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Aisha Jordan Read Aisha's full bio Plaster walls can't hold weight on their own, but the right. Working this way ensures the plug is exactly. Tighten up the screw, being careful not to push for the first few turns or you might push the plug in deeper (not good). Worst case is youre hitting a conduit or water pipe, in which case thank goodness you havent managed to puncture it. In that case use a hammer drill and cement screws or anchors if you really need more support than you get from the 1.5' in front of it. Step 3: Insert the anchors and screws into the holes. Push or hammer the anchor into that hole, and then you can screw right into your anchor. Using a small hammer tap the screw to push the plug through the plaster and into the wall itself and stop when the length of screw sticking out equals the length of the wall plug. Best case is youve probably hit a concrete structural wall. Step 2: Drill the holes for the anchors and screws on the wall. Step1: Mark the position of the curtain brackets on the wall. Thanks for that Apart from a box room and a wee bathroom adding some inches to the exterior walls shouldn't be a problem in most rooms, though as you say it will be a lot of work: there will be a fair bit of stuff like cornices, architraves & fire surrounds to replace/move. Installation Steps for Hanging Curtains on Plaster Walls. If rooms are big enough you don,t even need to rip out old plaster +lathes-just build a modern house inside it inside it ?Īpply vapour barrier to the frames before you lift them up into place and you got full damp proofing at same time and a gap for the old walls to breath into the roof spaceĪ house that old will be built with a cold roof and lots of drafts in the loft area -so you kill all problems at same timeĪlso will be a job you can do while still living in it ,a bit at a time if you wishįilling the gap with anything will stop the air flow to the roof you must have with this type of old house -you will make more damp problems
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Maybe a bigger job then you wanted but is the right way to go long term and also a chance to replace electrics etc at same time and have house with modern insulation stds Using a 3/16-inch masonry bit, drill a hole in the plaster about 2 inches from the crack. Maybe time to think about getting rid of the lathe and plaster and build stud walls -providing rooms are not very small