Silent Gliss 5600 Electric Curtain Track

The motor is included in the track length and so doesn't affect your measurements. You don't need to make any allowance for it. Your curtain will cover the motor.

If fitting flush to a wall

If you intend to fit the track flush to the wall, outside of a window recess, just enter the exact length you'd like.

If you are fitting into a gap or recess

We recommend measuring the gap that the track is going in and then taking 1 centimetre off the measurement. This will give you half a centimetre (5mm) each end to tuck the ends of your curtain behind.

For example, if from wall to wall the measurement is 250 centimetres, enter 249 into the box.

Tracks can be bent at the time of manufacture.

The 5600 electric curtain track can have as many bends in it as you would like.

The minimum bend radius is 25cm.

There are two different prices, one for each size of bend. "Small" bends are counted as having a radius between 25 and 99cm.

"Large" bends have a radius greater than 99cm.

After placing your order, we will be in touch to ask for some specific measurements in order to work out the perfect fit for your bends.

If you are having just one curtain on the track that opens from one side, you would normally opt to have the motor on the same side as the open curtain sits, so the motor is covered by the curtain.

The 5600 system requires wiring into the mains by a professional electrician. If you are having a pair of curtains on the track, one on each side, you would usually put the motor on the side of the track closest to where it will be wired in.

Will you be fixing the track horizontally against a wall or window frame, or screwing straight up vertically into a window reveal or ceiling?

This simply tells us which fixing brackets to send you.

Don't forget to acquire the correct screws and rawl plugs for whichever type of surface you'll be fixing to.

Would you also like to buy Silent Gliss curtains custom-made to fit this track?

Your electric curtain track will take your own standard curtains, however, we now offer official Silent Gliss curtains custom-made for your track.

If you choose the Wave option further down, you will get the constant, uniform wave to your curtains like you get on top-end, 5-star installations as shown in this image.

It's the secret to making curtains look completely professional.

As standard, your 5600 track will take normal curtains using normal curtain hooks. If that is what you would like, you can ignore this section and move on to the next.

Optionally, Silent Gliss offers a technology called "Wave", which make your curtains hang in professional-looking, uniform waves the whole way along. For this to work, you need the Wave technology in both the track, and on the header tape of your curtains.

If You Buy Silent Gliss Wave Curtains from Us

If you order your curtains from us here at the same time as your track, we can take care of the Wave option for you on both the track and the curtains, meaning you will achieve the professional look right out the box.

If You Want to Have Your Own Wave Curtains Made Elsewhere

If you are providing your own curtains and are looking to achieve the Wave effect, select one of the Wave options here, and we will provide the track with the correct mechanism to support Wave. It is then up to you and the people making your curtains to put the correct header tape into your curtains.

Here is the full documentation on Wave curtains if you decide to go down the route of making your own Wave curtains:

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Silent Gliss Wave Brochure

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Silent Gliss Wave Workroom Guide

Please measure the full height required, from the top of where your track will go, to the floor or windowsill, then take off one centimetre to give a small clearance at the bottom.

We will automatically take off the height of the curtain track, so please just provide the full height of the area you want to cover, minus one centimetre so your curtains won't catch on the floor or windowsill.

It is worth measuring at both ends and in the middle to make sure all measurements are the same. If one or more measurements are shorter than the rest, go with the shortest measurement.

There are numerous lining options for your curtains, depending on the amount of light you would like to allow through.

No lining

The curtains are purely made from your chosen Silent Gliss fabric and will be slightly transparent to let quite a lot of light through and you'll be able to make out shapes through the fabric.

Standard lining

A standard lining to the curtains to stop more light and give more privacy. Available in cream, black or white. Standard lining adds 10% on to the price of your curtains.

Blackout lining

A heavy lining designed to stop light coming through your curtains. Available in cream or white. Blackout lining adds 15% onto the price of your curtains.

Please note, while blackout-lined curtains will not let light through, light can still get around the edges of the curtains and between the top of the curtain and the track. For full blackout ideas, please get in touch.

We offer a standard pencil pleat, or two different sizes of Silent Gliss "Wave", the secret to making your curtains hang in a uniform, permanently dressed, professional manner. 80mm Wave is the most popular.

Note: When selected, the cost for the Wave option is shown on the track price, rather than the curtain price, as it requires a mechanical change within the track.

Silent Gliss Wave 80mm

The 80mm Wave gives larger, more defined waves and is perfect for full length curtains. The 80mm wave also has the smallest "stack size", meaning they'll take up less space when the curtain is open.

The 80mm wave, when open, only takes up approximately 20% of the track length, or 10% each side for a pair.

Silent Gliss Wave 60mm**

** 60mm wave is only available when you have a pair of curtains on the track, not one long curtain.

The 60mm Wave gives a standard, uniform wave all along your curtains. Compared to the 80mm wave, the 60mm is shallower, lending itself to short curtains.

When open, the 60mm wave gives a "stack size" of approximately 23% of the length of the track.

Standard Pencil Pleat

The pencil pleat is the standard curtain header you will find on most curtains. When open, the "stack size" of a pencil pleat is between 25 and 30% of the track length.

When your curtains are open and bunched together, we call this the 'stack'. With Wave curtains, they're kept in a uniform wave even when open, and you can choose how deep you'd like the stack to be, front to back.

This option is basically how much space your curtains take up from front to back so you can make sure you have enough space for the waves of fabric when your curtains are open.

80mm Wave with 140mm stack depth

The 140mm stack depth recommends having a minimum of 90mm (9cm) from the centre of your curtain track to the window. Click the image for more information.

80mm Wave with 160mm stack depth

The 160mm stack depth recommends having a minimum of 100mm (10cm) from the centre of your curtain track to the window. Click the image for more information.

60mm Wave with 100mm stack depth

The 100mm stack depth recommends having a minimum of 70mm (7cm) from the centre of your curtain track to the window. Click the image for more information.

60mm Wave with 120mm stack depth

The 120mm stack depth recommends having a minimum of 80mm (8cm) from the centre of your curtain track to the window. Click the image for more information.