How do you hang curtains when there is not a stud to hold the curtain holder in the wall?

Question by muchfunrwe: How do you hang curtains when there is not a stud to hold the curtain holder in the wall?
Ok so I am trying to hang curtains but there is no stud in the wall and the bracket keeps coming out of the wall. I don’t know how to fix it.
I tried drywall screws but I couldnt find any small enough for the holes in the brackets

Best answer:

Answer by rowlfe
Actually, there IS a stud in the wall, you just didn’t hit it. Locate a device, a “stud finder” which is actually a radio frequency device which senses density. As you move this over the drywall surface, it will indicate where there is wood behind the drywall, finding the stud. I have one, and they really DO work. The cost is only $ 10-$ 15. As another pointed out, you can also purchase drywall anchors. There are 2 types of anchor, sleeve and butterfly. The sleeve type is a tube of plastic which when you put in the screw expands and grips the sides of the hole. The butterfly type is metal with a very long screw. You put this into the hole and tighten the screw. As the screw pulls the end toward the inside side of the drywall, it flexes the metal and “legs” form which grip the drywall from behind. You remove the screw, put it through whatever you are fastening and screw it back in place.. This kind of anchor is permanent. It cannot be removed without doing some serious damage to the drywall. The plastic anchors hold less weight, but are not permanent, easily removed so the hole can be patched.

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