Glue is not permanent because you are adhering to the plaster which in itself is adhering to the concrete and will eventually loose it's grip.
Mechanical anchors are the way to go. I suggest using plastic anchors and screws. You drill a hole in the concrete with a masonry drill bit and a hammer drill, then insert the anchor in the hole (flush with the ceiling). Next screw the foot to the ceiling with the screw into the plastic anchor securely. This is a handyman project for sure.
On 7/22/2013 8:34 PM, Carol Botteron wrote:
My condo has a curtain rod along the ceiling, which is concrete covered with plaster(?). About every two feet there is a "foot" that attaches to the ceiling. The rod is about 1/4" below the ceiling, and is a channel with sliding metal loops to which a curtain can be attached. The whole thing is 17.5 feet long. (I tried to find a picture on line but can't.)
One "foot" (about 2 feet from one end) has come loose from the ceiling and is sagging about 1/2 inch. I have tried twice to reattach it, once mechanically and once with glue (using a vertical tension rod as a brace). Each repair has lasted a year or two but the second one just failed. I'm afraid the whole assemblage will come down.
I think there are anchors(?) going up into the ceiling from the feet, but of course I can't see them. I couldn't put a new anchor into the ceiling above this foot without taking the whole thing down, which is what I'm trying to avoid.
Possibly I could drill into the ceiling in front of the foot, and install some sort of new anchor. Or maybe use some material just thick enough to fit above the rod, if there is a type of glue that would hold.
Clearly I'm stymied. Suggestions appreciated. adTHANKSvance!
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