fixing tube to wall

I could use something like this:

I got a chrome tube shower rail from Focus/Great Mills which came with all the appropriate fittings. The wall fixings are a brass socket which is screwed to the wall (single screw in the middle). The tube is then held in place by a grub screw (positioned at top so out of sight. Also had corner pieces to make an L or U, and rods to support the corners from the ceiling.

I can't imagine that cantilevering the whole thing from the wall would be too successful once you add the weight of the curtain in the closed position.

Thanks for the info. But, if you have supports going to the ceiling, you cant have a single shower curtain - I want to use rings round the rail, not a track beneath it. Is there any way round this (other than the obvious of having 2 curtains joining at the point where the support attaches (lots of water leakage onto the floor !!??)

Mine does have a single curtain. The rods from the ceiling have a hooked end, so they actually support the rail from underneath. The curtain rings are J shaped and clip over the top. They are slightly stiffer than I would like, but OK.

Sounds good - and maybe exactly what I need. Have you got the end pieces fixing into tile ?? If so, is it OK ?? If not, do you think they would hold OK ??

The two ends are fixed to tiled walls (fixed through the tile to the masonry underneath). The fixing screws are hidden inside the end supports, so you can use a reasonable size screw, rather than a smaller screw for appearance. The ceiling supports also help, as these will be taking a big portion of the weight. The ceiling rods go into a fixing that matches the rail end supports. Next question is if these are still available. I got mine around 2-3 years ago. Was about £40 for the set I think (without a curtain), probably before Focus took over Great Mills.

thanks again for the info - I'll pop in over the weekend and find out. Chances are though that they will be available elsewhere - maybe on the net if not in local shed.

Does this look similar ??

I recently got a kit which sounds identical from John Lewis. Made by Croydex. Note in the older kits the connecting bits etc were brass whereas the rest is chrome. This may not have swmbo appeal ... Now they are all chrome and the grub screws have improved.