The last curtain pole and batten fell down when the windows had been wide open and it had ripped from the wall during stormy weather. They’d been up for the four years we’ve been here and who knows how long before that.
This week, I decided to put up a new batten and curtain rail.
The window aperture is 2030mm. I used standard 20.5 x 69 x 2400mm redwood from Wickes.
I drilled holes either side. All four holes were six inches away from the side edges of the window. The topmost holes were six inches above the top edge of the window.
Even then, the best I could manage were 35mm holes using bosch multi construction bits on hammer mode. Walls are brick.
I used fischer nylon plugs and fixed the batten up. Went in nice and straight. Added decorators caulking to hide the tiny gap between the bottom of the batten and the wall. Painted over it.
Today, affixed the curtain brackets and rail went up. All good. Hung the (rather heavy) curtains up. Top edge of the batten started coming away from the wall. Whilst removing the curtain rail and curtains, the bottom screws and plugs came out of the wall. The batten is still hanging on the wall by virtue of that caulking!
Where do i go from here?
This week, I decided to put up a new batten and curtain rail.
The window aperture is 2030mm. I used standard 20.5 x 69 x 2400mm redwood from Wickes.
I drilled holes either side. All four holes were six inches away from the side edges of the window. The topmost holes were six inches above the top edge of the window.
Even then, the best I could manage were 35mm holes using bosch multi construction bits on hammer mode. Walls are brick.
I used fischer nylon plugs and fixed the batten up. Went in nice and straight. Added decorators caulking to hide the tiny gap between the bottom of the batten and the wall. Painted over it.
Today, affixed the curtain brackets and rail went up. All good. Hung the (rather heavy) curtains up. Top edge of the batten started coming away from the wall. Whilst removing the curtain rail and curtains, the bottom screws and plugs came out of the wall. The batten is still hanging on the wall by virtue of that caulking!
Where do i go from here?