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No Nails Adhesive
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After having trouble drilling screws in to the wall for a curtain pole brackets I decided as a last resort to us No Nails. It says on the tube that it will stick almost anything from brick to metal wood etc.
It didn't stick at all.
Why is this?
Thanks
It didn't stick at all.
Why is this?
Thanks
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.As a last resort try glueing a plank about 10 cm wide and long enough to overlap the ends of the curtain poles to the lintel area using the no nails. You can then screw the bracket to the plank. For this glue to be effective it needs a large surface area and time to dry thoroughly (several days in this case)
If this is the type that has no solvents, it's (in my experience) crap. The solvent based stuff works much better - but any of these builders' adhesives is unlikely to work in this application - all you'd be doing is sticking the pole brackets to plaster - heavy curtains would rip the brackets and plaster off the wall.
If you can get hold of an SDS drill, it will penetrate the lintel (if it's concrete).
If the lintel is metal, it might be possible to drill through it with a metal drill, and fix into the masonry behind.
Otherwise, jomifl's suggestion is a very good one - though I personally would have the batten long enough to overlap the lintel and use drilled fixings at the ends as well.
If you can get hold of an SDS drill, it will penetrate the lintel (if it's concrete).
If the lintel is metal, it might be possible to drill through it with a metal drill, and fix into the masonry behind.
Otherwise, jomifl's suggestion is a very good one - though I personally would have the batten long enough to overlap the lintel and use drilled fixings at the ends as well.