On Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:13:26 GMT, "Slick" wrote:

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|"-GB-Carpy" wrote in message
.uk...
| Hi. Just a quick question about installing curtains into plasterboard.
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| Our nan has just moved into a new disabled flat and the whole place is dry
| lined (hollow walls).
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| She has two 3.6m wide windows which need curtains and poles / tracks.
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| Also just to complicate things she would prefer one of the long windows to
| have venetian blinds.
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| I've been to B&Q and checked out the fixings but my question would be how
| strong is the actual dry lining itself.
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| I'm sure I could use the correct fixings to keep the non lined curtains
| held up, but what worries me is if the actual plasterboard itself falls
| down.
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|How about sanding / painting a length of 2x1 and fastening it to the
|uprights behind the plasterboard?
|If you prod around to find them, they will be hidden by the wood anyway?

I tap the surface to find where the supports for the plasterboard might be
then drill holes with a 1mm drill to find the exact position, then put a
bigger hole to support whatever I am fixing to the wall. 1mm holes
disappear very satisfactorily without redecoration and disappear completely
after a coat of paint.
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