From: Seymour Bigby-Heinz 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: installing curtain rod
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:36:45 -0400

On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:13:30 GMT, Irrational Number
 wrote:

>When installing the brackets for the curtain
>rod, do I need to mail them into studs?  Is
>this true in general, that anything I want to
>nail into the walls must be nailed onto a
>stud?
>
>Thanks,
>Anita

It is certainly more secure than relying upon the strength of the
wallboard or plaster to hold up your curtains and rods. Remember that
their weight may not be the only thing that is being supported.
Someone tripping and accidentally rubbing against a curtain might pull
the brackets and screws out of the wallboard. They'd be more likely to
just rip the curtains, if the brackets are secured in studs.

I guess it comes down to whether you want to pay to repair the damaged
walboard, or pay to replace the ripped curtains, or both. I personally
prefer to support most things that I hang on walls by using the studs,
unless they are less than a couple of pounds in weight.

Sy