passing on skills. The Forge makes high quality, hand crafted ironwork for the home; solid curtain poles, kitchen pan racks and other homeware items. We combine tradition with a modern approach to interiors. Made to last with a lifetime guarantee.
Made by the Forge felt there was a need to help their customers as much as possible so they have produced various helpful videos showing how to measure up a window for a straight curtain pole, a circular bay window and a square bay window along with tutorials showing how to actually install and put up the various poles. Online on the Made by the Forge website there is a very helpful online pricing calculator and measurement checker which needs your individual measurements then it calculates the price for you. It is an easy and convenient way to shop. Anytime day or night.
Just a quick tip - If you are fixing some brackets to the frame and some to the wall - it is important to not measure from the frame across to the wall as this will 'Cut The Corner' and give false measurements. An example would be Point A and Point D are on the wall outside of the frame and Point B and Point C are on the frame. A dead straight line from A to B would not be parallel to the wall as it would cut across the frame. It would lead to a pole being made to wide for your space. Contact me if you have this and I will help at enquiries@madebytheforge.co.uk
Hi Richard Wonder if you can advise, I have moved into a new bedroom and struggling to put up a curtain rail. Your curtain pole holder has small holes, mine has big hole in the middle so I can't use normal screws, they need to have big heads otherwise they fall through. I have attempted a few different screws but it seems as though nothing holds the curtain pole up. Prior there were some plastic screw holders in the wall so I wonder if I need to use them to hold the screws in. Can you please show how to drill them into the wall, would appreciate it - thank you very much
What do you recommend doing if the pole has a centre bracket? You would then hit the lintel when drilling. Do you recommend drilling a concrete lintel with an SDS and a steel one with a non masonry bit a bit smaller than the screw size? That pole was hollow but you do solid ones as well right? What fixings do you recommend for something very heavy?
Incredibly helpful video Richard, thank you, and thanks for all your patience and advice helping me out on the phone now that I'm a customer of MBTF - sometimes, idiots like me really NEED that idiot's guide to what seems (but actually isn't) a simple job, and your input has been genuinely invaluable! Very best, Harry Harrison!!
We are struggling to find pole for our bay window please suggest where do I find curved bay pole. Our bay window doesn't have any space for drilling is it safe to drill on pvc window? Please help
