Ordered and received a 175cm x 125cm (drop) black 2.5cm slat blind to fit
a front window recess. All geared up and ready to fit in an hour. Drilled
5 holes through the sophit at the top of the recess, but some felt as
though there was no hard plaster behind. Tried several positions and some
of the better ones fell inline with the mechanism inside the blind, so no
good. After much up and down on my 3 step stool, I decided to use an
existing hard wood battern, previously used for curtains. I was then able
to fit the blind very securely, but 7.5cm short of full closure.

On 15/05/2020 07:29, John wrote:
Ordered and received a 175cm x 125cm (drop) black 2.5cm slat blind to fit
a front window recess. All geared up and ready to fit in an hour. Drilled
5 holes through the sophit at the top of the recess, but some felt as
though there was no hard plaster behind. Tried several positions and some
of the better ones fell inline with the mechanism inside the blind, so no
good. After much up and down on my 3 step stool, I decided to use an
existing hard wood battern, previously used for curtains. I was then able
to fit the blind very securely, but 7.5cm short of full closure.


The joys of Catnic lintels!

On 15/05/2020 07:29, John wrote:
Ordered and received a 175cm x 125cm (drop) black 2.5cm slat blind to fit
a front window recess. All geared up and ready to fit in an hour. Drilled
5 holes through the sophit at the top of the recess, but some felt as
though there was no hard plaster behind. Tried several positions and some
of the better ones fell inline with the mechanism inside the blind, so no
good. After much up and down on my 3 step stool, I decided to use an
existing hard wood battern, previously used for curtains. I was then able
to fit the blind very securely, but 7.5cm short of full closure.

Much to be said for fitting a batten in the right place first. Something
I do regularly in my old house with rubble stone walls and lath and
plaster internal walls (with studwork all over the place).

John wrote:

Ordered and received a 175cm x 125cm (drop) black 2.5cm slat blind to fit
a front window recess. All geared up and ready to fit in an hour. Drilled
5 holes through the sophit at the top of the recess, but some felt as
though there was no hard plaster behind. Tried several positions and some
of the better ones fell inline with the mechanism inside the blind, so no
good. After much up and down on my 3 step stool, I decided to use an
existing hard wood battern, previously used for curtains. I was then able
to fit the blind very securely, but 7.5cm short of full closure.

Why not hang either multiple metal strips or a sheet of thin metal from
the batten to the height you want and fix the blind to it with nuts and
screws (or self-tappers in the case of the metal sheet)?
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Roger Hayter

On 15/05/2020 10:17, Roger Hayter wrote:
John wrote:

Ordered and received a 175cm x 125cm (drop) black 2.5cm slat blind to fit
a front window recess. All geared up and ready to fit in an hour. Drilled
5 holes through the sophit at the top of the recess, but some felt as
though there was no hard plaster behind. Tried several positions and some
of the better ones fell inline with the mechanism inside the blind, so no
good. After much up and down on my 3 step stool, I decided to use an
existing hard wood battern, previously used for curtains. I was then able
to fit the blind very securely, but 7.5cm short of full closure.

Why not hang either multiple metal strips or a sheet of thin metal from
the batten to the height you want and fix the blind to it with nuts and
screws (or self-tappers in the case of the metal sheet)?

RealMen„¢ use their SDS drills to chisel out the plaster, then fit a
batten where its needed and plaster over and repaint..

These days I assume that ANY mods to anything plaster related will
result in this so I dont get upset when they do.

I need to extend Ethernet to the kitchen. The nearest point is an unused
socket in the spare room diagonally next to where the Ethernet is
needed. Or in the bedroom above, but damned if I rip up the carpet and
floor, so its gonna be a long drill after removing a whole section, and
since that will be part of that rooms redecoration, I'll fill up the
hole where The Ethernet socket was after extending the CAT 5....with
plaster and bits of screwed up newspapers.

PS it's 'soffit', and 'batten'...


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