HOW TO GET A GOOD FIXING AROUND A WINDOW
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2022
- If you are having a problem getting a good fixing for curtains or blinds around windows don't despair, watch and learn what is going on under the surface and how to deal with it.
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What an excellent channel. Best DIY channel on RUclips. Thanks.
How long have I been waiting for someone to cover this one. I've spoken to qualified builders who encourage a bodge job 🤬
Thank you, as ever, Stuart 👍🏻
Good suggestions, thanks. If I may add two further ones: first, having spent a lot of my life drilling steel, put some oil on the HSS drill bit. Just dip it in car engine oil. It reduces wear on the bit and speeds up the operation. Second, one option is to make a properly tapped hole in the lintel and use a machine screw (bolt), which is perfectly possible in 2mm thick metal. Drill a 5mm hole and run an M6 tap into the hole and bingo, you can use M6 bolts to hold your curtain up. Strong and also easy to dismantle and reassemble if you want to do so for future decorating, for instance.
Yes. My approach is also to tap holes in the steel., probably no more than M4 or M5.
Great suggestion
The prop idea is very clever. Things like that are what makes your videos on another level to others. I’ve used many of you tips like the dot and dab filler when hanging a radiator on a dot and dab wall. And fixing metal back boxes into walls with filler before screwing. Thank you.
Totally agree. The dot and dab filler was a brilliant idea and I have already put that to use!
Thank you for taking the time to create the mock-up, really helped with the explanation... indeed have run into this issue on a couple of occasions and the solution is much clearer now.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. *Nobody* has explained this like you, one of those things that is always skipped over. Like you did in your roller blind video! But you redeemed yourself with this. I’m about to fit a blind for my father in law tomorrow, so perfect timing.
Can I come in here and give you a tip. Increasingly a lot of lintels are made os stainless steel which would be completely useless for drilling with an HSS drill bit. The best drill bit to buy which covers all manner of steel lintels is the cobalt bit, I’ve used these on several occasions and find them invaluable. They’re not expensive, slightly dearer than a HSS bit but will stay sharper for a lot longer thus making them more economical.
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Excellent Video,,, the Mock-Up setting is what people like us really need to see,,, Many Thanks for your Time and Effort-.
Greetings from Australia
I tried once, I made a mess, I tried on the side walls --apparently on the wrong (void) place--, I made an even worse mess that needed a contractor to be actually fixed; I said NEVER AGAIN!
But, sir, your video is making me reconsidering it... so you're really good at explaining things. Thanks for the channel!
I appreciate the transition from your window to the lintel mockup set!
You just go that extra mile Stuart by building a mock-up to explain the building construction, well done! Having spent many hours and aching arms drilling vertically it could all have been so much easier if I'd thought of a pivot! You could get another video out of this construction by showing safe methods of demolition. Regards Keith
Brilliant video stu if you can remember I commented on your video on drilling through a steel joist about the technique that shipyard drillers used to use & that was exactly the same principle as you have just demonstrated as I said before we used to call it a swage stick ýou can't beat the appliance of science! You definitely know your stuff Stu thanks again.
Stuart, your channel is getting more and more informative every time I watch it, first class, well done and keep it going…..
Good video. Gotta admit, the 2 pieces of wood trick (used as a lever to allow the drill to be pressed against the steel lintel) was brilliant. Well done!
Top tip that I learnt recently. When you put the drill bit into the Chuck turn the Chuck back one notch which locks it into place
I have heard of that. At the same time for the last 35 years I've not had a problem the traditional way.
As a curtain fitter I’ve never had a problem drilling through concrete or steel lintels , decent drill and bit does the job. Good video tho for the DIYer.
Now that you've shown how to make a fixing into a cavity IG lintel. How about a Catnic lintel for solid walls which have a hollow box on the internal half.
Sadly not all houses are constructed the same way, depending on age and construction rules/laws at the time of construction or additions. Some houses even have timber lintels above windows that support roofs.
I'm not posting to pick fault, just to remind you there are two other main players besides cavity IG's and concrete lintels.
Other than that, I liked your video, especially the use of the timbers, because it would also help the less experienced to keep the drill steady and make it less likely to snap the drill bit.
Good video and helpful tips for drilling the lintels - would suggest some eye protection too, as you tend to be looking up and the bits are falling, especially the metal bits which tend to be hot too.
The prop is ingenuous having struggled with this task before! Top notch content as always.
Excellent solution using the lever, Archimedes would be proud of you. “Give me a long enough lever and somewhere to stand, and I will move the Earth.” Good Channel thank you.
Very helpful to be able to see what the steel above the window looks like. I have 6 blinds to fit in a new build and my concern is when you start drilling and hit one of the slots/holes already in the steel.
Great, missus was watching this over my shoulder now I've no excuses!
There is a much better way to secure the screw! - don’t use a raw plug. Instead simply use a screw that is 0.5mm larger than the hole/bit. Straight into the metal and it will self tap. A blind installer who had been in the business 20+ years taught me this and I have used it myself during a our self build to fit 20 very heavy blinds. Incredibly strong, never failed (In have had many using raw plugs that have slipped out of the lintel eventually). I’m actually quite glad when it’s a metal lintel now as I know it last simple and reliable. Like the level technique, although it not something I have needed with the right bit (still hard work mind). Great video 😊
Excellent video. The best DIY videos and advice on RUclips.
Brilliant explanation even if some of us knew about these lintels and have fought with them in the past, I enjoyed how you used the mock-up to explain and kept it simple👏👏
SDS drills are are amazing. An 18v cordless DeWalt blasted 10mm holes in concrete fence posts with ease. Sometimes you just need THE tool for the job
Another DIY frustration fixed. Brilliant video thank you again.
11:07 rhymes with clucking bell .... OMG not in a million years would i have thought of this......... Thanks Stuart...
The next time I have to do a job like that is… tomorrow!!
Perfect timing. Thank you!
I spend most of my days fitting into lintels and I've never used a plug into metal before. We use a 3.8mm hss bit to punch a hole then screw straight into the metal. It's much easier to get through just don't over tighten. A 3.5 bit is OK if you've a modern build which have quite thin metal but you'll be better off with a 3.8 if you can, especially if you have a girder across a larger span.
That was well worth the time spent watching; the visual aid was a welcome look behind the curtain, and, for many people no doubt, dispelled the mystery of 'The Lintel'. Thanks very much for sharing.
At last, someone showing us the bits others miss! Excellent, as usual. 😎
Great advice just before I'm putting up some blinds, probably the best clear video I've seen. Even builders struggle with this and end up with a hole the size of Jupiter.
I watch your videos all the time I find your work interesting you are so exact with your I measurements
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I learned way, way more from this video than the thumbnail and title suggested!
First video from this chan, first time i watch entirely an ad and i' am not in uk, and we don't have the same kind of house. Must be you then!
This might be the best DIY video I’ve ever seen. The mock-up made clear something I’ve struggled to understand for years in different houses. Thank you.
Excellent Video. Brilliantly explained👍
Thank you very much. This is one of the most useful, informative DIY videos I have seeen. I wish I had known this years ago. It would have saved me so many sore throats from all the swearing.
Explained brilliantly as usual and with the added length of making a full blown mock up for a full visualisation of the situation makes it so easy to understand. Fantastic video as usual!
Great advice. When I hung all the blinds in our house (Saving hundreds of £££s in the process) I very quickly figured out I would need a metal/steel drill bit to drill the holes due to the lintels above the windows. I found (however terrible an idea it might be) that the metal drill bits also gave a much neater hole when drilling through the plasterboard so I used one bit for the whole thing. The block work was sufficiently soft for it not to damage the bit once I was through the steel. I wish I had known about the lever technique though as it would have saved me a lot of grief with my shoulder for a few days afterwards! Work smart not hard. Great video!
the effort you put into these videos is outstanding, thank you !
Brilliant video Stuart, so much effort and detail goes into you videos, along with your presenting and humour 👍
Friendly Ways To Hang Curtains Without Drilling Into Walls
Use Temporary Command Hooks.
Hang Curtains With Tension Rods.
Buy Twist & Fit Curtain Rods.
Suspend Curtain Rods from the Ceiling.
Ace! Exactly my question when I watched your blind video yesterday. Cheers Stuart!
That was a first class video - everything about it.
Absolutely love your channel really good explanation and great presenting and educating skills! Thank you
Great job and serious work on the mock up. Greatly appreciate the effort and tips 👍🏼
Really appreciate the time and effort you must of given to make this video. Making that wall in your workshop must of taken a bit of time. I didn't think a regular drill would be able to do that.
I needed this video 15 years ago 😂
Great video, you are correct about the quality of drill bits
OMG the best video I've ever seen and easy to understand! Thanks mate!
Glad it helped!
Brilliant video, genius idea of using the 2 timbers.
Excellent video Stuart, practical and with your usual humorous edge. Have a good week.
Fantastic video and effort. Really helpful!
One thing you could have mentioned is the steel reinforced concrete lintels which have rebar running along their length. That is a nightmare to drill because you don’t know when you are hitting concrete or the steel and have to keep swapping bits.
Oh and it makes your arms drop off!!
Brilliant Video thanks so much!
Excellent video, well explained, thank you
This is just brilliant! It really does help to be able to visualise whats under all that plasterboard.
Love the first bit about cursing and the hse is different a good sds plus bit the way to go very helpful
I need u in a cupboard at home for when I get stuck
I really loved the mock up to explain the window construction. That was very informative. I also loved the lever system to help with drilling.
This was so well explained. One of the best.
That lever tip is a great one!
This guy is superb !
Trial and error got me to almost this point. Great tip about the drill support and lever. Next blind to fall down gets the full, Proper DIY treatment. 👌👏
You really P- - s me off. I ruined my arm drilling upside down and you have come up with a common sense solution. After I have done the job. I follow your videos , always very clear. Thank you.
Thanks Dave. (Sorry about your arm)
Excellent. Very helpful content and professional production!
Brilliant thanks. I've struggled with exactly this problem in the past but now feel fully prepared to tackle it in the future.
Great vid, thanks for your time, effort and expertise in demystifying a job many hate. Regards Mike
Excellent video! Never seen a DIY video explained so well. Really helpful and interesting, great work 👍 😁
Great tip on using the pivot. Another tip to speed up drilling steel is to give the bit a squirt of wd40 before you start. It reduces the heat transfer to the bit, so it keeps cutting better for longer.
Omg, wish I’d have known this a few weeks ago. Ended up attaching to the sides, rather than the top..👍
Always an easier option with window blinds - every time!
Really good channel. Very easy to understand. Keep up the good work. (I just moved in a new build and have encountered this exact issue and can absolutely related to “some swear words” 😂).
Another great video Stuart and on my birthday too! Getting into my sixties now, but still learning lots and this lintel session has really helped with some pending curtain fitting. Thanks and well done. Paul
Very good video. The mock-up really helped
Spot on 👍🏼always hitting unexpected structure within the area around windows.
This has been an issue in our homes! Over the yrs Tysm for this video 👍
brilliant idea, thanks.
Another type of situation is a timber kit house with single block outside like just about all new builds are in Scotland & have been for years now. Our site manager said to us all our windows & doors on the inside have timber goal post. So all 3 sides are timber behind the plasterboard so you just screw in, no wall plugs or anything.
Great video.
I have struggled many times. Never bothered going through the steel. I will try it now.
Love the lever idea. Genius.
Thank you - extremely useful. This is something I need to do within the next few days to install some blinds.
Another excellent video. This has always caused me problems. Entertaining too, as usual.
Really great presentation. I use the technique of drilling into the metal lintel and use self tapping screws directly into the metal lintel. Still great setup thanks.
Thanks that was so useful. I've run into this kind of problem in the past and really struggled with it. I'll know how to deal with it in the future. 👍
Great advice Stuart, hope you manage to get the cordless SDS drill!!
GREAT TIP. Thank you.
Excellent video,thank you.
Always worth watching your videos Stuart, even if you've previously worked out your own solution.
Really worth going the extra mile with the mock-up, this is what lifts your videos above the rest !
As usual a smattering of humour too for good measure, thanks Stuart,
Cheers, AndyC.
Thank you so much for this video. Absolutely brilliant. Enjoy your weekend in Birmingham at Makers Central.
I would recommend safety glasses? For drilling purposes just in case but definitely an informative video
Great vid, probably best to drill holes before window ledge is painted as although paint might be dry oil based paints need 3 weeks approx to fully cure, waterbased, 1 week,
A really simple fix for what I have found to be a near impossible job. Top marks sir!
Yet another excellent video. I would like to see a similar one on pre-stressed concrete lintels though. A lot of curtain rods require drilling through one.
Very helpful advice thanks for sharing, keep up the good work 👍👍
I just stumbled on this, got to put a blind up this weekend in exactly these circumstances, tks for the tutorial
thanks i love your reviews 👍👍
A great video which explains to me what I encountered the other day I tried to install curtains unsuccessfully. Thanks a lot.
Brilliant video very well explained and to show what's the other side of plaster board ..
Great video. Thank you
Well I certainly learned something today. Thank you.
Good video. Never had an issue with drilling through the steel by hand with sharp bits though.