Recent content by ant177

Hello, We are looking to put a new curtain track up in a bay window. Unfortunately the brackets are taller than the gap between the top of the window frame and the bottom of the (plaster - I believe) coving. I was wondering whether it will be possible to cut notches out of the coving...

That appears to be the one, I'll try that this evening. I was trying to unscrew the second part that is screwed to the ceiling... How will the final part be fixed to the ceiling do you think? Or is it just held in by the middle bit? Amusing to see that this is listed in an electrical...

Hello, I am currently trying to replace the pendants in a 1930's house. They all look like: I cannot for the life of me figure out how they should be removed. I have tried to run a knife around the edges in case they're just screwed in place and had been painted "shut" but no luck. I...