Big Curtain Rail - Big Problems!!!!

[Screwed]

Hi,

We recently took delivery of our Silent Gliss heavy duty curtain rail that has been proffessionaly bent. I attempted to put it up at the weekend but hit a few probs. The first being the plaster I'm drilling into isn't the best and the rawl plugs have a tendancy of getting lost!! Would a batton be a good solution? Secondly, the curtains have a 9ft drop so weigh a tonne. Although it's a heay duty track, the clips are just normal plastic ones and don't look particularly hardy - also we only got 7 of these which I don't think is enough. If I double the clips and screw them into a batton, how secure will it be? Have I got any other options, are there stronger rail clips availible??? Bear in mind these curtains are huge!!!

Many thanks!!

 

[Belle427]

you need some decent heavy duty rawl plugs and probably some no 10 screws,try drilling the wall with a smaller drill than the rawl plug states and tap the plug in with a hammer,you can also drill deeper into the wall to hit good brick and use longer screws to tap in the rawl plug,this probably is you easiest method for a decent fixing

 

[sidecar_jon]

I found those screw in plasterboard fixings (the metal ones seem best) when trying to hang things on a wall plasterd with mud and horse hair!