what type of rawl plugs??

[jules85a]

Hi all
I am helping some friends out and fitting new curtain poles to there brand new house.
Now i am assuming this house is going to have a thin layer of plaster board and not a lot else underneath.
What fixing would be recommend for securely fixing things to walls of these modern houses without them pulling through the plasterboard. Cheers. Jules

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

This will depend on the weight of the item that is going to be fitted.
But a curtain rail, should be really secure as they can take some stick and often the rails can be quite heavy, specially when the curtains are applied.
So I would go for a heavy raw plug, I would drill it all the way through the plaster board in to the brick/block worth beneath to get a good hold.
I assume the wall borads are fitted to a masonry surface.

 

[foxhole]

A timber baton glued to the plasterboard is one solution it avoids hitting the steel over the window.It will spread the load over a greater area.

 

[John506]

If brick/block use a 6.5mm drill bit with brown wall plugs and number 10 screws should do.

If plasterboard, use these type, best plasterboard fixings I've used