Why Choose a Custom Made Bay Window Curtain Track?
If you’re researching bay window curtain tracks, you’ve probably already noticed there are several different ways to deal with a bay.
You can buy a bendable DIY track and shape it during fitting, or you can have a curtain track made specifically to the measurements and shape of your bay before it arrives.
Neither option is automatically right for everyone.
This guide brings together the main buying decisions to help you work out whether a custom made bay window curtain track is worth choosing for your window.
Is a Custom Made Bay Track the Right Choice for You?
A custom made bay window curtain track isn’t always necessary.
If your bay is simple, your curtains are lightweight and you’re comfortable cutting and bending a track yourself, a good DIY bay track may be perfectly adequate.
Custom made becomes more attractive when you want the track to arrive already cut and shaped to your bay, with the difficult preparation work completed before fitting starts.
It can also make more sense when the curtains are heavier, the bay is more complicated, or you simply want a finished track you’re happy to live with for many years.
The three guides below will help you decide which route suits you best.
Custom Made vs DIY Bay Window Curtain Tracks
Compare the two approaches and understand the differences in preparation, fitting, support, finish and long-term use.
Compare Custom Made and DIY →When Does a Custom Made Bay Window Curtain Track Make Sense?
See the situations where having the track made specifically for your bay is likely to give you the biggest practical benefit.
See When Custom Made Makes Sense →Is a Custom Made Bay Window Curtain Track Worth the Extra Cost?
Custom made tracks cost more than bendable DIY tracks. See what you’re getting for the extra money and whether it’s worth it for your bay.
Is the Extra Cost Worth It? →There Isn’t One Right Answer for Every Bay Window
For some windows, a DIY track is a perfectly sensible choice.
For others, the additional cost of having the track made specifically for the bay can save a lot of preparation and give you a better finished installation.
The important thing is to understand what each option involves before comparing the prices.
Once you know the difference, you can decide whether the extra convenience, preparation and finished result of a custom made track are worth paying for in your situation.
Decided a Custom Made Track Is Right for Your Bay?
Our Regular Bay Track is the track most customers choose. It’s made to the measurements and shape of your bay, with the track cut and shaped before it arrives.
