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Loose curtain tie backs

Posted by Sarah Menzies, on
Hello, the fittings have become loose due to the non solid wall. plugs are already in use but have become loose so both fittings are now wobbly. How best to fix this please?

Ross Murphy

Hi Sarah, Unfortunately this is a fairly common problem, also with the curtain rail brackets also. The best solution is to re drill the fixings into a fresher more solid part of the wall if possible. If the 'wall' is just plasterboard thick, there are plasterboard fixings you purchase to help, again they will need a fresher piece of wall to be re drilled. By all means try filling the holes and re drilling but they will eventualy get loose again over time. Good luck Ross

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