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Let me know if there's a better thread for this. I bought a condo recently and am trying to install a curtain rod in my living room (the previous owner used command hooks to hold the curtain rod). It's a wide window, so I want to mount the ends to studs. The center bracket I used drywall anchors for, which went fine except for the bit where I stripped one of the anchors when it got stuck, but my studs are steel*, not wood, so I don't think the screws that came with the curtain rod work and I'm a bit afraid of drilling into the metal studs. Would a self tapping screw work okay for this? Should I just buy out Home Depot so I don't have to make a million runs to get curtains hung? *When I removed an outlet cover to check, I found a bit of paper towel shoved in the electrical box  I'm a first time home owner but I don't think that's supposed to be there?
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Yeah just to be clear the middle bracket I used the drywall anchor for was definitely not aligned with a stud I was hesitant to try a toggle bolt since the holes are larger than for screws and I wasn't sure if the metal studs could handle having a big hole in them 
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Aug 6, 2023 00:24
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At the risk of outing myself as an idiot, what are these window screen clip things called? I have a condo that I bought last year and during spring cleaning I noticed some of these are rusty and some aren't even present. 
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