I've fitted an IKEA curtain rail to the inside, top of the window alcove using drywall anchors (the plastic kind). This was what was recommended at my local hardware store but the wall anchors keep snapping, bending and then falling out of the drilled holes.
Slowly over time, the fittings are coming out of the ceiling causing the rail fittings to fall out and break. Am I doing something wrong in terms of fitting the wall anchors or is there another fitting I should be using?
The curtain and rail aren't heavy. The wall is drywall, particle board with insulation fitted behind it. The rail has to be mounted into the top surface of the alcove because the window frame runs right up to the alcove top. And the sides of the alcove are angled, so the rain can't be mounted there either. Also worth noting the window is very large (2400x1080mm) and the alcove top is approx 2800mm from the floor.
https://imgur.com/ItNO7wg
![]()
Slowly over time, the fittings are coming out of the ceiling causing the rail fittings to fall out and break. Am I doing something wrong in terms of fitting the wall anchors or is there another fitting I should be using?
The curtain and rail aren't heavy. The wall is drywall, particle board with insulation fitted behind it. The rail has to be mounted into the top surface of the alcove because the window frame runs right up to the alcove top. And the sides of the alcove are angled, so the rain can't be mounted there either. Also worth noting the window is very large (2400x1080mm) and the alcove top is approx 2800mm from the floor.
https://imgur.com/ItNO7wg
