Srong filler for misplaced hole in wall?

martin57

Hi folks,

I'm not very good at diy and kinda messed up putting up a curtain rail that has been cut to size and therefore has a middle bracket.

I put the middle bracket maybe 4 mil too high and had a bit of problem drilling into wall so drill hole is bigger than it should be, but anyways I got it fixed but as you can imagine both sides of rail are on a bit of an upwards slant.

Is there a really stong filler that I can use to refill the 2 holes for middle bracket so that I can lower the bracket a bit, only problem is the new holes will be probably be extending into the old ones a bit that I why I need a really strong filler.

A lot to be said for leaving it to the experts in my case, sometimes it works for me, other times its a botched job.

Thanks for any replies.
martin57

DVardysShadow

Anyone who has done DIY will know that you cannot always get the hole you want. Where you have gone wrong with this is expecting to fix a curtain rail direct to the wall - the problem is that you are reliant on each screw hole going to exactly the right place and being a good fix. As the curtain rail is flexible, none of the fixings contribute much to the strength of adjacent fixings, so if you are unlucky, the whole lot can flex loose. The best way to do this job is to fix a piece of wood to the wall and then fix the rail to the wood. If a hole for fixing the wood goes wrong, you do another nearby and cosmetically fill the wood - rather than needing to worry about strength.

amcluesent

Any filler should do, just give a squirt of water into the holes to dampen the plaster, then ensure you pack the filler in and let fully dry.

If you still have problems with oversize holes, then a wee trick is to get some matches, remove the heads, then tap the sticks into the hole to pack it out before attaching bracket with screws

ormus

if the lintel is concrete, a normal diy hammer drill will make a funny hole and probably not deep enough either.
an SDS drill is the answer.

curtain poles need a very good fixing.

the wood on the wall trick, looks a bit daft for curtain poles.