Advice needed
The walls in my new home appear to be particularly crumbly and I am having difficulty fixing onto them. I thought it a little strange when I tried to put a few pictures up and small chunks were falling off underneath as I gently tapped the picture nails in!
Last week the curtain pole, with brackets, screws and raw plugs, fell off the wall in my sitting room. They had been attached onto wooden circular blocks which also came off the wall. Having had a look I can see that the previous owners had, had problems getting a deep enough fixing due to twisted steel rods above the windows. The wall mixture is a very light colour and also appears incredibly crumbly, therefore the raw plugs seem to be digging their way back out! I can actually dig the wall with my nail and reckon I could get through to the other side in less than an hour!
Any idea what is going on, how I can overcome this problem and whether I need to use particular fixings for this type of surface?
All advice gratefully accepted
The walls in my new home appear to be particularly crumbly and I am having difficulty fixing onto them. I thought it a little strange when I tried to put a few pictures up and small chunks were falling off underneath as I gently tapped the picture nails in!
Last week the curtain pole, with brackets, screws and raw plugs, fell off the wall in my sitting room. They had been attached onto wooden circular blocks which also came off the wall. Having had a look I can see that the previous owners had, had problems getting a deep enough fixing due to twisted steel rods above the windows. The wall mixture is a very light colour and also appears incredibly crumbly, therefore the raw plugs seem to be digging their way back out! I can actually dig the wall with my nail and reckon I could get through to the other side in less than an hour!
Any idea what is going on, how I can overcome this problem and whether I need to use particular fixings for this type of surface?
All advice gratefully accepted