We have a loft conversion with a dormer and a window in the wall of the dormer. I'd like to put up some curtains, but I'm not sure how to attach the curtain rail. The dormer walls are described as:
- 12.5mm foil-backed plasterboard
- 35mm Gyproc Thermaline Plus finish to internal surfaces
- 50x100mm studwork to cheeks at 600mm c/c
- 100mm Kingspan Thermawall TW55 between studs
- breather membrane
- 18mm WBP plywood
- 25x38mm treated battens on BS747 1F reinforced felt
- tile hanging
Can anyone tell me how to attach my curtain rail? If I'm screwing into wood, how do I know where the wooden struts are?
Best Answer
Windows need framing around them, to support the hole-in-the-wall the window represents. This means that support framing (IF you have wooden framing) will be immediately to the left, right and above the window, within the first several inches.
Small test nailings can be done in the area in question, just deep enough to prove wood-or-not. Drillings with small bits can accomplish the same thing, as well as making a pilot hole for a screw.
Failing-finding-wood, anchors of various configurations will support the screw(s) in drywall (also known as plasterboard, wallboard, gypsum board, or gyprock), such as: