What raw plugs for Lath and plaster ceiling

[Koolvin]

I am trying to attach wooden battons to the window bay ceiling which will hold a curtain track.

What raw plugs should I use?

should I even put up a batton?

thanks in advance!

 

[masona]

Is there a ceiling joists above you can use for fixing?

 

[Nige F]

Yes, use batten.No don`t use rawl plugs........mark where the batten`s going and then find the joists thru` the plaster by poking a bradawl thru`... cover the holes with the batten and long screws into the joist _thru batten+ lathand plaster+ about 1 inch into joist

 

[Nige F]

Is there a ceiling joists above you can use for fixing?

my psychic eye says there is

 

[Koolvin]

Is there a ceiling joists above you can use for fixing?

my psychic eye says there is

no Idea! as the front bedroom above the ground floor bay does not have a bay itself.

The ground floor bay has an external mini roof.

what if there are no joists?

 

[Nige F]

there will be some size of joist, in the "mini-roof"----------you could invest in one of those stud+joist finders.like the buried cable finders If you really must go into the laths, then use a butterfly toggle between the laths trust my pshycotic eye

 

[Thermo]

if youre running a batten along, then mark where it will go, and use a small nail and a hammer to tap through the plasterboard to find one. the next one should be at about 400mm from it. you may end up with a row of small holes but it will be hidden by the batten and you will get a decent fixing.

 

[Koolvin]

cheers guys, will let you know how i get on.

 

[Koolvin]

yup, got on just fine! used a baton mitred joins and used long screws.

Curtain track on and curtains already up! cheers.

 

[Nige F]

My eye was right