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PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:42 pm 
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A few years go I out up several curtain rails in the bedroom and over time all of them have come loose
So I went and bought some ficher wet n fix and used it to put the raw plugs back again, absolutely fantistic stuff although a bit pricy

My advice to any one putting up shelvs or curtain poles or such like is not use the the cheap n nasty plugs that come with them
But buy some good quality plastic or naylon variety and use them instead

My 2 pennies worth of advice


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I've never used the fittings that come with any shelf, pole, unit, cabinet or bracket.
They are always poor quality and undersized.

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I find it a lot better to fix a nice piece of 75mm x 25m planed timber above the window, you getter better and more fixings in, and easier to screw your curtain pole/rail to.


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cotswold builders wrote:
I find it a lot better to fix a nice piece of 75mm x 25m planed timber above the window, you getter better and more fixings in, and easier to screw your curtain pole/rail to.

I've only ever done this when I've hit a lintel, no more nails a bit of wood up and screw into it.


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cotswold builders wrote:
I find it a lot better to fix a nice piece of 75mm x 25m planed timber above the window, you getter better and more fixings in, and easier to screw your curtain pole/rail to.


It is down to personal taste. I prefer not do this, I am a minimalist :-P


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100% agree with the plugs :salute:



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