my old curtain rod is coming undone at one end. three screws are loose b/c
the holes were old: they are pretty much just coming out, two w/ anchors.

question: do i putty up the holes, and then rescrew in? if i do that, how
do I put in a new anchor? I've never put in an anchor before.

"SeaKan" wrote in message
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my old curtain rod is coming undone at one end. three screws are loose
b/c
the holes were old: they are pretty much just coming out, two w/ anchors.

question: do i putty up the holes, and then rescrew in? if i do that,
how
do I put in a new anchor? I've never put in an anchor before.




You need to use the proper anchor.

Go here, read the material especially the section label proper screws, and
buy some 1/8" toggle bolts

http://lexkyweb.com/windows/installa...html#Determine


Colbyt

"SeaKan" writes:
my old curtain rod is coming undone at one end. three screws are loose b/c
the holes were old: they are pretty much just coming out, two w/ anchors.

question: do i putty up the holes, and then rescrew in? if i do that, how
do I put in a new anchor? I've never put in an anchor before.

Anchors are fun. Problem is the selection of various types is pretty
dizzying. I'd go to a local hardware store (rather than a big box
place where you can't get any help most o fthe time) armed with the
screws you have and throw yourself on the guy's mercy saying "I need
to replace 3 wall anchors on one end of a curtain rod
-- here's the screw size that's currently there and fits through my
rod bracket. The curtain weighs approximately _blah_. What do you
suggest?"

Replacing the anchor at worst is a matter of using a hammer and a
punch (or a sturdy screwdriver if you lack one) and pushing the old
anchors through the wall, patching the (hopefully small) resulting
drywall holes with premix drywall joint compound, waiting for it to
dry, and drilling holes for the new anchors, and pounding them into
place.

If you don't have a home improvement book on your bookshelf, consider
one. It's handy for showing stuff like this. Readers Digest has a
pretty decent "New Complete Do-It Yourself Manual" that helped me with
my first home, but I'm sure there are lots of others.

Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/