Putting up heavy blinds inside recess. Plasterboard surface

413x

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413x

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My partner has ordered some non custom size (gap between edge of frame and blind) that are wooden.


Now I've had a look I feel the only way to put them up is all into the top of the recess. But this is obviously a lot of weight for plasterboard to hold. I don't know but it think it's too much.

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It's a 165cm long blind
4 fixings
All into inner recess "ceiling"
7kg
Into plasterboard

I think its a no go.

Opinions?


In the image they are designed to be side mounted (left pic) . But with the gap being too big that fitting will also have to go vertical like the right pic
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As above really, but I tend to put those fittings up first, and wodge a load no nails paste in the the hole with the plugs and leave it 24 hours before putting the blind onto the fittings.
 
Thanks both. I might try that second option!
I do have those fischer duo. But that pack with different sizes looks greater
 
Tried to put these up today. Hit metal above the plasterboard. Going to return them.

Well I think I hit metal
 
theone8181 said:
Probably the lintel. Fwiw with blinds I try and go sideways rather than vertical for securing stuff.
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I drilled through it with a metal drill bit.
Took a while but probably will provide that plug with a good firm hold.

Was definitely metal. Metal shards came out the hole with the metal bit.

No option for wall. Fitting with these.
 
As above, drilling through the lintel is the better option for mounting them. Putting fixings into plasterboard will just come loose in a few years, you'd be able to hang off them if drilled into steel lintel.
 
So one screw is in lintel. One is in just plaster board

This goes for each end of the blind. Should help with the weight.
 
413x said:
So one screw is in lintel. One is in just plaster board

This goes for each end of the blind. Should help with the weight.
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I don't think it's the static weight with plasterboard that causes issues, I think it's the dynamic one. Out curtain rails are just 6 plugs into plasterboard and are pretty tight, whereas my rollorblind ones tend to come lose more often (my thinking here being that straight curtain rails don't move whereas blind brackets tend to get a lot of force on them as blinds are wound up or down.
 
If you secure the blind into the metal with a screw that's 0.5mm wider than the hole you've drilled you'll get an absolutely solid fitting.

Drilling through metal isn't too bad, just take it slow so you don't blunt your hss drill bit
 
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