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Yes it can be done but lathe and plaster can be tricky because the lathe tends to deflect rather than allow a screw to get a grip (even if a screw grips it can easily split the lathe). You could use a bracket that allows you to fix to the wall and ceiling or run a batten around the join between ceiling and wall. There might be a joist in the ceiling where it meets the wall, sometimes worth finding out direction and position of joists and lathes before you worry too much about alternatives. Could be easy or near impossible depending on your house.
If it’s plasterboard some toggle type fixings should do it or you might easily find a joist as the plasterboard will be fixed to something at the edge of the room.
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I'd use a strong magnet to locate the joists and screw into those. The laths will be attached to the joists with lots of small iron nails.
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I want to fit some curtains in a bay, I think the ceiling is just plasterboard (or old school plaster and lathe). I need to hang them from the ceiling really as I already have some Venetian blinds that that curtains will cover.
Is this possible? The ceiling looks a bit flimsy, should I be trying to fix some batons on their first and then screwing the rail on that?
Will my ceiling fall down?