We have drapes(drapes and rod are not heavy) across the sliding glass door. When open, they are pulled to one side where the rope to open them also sits. When the drapery rod was first professionally installed, anchors were used. After several years of opening and closing the drapes, these pulled out of the wall.
We replaced them with bigger anchors that pulled out of the wall. Last attempt, we put in a toggle bolt, that has pulled out of the wall, creating a very large hole as the toggle pulled out the wallboard material. How do we repair the wall? How do we hang the rod back up?
Best Answer
See any of the sheetrock/drywall repair questions for how to fix the hole in the sheetrock/drywall. Here's some:
first time drywall repair
How to fix a large hole in drywall
But you might first want to make a much bigger hole in the sheetrock (no worries, a big big hole is no more trouble to fix than a big small one - in fact the typical method to fix a fairly large small hole in the sheetrock is to cut a square that reaches to the framing on both sides of the hole) and insert some wood framing to take the screw, since you are clearly putting on a lot of force with these "not heavy" drapes and rod, if it keeps ripping out.