Problem hanging curtain rail.

[alexakasloth]

I'm attempting to fix the curtain rail, the problem has been that the screws and rawl plug are quite shallow and the surrounding plaster has worn away so it's started to sag.
I attempted to drill further in with masonry bits (carbide) but the drill wouldn't go in any further, I tried another hole a couple of inches above and still it wouldn't go any further than about an inch.

What could I be hitting that is causing this?

 

[alexakasloth]

Thanks for the replies guys, i'm going to go with the no more nails and wood solution, I like the simplicity of wood.

 

[alexakasloth]

Having just had to remove a wooden strip off my wall in my bedroom, which then needed mucho sanding and smoothing... Please don't use wood. Please. It's a pain in the ass if you later decide to paper the wall. It looks old fashioned too in my opinion.

I have an SDS drill which cost £22. It absolutely whizzes through every type of wall in my house - my house is concrete build (pebbles, argh!), brick and plaster board internally! It's even drilled the exterior wall so I could cable in a satellite dish.

Use it right and will drill level, smooth holes. Even though the plaster in my house is 50 years old it hardly ever lifts it.

Where did you get one for £22? I looked at screwfix as there's a trade counter a few minutes walk away, and they're charging £50+, which admittedly is still a decent price.

The room is being redecorated later this year so I may just invest in one then, glued the wood on this morning so i'll let the adhesive dry and see how it holds with the curtain and rail.