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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 last night it all came crashing down leaving a large amount of plaster damage. For reference it's a Victorian house, so brick plus varying quality of plaster on top.
I'm going to fill the gap then re-fix, but what I'm trying to find is the best way to fix with longer screws so that I go through plaster and then into the brick behind. But I have a couple of issues:
I'm going to fill the gap then re-fix, but what I'm trying to find is the best way to fix with longer screws so that I go through plaster and then into the brick behind. But I have a couple of issues:
- Most rawl plugs will only go ~2cm deep, i.e. into plaster, and I'm struggling to find deeper ones
- The holes in the backet can only take a 4mm screw, so the rawl plug needs to be deep but not really wide (for 6mm screws for example)