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Need to fix blinds using top fix brackets into window lintel !!!
Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.53 PM
Window has 1st layer is "dot and dab" plasterboard and then steel lintel and I need to fix vertical blinds using top fix brackets !!! I'm struggling with the drilling holes, please can someone advice what drill and bit is best to do this job?
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Anonymous user
Newer houses can have steel lintels so you would need to drill a pilot hole to check if it’s concrete or metal then the correct fitting could be used.
Alternatively you could run a decorative batten to attach the blinds to as this could be fitted away from the lintel.
Answered24 January 2020
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Anonymous user
I would use a high speed sds hammer drill with a masonry drill bit new or second option is to look at fixing it to the reveals
Answered23 January 2020
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Anonymous user
Hss drill with self tapping screws or even better are the self driving screws available from Toolstation or Screwfix.
Answered24 January 2020
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I would use a sds drill with appropriate drill bit size. Please bear in mind a sds drill is rather aggressive so may need next size up rawl plugs.
Answered24 January 2020
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