curtain stands

[sukfuk50]

Can you buy free standing curtain stands as my wall is all plasterboard and i cant screw into it and get a grip because it breaks?

[Lakitu]

I've never heard of curtain stands. Are you using plugs before putting the screw into? The screw doesn't have anything to thread into if you don't use plugs.

[~spaced~]

buy self tapping plaster board screws.

[sukfuk50]

sorry lakitu I mean plaster board. its only 15mm thick then there is a gap inbetween that and the bricks

[sukfuk50]

will they go into plasterboard spaced?

[sukfuk50]

the curtains are very heary

[cockroach]

go for blinds instead

[~spaced~]

yes they are designed specifically for use on plaster boardm usualy black in colour, sometimes known as Dry Wall Screws: -

http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A331389/Screws/Ma sonry-Drywall-Screws/Drywall-Screws;jsessionid =HV2MDRKXC1BLSCSTHZPCFFQ

Alternatively, as there is only a 15mm gap, use long ,masonry screws so they grip into the wall behind, which would be a better and more durable option.

[sukfuk50]

yes but the blinds I like have to screw in same and quite heavy too

[weeal]

lol

[DarkMajes71c]

I have similar problems in my flat which has a plasterboard layer then an air gap before some stupidly tough concrete which eats drill bits for breakfast.

if you find that the screws pull out once your curtains are up put up a piece of wood the length of the wall you want to cover (along the top) screw it in with a screw per every 4" (inches) along the top and then again along the bottom (of the one bit of wood). Mount your curtains on that and you should have no problems with it pulling out of the wall.

There are also plasterboard nuts and bolts available which you select for the thickness of your plasterboard the nut expands behind the thickness of the plasterboard which provides a much larger surface area for the bolt to pull against resulting in it being far less likely that you will tear down your wall.

[sukfuk50]

dark so you can see the length of wood you put on then. i.e. its visable?