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Curtain Poles
Hi,
Tomorrow I need to put up some curtain poles.
The window has a wooden batten above it to hang poles and track from.
however - the brackets for the pole are fairly wide and both screws will bite into the batten with about 2mm / 3mm above and below the screws - I'm fairly sure this will split the wooden batten.
Any other ways to put up the pole? I've trying to avoid going above / below the batten and into the lintel if possible.
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01-01-2011, 21:54
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Re: Curtain Poles
Put a bigger batten up using the same holes in the wall to attach it?
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01-01-2011, 21:55
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Re: Curtain Poles
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Put a bigger batten up using the same holes in the wall to attach it?
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I'm not sure if it's nailed, screwed or glued up to be honest - can't see any screw or nail heads on it....
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01-01-2011, 21:56
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Re: Curtain Poles
Pre drill holes for screws the thickness of the shank of the screw so all that bites into the wood is the thread .
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01-01-2011, 21:56
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Re: Curtain Poles
Pre drill the screw holes.
So good it was posted twice.
Now pull yourself together.
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01-01-2011, 21:57
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Re: Curtain Poles
Put a wider batten on top of the existing batten, job done.
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01-01-2011, 21:58
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Re: Curtain Poles
Pre-drilling - ok but it may be very close - do I need to use plugs as well?
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Put a wider batten on top of the existing batten, job done.
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I did have that idea as well - but how to secure it - screw to the lintel?
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01-01-2011, 21:58
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Re: Curtain Poles
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Hi,
Tomorrow I need to put up some curtain poles.
The window has a wooden batten above it to hang poles and track from.
however - the brackets for the pole are fairly wide and both screws will bite into the batten with about 2mm / 3mm above and below the screws - I'm fairly sure this will split the wooden batten.
Any other ways to put up the pole? I've trying to avoid going above / below the batten and into the lintel if possible.
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what kind of bracket are they ,if they are metal you could drill new holes ,can they be turned
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01-01-2011, 21:59
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Re: Curtain Poles
How thick os the batten ? , how long are the screws ?, what's the batten made of , softwood , hardwood ?
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01-01-2011, 22:01
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Re: Curtain Poles
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Pre-drilling - ok but it may be very close - do I need to use plugs as well?
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I did have that idea as well - but how to secure it - screw to the lintel?
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you could just get another 2x1 batten placed on top of the existing one flat to the wall and and fix that either through the existing batten or into the wall so that efectively you are doubling the width of the batten
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01-01-2011, 22:04
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Re: Curtain Poles
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what kind of bracket are they ,if they are metal you could drill new holes ,can they be turned
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The brackets are wooden - very similar to these:
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How thick os the batten ? , how long are the screws ?, what's the batten made of , softwood , hardwood ?
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Batten is about 10mm / 12mm thick. Screws are about 0mm / 30mm when inserted into the bracket - so need to go deeper then the batten but screws can be replaceed with smaller providing they hold the pole / curtains.
Not sure what the batten is made of.
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01-01-2011, 22:05
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Re: Curtain Poles
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The brackets are wooden - very similar to these:
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looking at that photo they are fixed through the bracket there is no seperate metal plate ? so would suggest using a secong batten on top of the existing
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01-01-2011, 22:07
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Re: Curtain Poles
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looking at that photo they are fixed through the bracket there is no seperate metal plate ? so would suggest using a secong batten on top of the existing
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Yes correct - the holes in the wooden brackets are pre-drilled to accept the screws.
Second batten may be the way to go - I'll measure it correctly tomorrow - they may just go up on the single batten yet - just getting some ideas just in case!
Cheers for the advice all!
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01-01-2011, 22:39
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Re: Curtain Poles
Agree with martyh
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If you do decide just to use the single batten , drill strait through the batten and use wall plugs with longer screws so the fixing is in the wall not the batten.
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01-01-2011, 22:48
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Re: Curtain Poles
You will have to use a wider batten I expect, those brackets have fixed holes so if they are missing the existing batten you have little choice. The other type as alluded to have a metal back plate that the brackets then go onto via a screw thread and would have been a pre-drill job as they have holes that you can adjust where you put the screws.
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