How To Drill Through a Metal Lintel | Blind Fixing Made Easy

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Today i will be showing you how to drill through a steel lintel the easy way. Struggling when fitting blinds is a common issue due to hitting the metal lintel above the window. Today i will show you a DIY hack that will make the job easy. If you like the content leave a like and please subscribe for more content like this as I've got a lot more to come and there will be something that will help you out.
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@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Hopefully this little trick helps you out. Leave the powerful drills alone for this one! Oh and apparently I mistakenly said mm instead of cm somewhere in here 🤪

@fredholmes6284 Год назад

Might be a stupid question.. but do you still have t use a wall plug or a specific screw type.. Cheers

@davidbray6515 Год назад

Probably the m12 is more powerful than the dealt

@SCAM-BUSTER.777 Год назад

Hi there I need to make a new 2-way, 1-gang light switch into just a one-way switch. Well, actually it's a dimmer switch I'm trying to install. I don't do online shopping. It's too risky for me to use. I just use local shops. The trouble is that Screwfix don't sell 1-gang 1-way dimmer switches - with a 25 mm box depth. I wonder if you would make a video of this please? The only video I can find on RU-vid as been done by someone who lives in India. Thank you.

@marcusshipley3935 Год назад

Love that method 👍 your pronunciation of 'Milwarkee' and drilling a 'hurle' made me laugh 😁👏

@010johnm Год назад

Good tip.. though its 50 centimetres gap from peace scrap wood to top of window sill. Not 50 millimetres

@scott2214 Год назад

Hiya, love your videos and they have helped me in the past. As a blind fitter I wanted to return the favour with some alternative options. If it's a catnic or an RSJ lintel then you can just use a 2.5mm - 3mm drill bit. Then use a slightly thicker screw which will will screw directly in to the metal providing a much better fixing than any rawplug. Alternatively if it's a catnic lintel the easy drive screws will work in the same way, without you having to drill a pilot hole in the steel with a HSS drill bit. Finally the box bracket you are using will also have side holes. So the blind can be fixed to the side instead of above which will mean you won't have to drill through the lintel. I have found that when fitting wooden venetian blinds, this is a better fitting. This is because a venetian blind is pulled to lift the blind up when you clean your windows. That force is pulling down and away from the fixing, whereas a side fix has the benefit of using the force each side to hold it, so that you are not pulling against it.

@Sly_Wolf_1 Год назад

Sorry but i have to ask (not being rude) As a blind fitter how do you see where to put the screws?

@thatonealex Год назад

@@Sly_Wolf_1 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@aryanelectrical Год назад

Brilliant advice

@Drjaved1 Год назад

@@Sly_Wolf_1 he must using some sort of guide Dawg.

@scott2214 Год назад

@@Sly_Wolf_1 my guide dog tells me

@rodgerq Год назад

The importance of good drills and slow speed with pressure cannot be overstated when drilling steel. Very easy to overheat and blunt the bit. Good tips. That curtain pole is a monster lol

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Absolutely. It is haha 👍

@chrissterling9924 Год назад

Just fitted my vertical door blinds as you demonstrated, using the drill bit you recommended. It worked brilliantly. THANK YOU.

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Glad it helped!

@FLOSSYTREADWELL 6 месяцев назад

I've just finished putting one up .. also needed 4 holes in the centre for a support for these longer blinds. Was like a knife through butter using this method with metal peelings falling away & with the suggested drill bit. Before this it took me a whole day to do 2 small blinds using the normal method. I was drilling for hours. Today it took minutes. Thank you!!

@jamesgameUK Год назад

Straight off the bat I have had some great ideas from seeing the idea you used here, not just for lintels but a lot more applications, thanks

@pwilliams9993 24 дня назад

I am 79, blind in one eye and I have just drilled 6 holes for 3 support brackets for heavy faux wood venetian blinds. I wish I had seen this video first, because I was so knackered at the end. I have another wide blind to do and after seeing your video I immediately purchased the clamp/spreader from Amazon. I also like the idea of Tek screws mentioned in the comments.

@jaygoodwin6287 Год назад

This is an excellent example of leverage and the use of scrap material. I come across my first steel lintel hanging a blind for my father. The difference was the floor-to-lintel was about 6 feet. I used two bits of timber, one vertical and one on top horizontal. Pulling down on the horizontal timber pushing the drill up

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Great way of doing it!

@ashroadhouse Год назад

As a lad who has just bought and is currently renovating his first house, your information and videos have been invaluable! So easy to watch and follow. I have some knowledge in DIY but your tips and tricks speed things up and save me thousands, all from the central heating flush to putting up blinds. 👍🏻 keep it up mate!

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Great to hear! Thanks

@HeartSoulLeake 8 месяцев назад

Wow. Every challenge that you spoke about in this video is exactly what we're going through at this very moment and we couldn't figure out how to get past it, but now we feel like we have an opportunity to move forward. Thank you. 😊

@HeartSoulLeake 8 месяцев назад

We tried to do this, but we didn't buy the right drill bits so we failed horribly. 😢😮

@diabloo7 Месяц назад

@@HeartSoulLeakeso.. what did you do next?

@montegosmith8259 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing, very useful video. I ran into the same issue, and nearly gave it. After watching this video I realised i was doing things wrong. I used a HSS drill bit, but had drill on the fastest speed, and when I realised I was not making much progress used hammer mode too. As you said slowest speed and with sustained pressure, I finally got through just holding drill after 30-40 secs.\ Thanks

@bigwah00 Год назад

that is the best vertical drill hack ever. You old son are a booody genius!!

@ke7568 Год назад

Brilliantly helpful video... wish I'd seen something like this years ago.. would have prevented all that lactic acid build up! Great channel full of great tips..

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Thanks a lot 😁

@poladelarosa8399 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the info. Learned some bar clamps come with a reversible foot, a tidbit I never knew. Carry on, and be well.

@janetbayford133 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for this. Can't believe how much time and pain it has saved me.

@TheDIYGuy1 9 месяцев назад

Glad it helped!

@matt4436 Год назад

I've just finished 3 hours battle with IKEA blinds. Already gave then I foud your video... MASSIVE THANKS!!!!

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Haha your welcome

@dontuno Год назад

If I could add my two penny worth, may I suggest you drill a pilot hole through the lintel at say 2 or 3 mm and then progressively increase the drill bit size to your (6 mm) requirement. Great video as ever and very topical for me given my daughter has an uncanny knack of "finding" lintels wherever I have to put up her roller blinds!!!!

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Of course, each to their own. The pilot hole method I have never found to be faster in my experience. However if that works for you then that's great 👍. Thanks

@berniewilson4438 Год назад

@@TheDIYGuy1 it’s definitely not quicker but will stop your bits from fucking up over time

@neillgj Год назад

A gem of an idea BC. I have used pilot drills from the 1960s for metal AND brick - it guarantees an easy and level and straight entry for the subsequent larger bits. Pilot bits are ESSENTIAL in wood for flat blade bits. So a pilot bit EVERY time (I buy dozens as they are cheaper than the bigger bits and dispose easily without regret when it loses its sharpness.) The DIY Guy is correct that such a procedure is slower but time is in abundance (hopefully) with us DIY-ers.

@davidelliott5843 Год назад

Drills smaller than 3mm are easy to break. Good luck extracting the broken fragment. 6mm isn’t a big drill so just go through in one go.

@markscarisbrick4833 Год назад

I disagree, That narrow a drill bit will break and then what? You can't move over, you need the holes where they are, but you now have a hardened steel bit in the way. I disagree with much in this video. If you use 3.9mm hss, then a #8 screw goes right in. 3.9mm won't break. Not sure why you need rawlplug in steel anyway. Besides, why drill up for Venetians? And, do you carry a trailer of all different 2x4s? This just isn't practical. I fit hundreds of blinds a week for over 20 years.

@spencerchurchyard7755 Год назад

Glad I just saw this video, wife wants me to put up a new curtain rail after I have painted living room. Also seen other videos you have done. Very informative.

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@mrsilver7246 Год назад

Just go through the side reveal Fuck all that bollocks 🤣🤣

@pmaton88 8 месяцев назад

Such a good video, wish i had seen this before putting up all the blinds in our house. Lots of sweatin, effin and jeffin trying to drill through the lintels. Glad i have found your channel, keep up the great work

@TheDIYGuy1 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks

@GameGurus1212 9 месяцев назад

Love your videos keep up the good work😊

@aro-rat Год назад

So simple but a phenomenal skill to have 👏👏👏

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

👍

@ThePavilionWeb Год назад

Very Useful, thanks for sharing!

@chippysteve4524 Год назад

Great tip. U can do a similar thing for drilling metal at the bench using e.g. a steel pole or 4x2 a bit like a lever but with the drill at the fulcrum (pivot point) a bit like a nutcracker.

@SBBUK Год назад

This is much better than my "technique" that I've used in the past of getting the 6.3kg sds hammer out and making a mess of the wall (the drill is a bit difficult to control and usually ends up over-enlarging the hole in the plaster). Think I'll try this next time!!

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Great stuff 🙂

@chrisgohker 6 месяцев назад

Helpful tips. Thank u very much !

@dragoscucu3128 Год назад

Nice work. I still remember the red hot drill bit and the horrible smell from my first steel lintel encounter

@whoyagonnacall82 7 месяцев назад

Speed is the enemy. Glad I saw this before installing the blinds! Thank you

@TheDIYGuy1 7 месяцев назад

Glad to help

@formicapple2 Год назад

Helped me sooooooo much. Thanks buddy.

@cliffkinchphotography 11 месяцев назад

As a DIY numpty this was a great tip and it worked! Downside is, I now have to fit more blinds 😁

@TheDIYGuy1 11 месяцев назад

Excellent!

@havefaith4358 10 месяцев назад

Very good. Thank you much.

@billycrawt5915 Год назад

Worked perfectly, thank you mate

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

No problem 👍

@lnby Год назад

Very clever idea, one for the locker later on thank you

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

No problem 👍

@bobuk5722 Год назад

Hi, yup, I'm a hobby metal worker. The centre part of most drills for metal actually works by scraping, it needs a lot of pressure to get through the metal. What may help is to buy something called 'a four flute drill'. This has an extra grind that makes the drill cut right to the centre point. They wander less and cut better. Hope it helps.

@peter.g6618 Год назад

Excellent stuff. Cheers for sharing. 👍👌

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Thanks for the visit 👍

@malowers5191 Год назад

Excellent tip matey!

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@happyman1272 10 месяцев назад

All i do is get some step ladders to take me to the higher level. From that higher level, i usually find I can put more force, without an outstretched arm, i.e. from my waist/chest height, tuck myself into the inner window area and push upwards, it works for me anyway. Love your video's and i often check them out if i'm lost on my DIY projects.

@maxwellmc9734 Год назад

Really useful information 😃 cheers will definitely be using this Method for new blinds...👌

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

My pleasure 😊

@johnsleman445 Год назад

Great idea I use self tappers as well

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

👍

@MalcolmJames-sg3zg 5 месяцев назад

thanks Great review , and a good tip

@9P38lightning Год назад

Been drilling and tapping them for years... M4 does the Job....

@MrFookface Год назад

I had to fit blinds onto lintels. I didn't drill a hole. I used baypole screws (also called Tek screws). The screw drills it's own hole and cuts its thread in the steel as it goes in. Fantastic screws perfect for this

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Good tip 👍

@benjaminhunt283 Год назад

Yep agreed, still great tip if you don't have Tek screws.

@johntisbury Год назад

This is a great tip, thanks.

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@michaelsharpin3369 Год назад

I need to try this method because the last time i had to drill through a steel lintel i used 3 drill bits for each bracket. great video.

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Haha it happens. But now you know 😁

@davyarthurs Год назад

Decent drill bits is the key as found out the hard way -

@michaelsharpin3369 Год назад

@@davyarthurs What drill bits do you use please.

@stevebird7265 9 месяцев назад

What a great tip! Thanks.

@TheDIYGuy1 9 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@kartnkrazy Год назад

Thanks for sharing a great tip.

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

No problem!

@michaelplays2449 Год назад

Great Video !! thanks very much !!

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

You are welcome!

@FLOSSYTREADWELL 10 месяцев назад

Oh I just bought the correct drill bits - What a relief.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

👍

@andrewgrimshaw5180 Год назад

Very helpful. Thanks

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@antsfur Год назад

Excellent technique thanks very much, i will go out and buy a rough neck clamp like yours. Thanks for the video

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@rezafallahi3918 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@bradleytuckwell4881 2 месяца назад

Brilliant idea well worth a sub

@TheDIYGuy1 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the sub!

@everthingmtb8198 Год назад

Great little trick...wish I'd seen this after before fitting 7 blinds! Subscribed anyway for future tips!

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Thanks for the sub!

@gardenrose264 Год назад

Great video. All my windows have metal lintels which is a pain but at least it's doable. Hard, but doable. 😊

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

You can do it!

@masa4936 Год назад

Brilliant idea !

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@billhardy7365 Год назад

Cheers mate, I gave up when I tried a while back now I have net curtains lol but I'll give this technique a shot.

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Do it! 😀

@normanchan2827 Год назад

Dude, were was this video 2.5 years ago when I installed my blinds! Lol Great video.

@msives Год назад

brilliant. love your content

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Much appreciated!

@dongardner9189 Год назад

Brilliant thanks 👍

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Anytime 👍

@Smithb83 Год назад

Milwaukee thunderwebs are brilliant bits! Money well spent 👍🏻

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Totally agree

@MrTomomahony Год назад

nice simple tip ,thanks

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

No problem!

@marty3553 Год назад

Thanks bud great video 😊

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

No problem 👍

@davyarthurs Год назад

Now you show me that tip 😝 Did this job a few months back with some sh1te drill bits! It was tough going. Slow and steady with steel. I did tape some card to the wall to protect the paint from the drill’s chuck 😄

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Yeah I probably should of done that 🙂, I did have a little paint to touch up!

@ruthbircham7340 Год назад

Yay!!!! ❤ Or can you use a batten stick up with no nails and put your blinds up on it?

@stepbackandthink Год назад

Nice tip

@bryancooper2479 Год назад

Brilliant

@tonyjames5444 Год назад

Slow and steady, some cooling fluid on the bit helps. Surprising how many feel they need a powerful drill and to go at it like a jack hammer!

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

👍 thanks for sharing

@christopherlovelock449 Год назад

Top tip mate

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@thewesternwonderer9065 Год назад

Personally I cut the Rawlplug down to the correct length and then pump some neoprene adhesive into the hole,wait a couple of hours..job done!!

@jitsmen2519 9 месяцев назад

Good idea if your drill bit is pants. But I use a Dewalt extreme hss bit with pilot hole starter and it goes through like butter in no time. Builder got me onto that bit after he drilled through an rsj easily with one 👍🏻

@Andy-no1gc Год назад

good idea nice work

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@MarcusT86 Год назад

I thought I was a weakling for my arms dropping off doing this. That little clamp rig is genius!

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

😂 give it a go!

@kaj661 Год назад

Cheers mate, seems like not utstustaining pressure was my problem! But seriously, great advice 😁

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

No worries!

@simonpunter6699 3 месяца назад

I've been drilling through 15mm steel with a decent 3.5mm or 5mm hss bit depending what fixing I'm using no need to clamp anything just hold my drill up on the scissor lift. obviously took longer but way thicker. also was drilled a lot straighter. thays my trick. buy decent drill bits go full speed with cutting oil or Vaseline. works great saves messing around with a clamp.

@kevinkmhui Год назад

Thanks a lot for this extremely helpful video. I am a first timer DIYer so appreciate if you don't mind giving me some advices: (1) Is there any rules for screw length? For example, if the gap between the plasterboard and the metal lintel is 30mm, would a 35mm screw good enough to hold a curtain rail or pole? I think the longer the better but if the metal lintel is not think enough, a long screw with a long wall plug may not help? (2) Is there any particular screw type that works better? E.g. self-drilling / self-tapping.

@joejoe6949 Год назад

This guy he a genius

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Thanks

@geoffreycoan Год назад

Neat trick, thanks for sharing. And once you have the hole through the lintel you don’t need special screws, just ordinary wood screws will do fine, but they must match the size of the hole you drilled, you can’t bodge over-sized screws in as you can with wood …

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

👍 your welcome

@mld8 Год назад

Do you not use a wall plug?

@mil3761 2 месяца назад

Awesome video. Is there a similar hack for when you need to drill horizontally?

@rogercuthbert 10 месяцев назад

Useful video thanks. Do you have any tips on drilling into the lintel to fit the curtain poles, I see you have a brown wooden one fitted.

@sarwaraleem2 Год назад

Just use self tapping screws work like magic @the DIY guy

@reecevaughan4225 6 месяцев назад

I know this is an old video but I've struggled with this many times and recently tried with Cobalt HSS drill bits and it chewed through the lintel on a low speed in less than 20 seconds with barely any pressure. With my old HSS drill bits, the same hole took me 15 minutes of sustained pressure to get through (didn't have the tool you used to push the drill up, my arms were killing haha)

@srhart44 Год назад

Great video - very useful - Thanks. Q - what fixing do you then use for the screw - a normal rawlplug or just screw straight into the lintel?

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

I like to use Fischer duo power for these but yes normal plug is fine 👍

@juliamiles5041 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much for this tip we were getting really frustrated with trying to hang our blind and we’re about to give up we thought we had wasted our money buying these blinds till I found your video it worked fantastically 😊 … thanks again you stopped us from getting a divorce! 😂

@mkmacca Год назад

Thanks for the tip. What size is the spreader beam, 150 mm, 300 mm, 450 mm, or 600 mm?

@JohnSmith-tf8gf 11 месяцев назад

Hi been installing blinds for 25 years. Lintel....1/8 drill bit, 6 gauge 1/4 self tapper screw. A lot easier and stronger.

@HorsleyLandy88 Год назад

One of those skills

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

Absolutely 🤗

@johnyboy19685 Год назад

You can also buy some self tapping hex head screws that will drill into the steel easily if the screw heads are not going to be exposed

@steverobins6687 3 месяца назад

A really useful video. Thanks. It's saved me a lot of grief. I assume you meant 50cm rather than 50mm.

@handle1196 Год назад

Once you have a 6mm hole do you have to tap it or use special self tapping screws? Do some of them lintels not have insulation inbetween, in which case what do the blinds then hang off, just the plasterboard?

@gman5114 Год назад

Christmas list next year is some lintels and some blinds so I can do this!

@TheDIYGuy1 Год назад

😆 I always wait for your comment G man lol

@TheNailSpecialist 4 месяца назад

Thanks for this, do you have tips for directly in the wall please? I’ve stumbled on this and just filled the holes back 🤦‍♀️

@slonchdixon652 Год назад

Great idea with the clamp, but can I add a few things/questions. If no center bracket is required, why not just use the side fixings into the wall, where there is no Lintel ? Also best to protect the wall, as you must have had to paint those scratches you put on the reveals ! Also you drill a 6mm hole, but you don't mention if you use wall plugs, which I presume you do. Surely you dont just drive screws, into the lintel ? When you drill the first hole, on the left, you don't mention, adjusting the clamp to keep the pressure on. Regards Steve

@tomrobie4374 5 месяцев назад

Use a branded name cordless impact driver with a Milwaukee Shock Wave drill bit. Done! Or use self drilling screws if the metal is 18 gauge or less without predrilling.

@Elfin4 Год назад

Sometimes you also hit the cavity section and have to use a plasterboard-type fixing. Then what about underneath a bay window when there doesnt seem like any fixings above the plasterboard.

@lukemedcraft446 Год назад

What you may want to consider is on top sits a cavity tray which when there moisture in the cavity it works it’s way down the tray and through the weep holes on the brickwork!…imagine the holes drilled will be near the back of the tray where water could gather. Just a thought

@fionnan2811 Год назад

I invested in carbide drill bits a while back and they would chew through that in about 15 seconds of upward pressure. They last for ever too

@Immypeek Год назад

Just a quick tip, 3.5 mm hss drill bit and 1 1/2”x8 screws is all you need, no need for the wood or the clamp (I fitted blinds for a living for many years) 👍

@peterchambers8635 Год назад

As a retired blind fitter I agree with you Jeff. Its all rosy unless you catch the edge of the lintel. For heavy blinds, I top and side fix ( brickwork can be dodgy on side wall in a top corner). 👍

@gkb-nlp6998 3 месяца назад

What’s the best fixings to hang a curtain track or blind from the lintel? Obviously covered with plaster board?

@dmtb4455 11 месяцев назад

What did you do after getting through the lintel - continue with a masonry bit into the brick behind to either get an plug in or clear space for the screw?