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    Curtain rail pulled down - advice needed for DIY novice

    The screw was still in the plug, it was the plug that had come out of the hole, not all the way but enough for the fitting to be hanging from the wall. The wall does not seem to be made of soft blocks. Am I right in saying that I may not need to drill again? If I clean out the original hole and...
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    Curtain rail pulled down - advice needed for DIY novice

    Hello JohnD - again a silly question but just need some clarification if possible. I have decided to re-drill current holes - the old screw and wall plug was 45mm long so I am going to use a 75mm screw this time. The question I have is can you get longer wall plugs to accommodate this length of...
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    Curtain rail pulled down - advice needed for DIY novice

    Thanks John D - I will look at it in the morning and will let you know. Thanks again for help.
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    Curtain rail pulled down - advice needed for DIY novice

    Thanks everyone for the advice, I have been away so will look at how far the screw went into the wall. From memory it looks like it was brick that I drilled into before. Would it be practical to polyfil the original hole and then drill slightly to the left or right of the original position...
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    Curtain rail pulled down - advice needed for DIY novice

    Hi all, Apologies for such a basic question but I am a real novice at anything to do with DIY. Basically, my son has pulled down his curtain rail and one side of it has come away from the wall, the other side is still very solid. I have temporarilly re-inserted the rail but it is very loose...
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