Using nomorenails type glue for airingcupboard?

Soubrette

Hello all,

Anyone who has ever read any of my posts in this section will know how completed rubbish at DIY I am, so much so that I try to stay out of the way of any electrical equipment such as drills.

However, I have a small space where my combi boiler is of approx 2.5 foot across and a foot deep, I would like to put some wooden shelves up (the ones with slats) to store my towels.

As per the subject content - rather than use a drill to screw these shelves in, could I use something like nomorenails, I want to glue the batons to the wall and then slot the slats on these batons.

Is this feasible or is it asking for an airing cupboard collapse?

Thanks

Sou

Steve_the_fitter

no u need to use screws.

fiddiwebb

Do it the old fashioned way......with a screwdriver.

mcjordi

drill it- wall plug then screw

no nails is a right chew on as you have to hold it /brace it till it sets

macman

NMN will be only as strong as the wall you fix it to, same as screws and plugs would be.

Soubrette

fiddiwebb wrote: »

Do it the old fashioned way......with a screwdriver.

Don't I need to use a drill to drill the screwholes????? Just kidding - even I'm not that rubbish at DIY )

mcjordi wrote:

drill it- wall plug then screw

no nails is a right chew on as you have to hold it /brace it till it sets

How long does it take to set? I thought you'd just put it on, whack it against the wall for a few minutes and then it would finish setting on its own

macman wrote:

NMN will be only as strong as the wall you fix it to, same as screws and plugs would be.

I think the wall itself is fine for support, I wondered if the NMN would be the part that wouldn't hold.

Sou

macman

Yes, of course you'll need a drill to put the plugs in.
NMN will set in 24 hours, but a batten should hold itself up after a few minutes.It will be as strong as the plaster you are fixing it to. If the plaster is weak, then you need to go into the brickwork (I'm assuming this is an outside wall?).

Canucklehead

Soubrette wrote: »

Hello all,

Anyone who has ever read any of my posts in this section will know how completed rubbish at DIY I am, so much so that I try to stay out of the way of any electrical equipment such as drills.

However, I have a small space where my combi boiler is of approx 2.5 foot across and a foot deep, I would like to put some wooden shelves up (the ones with slats) to store my towels.

As per the subject content - rather than use a drill to screw these shelves in, could I use something like nomorenails, I want to glue the batons to the wall and then slot the slats on these batons.

Is this feasible or is it asking for an airing cupboard collapse?

Thanks

Sou

Good afternoon: check your combi's manual for requirements i.e. ventilation and sharing the compartment before you do anything.

HTH

Canucklehead

Soubrette

macman wrote: »

Yes, of course you'll need a drill to put the plugs in.
NMN will set in 24 hours, but a batten should hold itself up after a few minutes.It will be as strong as the plaster you are fixing it to. If the plaster is weak, then you need to go into the brickwork (I'm assuming this is an outside wall?).

No, it's an inside wall.

The combi boiler was put in the same cupboard space that the hot water boiler was in ie a small cupboard in the second main bedroom - as far as I can see there is no ventilation etc, it was just a straight swap canucklehead - I will check the manual though, thanks

Sou

EliteHeat

Soubrette wrote: »

No, it's an inside wall.

The combi boiler was put in the same cupboard space that the hot water boiler was in ie a small cupboard in the second main bedroom - as far as I can see there is no ventilation etc, it was just a straight swap canucklehead - I will check the manual though, thanks

Sou

What he means is that most manufacturers specifically state that the cupboard housing the boiler may not be used for storage. Most owners specifically ignore this, so everyone's happy

Canucklehead

EliteHeat wrote: »

What he means is that most manufacturers specifically state that the cupboard housing the boiler may not be used for storage. Most owners specifically ignore this, so everyone's happy

Make that 'what she means'.:D

Canucklehead