Help - Crumbling Bricks and Polyfilla around Rawl Plugs

[Pixie]

Hi there. I know there is a similar topic of discussion already found on this website, but its a little different to the circumstances I have. Basically, Im in rented accomodation with a very particular (slightly crazy) landlord who will go mad if the slightest thing changes. My curtain rail fell down as I tried to open the curtains one morning, and knowing it says "the curtain rail works well" in the inventory - i need to fix it.

Anyway - so there is a big hole where the screws used to go, but I dont quite know how to fill it - as I will inevitably need to re-screw into that area for the curtain rail. I initially thought I could fill it with polyfilla, then make new holes, new rawl plugs and hey presto - however Ive just read its quite hard to drill into polyfilla - is this true? And if so - what should I do?

Sorry the answer might seem quite obvious to most, but Im a novice at this :) Pix

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[ransley]

Try your lanlord first, he probably knows, he might have fixed it poorly in the first place

[EXT]

Actually Polyfilla is soft, easy to drill and will not hold much stress if you try to anchor a curtain rod in it.