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timber batons for fixing curtain

  • 12-08-2014 8:20pm
    #1
    2012paddy2012
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    I have tried a load of fixings today but cannot get fixing on the wall. Tried long screws rawplugs - screwfix that hang onto the inside of plaster board- with thickness of the plasterboard then another gap I have drilled into the block but then raw plug goes way in and will not hold screw securely- I just want to know is there timber batons running behind plaster board and where will I find them I presume there is one either side of the window \is there batons running along the top over the window? Is prodding along with a bradaul to find the baton the only way to find them


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  • #2
    Sir Arthur Daley
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    It sounds like you have plasterboard dot and dabbed onto solid wall, there should be no issue why the plug and screw don't work, did you try using a longer screw to compensate for the thickness of slab and gap?


  • #3
    2012paddy2012
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    Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »
    It sounds like you have plasterboard dot and dabbed onto solid wall, there should be no issue why the plug and screw don't work, did you try using a longer screw to compensate for the thickness of slab and gap?

    Yes long screw but by the time I drilled the hole for the raw plug there is at least an inch of a gap to raw plug head from fitting and screw and raw plug spins as I tighten to fix


  • #4
    Sir Arthur Daley
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    Are you using plugs that came with curtain pole or what type?


  • #5
    martinr5232
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    Go and get yourself some frame fixers in your local diy centre.


  • #6
    martinr5232
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    Go and get yourself some frame fixers in your local diy centre.


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  • #7
    dodzy
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    Paddy, measure the depth from inner side of plasterboard to block work will ya? Just drill a hole in a sound part of the wall and insert a thin screwdriver. Mark depth, and measure, and report back.


  • #8
    Jimmy_M
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    Sounds like plasterboard is battoned to me - I usually make an educated guess as to where the batons are (usually by knocking or sometimes you might be able o see the seem or popped nails in platerboard) and then use the smallest drill bit i have to confirm there's wood behing the plasterboard.

    For hanging curtain polls I usually dont bother with an outer baton. Where possible i put the cortain poll bracket straight into the platerboard baton with a screw (theres usually one close to the edge of the window). If thats not possible i use metal plasterboard fixings - theyve a good wide track and would take a lot to pull out of the plasterboard.

    But it depends on the application and the sort of use they get, kids swinging out of them etc.

    Edit: Just saw the pics - for that size window id just go straight into the plaster with metal fixings - However you may have weekened the platerboard with your earlier efforts at this stage.

    And on the spinning rawl plugs - I had this problem before and realised the drill bit i was using was the correct size, but it was ever so slightly bent.


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