Hanging curtains, screw stops about an inch in

Hey y'all, Sorry I know stuff like this gets posted fairly often but I'm very nervous about drilling into walls and hitting something I shouldn't. I'm hanging some curtains around windows in a new apartment, about 2" above and to the side of the window frame. My magnetic StudBuddy suggests there's a metal framing around the window, but I'm well clear of that. The screws went in about an inch very easily (seems like plaster) and then stopped. I tried on both sides of the window frame with the same results, so I assume I'm hitting concrete/brick? Can anyone tell me what they think I'm hitting, if I should immediately stop, and what I can do to get through it? Thanks submitted by /u/man_on_the_mooney [link] [comments]

Apr 24, 2025 - 18:03

Hey y'all,

Sorry I know stuff like this gets posted fairly often but I'm very nervous about drilling into walls and hitting something I shouldn't. I'm hanging some curtains around windows in a new apartment, about 2" above and to the side of the window frame. My magnetic StudBuddy suggests there's a metal framing around the window, but I'm well clear of that. The screws went in about an inch very easily (seems like plaster) and then stopped. I tried on both sides of the window frame with the same results, so I assume I'm hitting concrete/brick?

Can anyone tell me what they think I'm hitting, if I should immediately stop, and what I can do to get through it?

Thanks

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