Wardrobe hanging rail

I reckon a 1100mm span is pushing your luck without a centre support.

Not so much bending, but the flexing can cause the end(s) to slip out of the fittings. Self tapper sorted mine.

"Arthur2" wrote in news:sqCdndoRRs- snipped-for-privacy@bt.com:

Both B&Q and Wickes (cheaper) sell a good range of chromed tubing and supports for just this sort of thing. The 25mm dia size should be OK; the next size down is 19mm which will probably flex in the middle if used without a centre support.

Hope this helps

Might be better off with that 'flattened' hanging rail - tends to be about 1" deep and .5" wide - my impression is (and logic suggests) that it is more resistant to bending under load. Don't know any specific suppliers though.

David

Like this:

I've used this over greater than 1m with no problems.

In article , Richard Perkin writes

I couldn't find 25mm in B&Q when I was looking a couple of years ago so used their 19mm on a 1.35m unsupported span. I was sure is would sag so put a 16mm mild steel rod down the middle for extra support. Sag when fully laden is 5mm. Got the steel rod for a couple of quid from a steel stockholder.