Replacing a curtain pole

[driver8uk]

Hi,

I fitted a curtain pole some months back and it's just decided to fall down! The curtains are very heavy, and when I was drilling the wall (it's a 1930s house, so solid brick, I believe) I could not get far enough in each time to use the correct screw, so cheated and used a smaller one at one end.

My question is, without having to move the other holes, is there anything I can use to (a) fill the hole that has been left by the rawlplug pulling out, and (b) drill into the same space and get a solid support?

Thanks

 

[breezer]

no point.

fillit in to drill it out, why fill it in?

get a new sharp masonary drill bit, use a hammer drill and make the holes deeper.

check for small pieces of metal on new bit, if there is you have just hit an rsj, hopefully you won't though

 

[Thermo]

get an offcut of wood, cut it down into a long thin piece that will fit in the hole (just bigger than the hole) drive it in with a hammer and you will be able to fix into it.

 

[breezer]

but that will be of little use, since the op already said the hole is too shallow

 

[driver8uk]

Thanks for the replies so far.

Sorry, I probably didn't make it clear, the hole left by the rawlplug is a little wider than the rawlplug was as it has broken some of the edges away, so I can't re-use the hole without filling it first.

Thanks

Chris.

 

[breezer]

you can if you make it deeper.

your drill the hole deeper, push the raw plug to the back of the hole (put a screw on it and tap it in) then use a longer screw to hold your pole.

 

[joe-90]

i think you've hit the concrete or steel lintel. Raise the pole a bit and try again. Otherwise you may need an SDS drill or HSS bit.