Did I do a bodge job on curtains?

rach_k

I'd give the curtains a tug and if it feels strong enough to hold, I'd leave it for now. Next time you take the curtains down to wash them, put in some plugs then. No point making extra work for yourself right now unless it's wobbly or looks bad!

I'm pretty sure most of the curtain poles in our house are held up with 2 screws and some luck - previous owner was a bit of a bodger but they're not going anywhere so what does it really matter for now?

jjlandlord

Eejay wrote: »

A screwdriver leaves a round hole suitable for a wall plug - a knife would just leave a slit in the wall (or bend and snap).
Admittedly it's really not very good for the screwdriver, but she paid for it so I suppose she can do as she pleases with it!

That's what happens to people after too much X factor...

There are money saving tips and there are just idiotic suggestions. They should not be confused.

pinkteapot

How you made the hole in the wall doesn't matter that much. Rawl plugs you do want though. Places like The Range do them cheaper than B&Q etc.

sequence

If the curtain rail is up and holding whats the problem ? There should be a wooden board to fix the curtain rails to with normal screws. I've never seen a house without these, you shouldn't need a drill to put up a curtain rail.

pinkteapot

sequence wrote: »

If the curtain rail is up and holding whats the problem ? There should be a wooden board to fix the curtain rails to with normal screws. I've never seen a house without these, you shouldn't need a drill to put up a curtain rail.

I've never seen one of these wooden boards...

We have poles in all of our windows except one. Due to a fitted wardrobe close to the window, we had to use a rail (first time ever). Bought a rail and the instructions showed how to fix it to a wall. Didn't say anything about putting a wooden board up first...

Gwhiz

What's the wall made of?

If you have space behind plasterboard then I would use these - no drill required

Eejay

makeitstop wrote: »

This is one bizarre thread.

I think it might have made more sense if it was posted on this board:

In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving

But I can kind of understand why it's posted here with it being a rental property.

PasturesNew

Gwhiz wrote: »

What's the wall made of?

If you have space behind plasterboard then I would use these - no drill required

I doubt people who don't know how to put a curtain pole up would have a CLUE how the building was constructed

A wall's .... a wall. It's either bare brick, or plastered. Beyond that... not everybody would just "know". And how could you even tell if it's plastered, it might be board/skimmed.

Walls don't come with user manuals.

enginesuck

If you are stuck ask a neighbour to borrow a drill, repay with cake ?

PasturesNew

enginesuck wrote: »

If you are stuck ask a neighbour to borrow a drill, repay with cake ?

Even if a neighbour had a drill ... would you let a stranger borrow your precious drill if they said "Never used one, what's this bit for? Do I press, or twist, or what? What's this bit for then? Crikey, it's scarey/heavy isn't it"

As for cake ..... not everybody bakes, or has a cake tin.... and many that do still can't produce edible goods.