What gear do I need to put up a pair of curtains?

[kissenger]

Is it okay to just drill straight into the wall or do I need some wooden batons or whatever (I don't even know what those things are called so that I can buy them online) to fix the curtain rail to? And yes, I am a complete DIY noob

 

[kissenger]

Holy crap! I did not realise all the implications of putting a pair of curtains up.

To answer some of the questions, it's an external wall, and it's a big window, so the curtains are big too, and heavy with it. I think it's plaster and brick, but I'm just guessing.

So I need to get a wooden batten, fix that to the wall (i.e., drill holes, insert plugs, screw in), then fix the curtain rail to the batten? Can I just use any old drill or do I need something in particular?

And how important is the wooden batten part, can I defo not just fix the rail directly to the wall?

 

[kissenger]

I've done this in 3 bedrooms here and it's quite easy to do, cut 3 small strips of wooden batten, use some no-more-nails to secure to the wall, let it dry overnight and secure the bracket to it the next day.

Found out I would need to purchase an SDS drill to do it the other way after burning out a drill bit.

I think I'll go down this route. Doing it the other way I'd have to buy the drill, the wire detector thing, all the different drill bits, etc. Too much both.

But can I not just cut out the batten bit and NMN the rail straight to the wall?