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    Deep rawl plug ideas for curtain rail attachment following plaster disaster?

    Do you mean those listed as "Hammer fixings"? They seem more appropriate length wise, more like 80mm or 100mm, but not sure what the difference is between those and standard rawl + screw combos..
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    Deep rawl plug ideas for curtain rail attachment following plaster disaster?

    I put up a set of rather hefty curtains in our living room last year, using supplied screws and rawl plugs (4mm screws, 25mm long). Despite reservations at the time (especially having three screws per bracket separated by only 2-3cm), the supports felt very secure and I was quite happy, however...
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    Painting over (dry) plaster after damp proofing

    About 4 months ago we had the chemical damp proofing re-done on our house to prevent rising damp. This involved removing a lot of plaster (back to the brickwork up to 1.5m off the floor), re-plastering, and a final skim up to a picture rail to avoid any obvious join. We're fairly certain that...
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