Mounting Bathroom 'Furniture' on Stud walls

Neil_S_3

I am in the middle of refitting my bathroom and have a newbie question.

I have been putting up some studwork which I shall drill into to support items such as the Glass Shower Screen, Soap dish, Shower Mixer unit, Basin, Cistern, Mirror and Shelf.

Am I ok to just use wood screws to screw into the studwork to support the items above? I don't think I have a problem with the lighter items, but I am wondering if I need to use wall plugs for the heavier items?

BobProperty

You need to put extra bits of studwork aka noggins where you will be screwing the heavy items to, and use special plasterboard plugs for the other items. Hope this advice isn't too late :eek:

Will_it_make_me_rich

WHat have you used in the struction of the stud walls?

If you have used wood then wood screws will do, no need to use wall plugs at all. Make sure though you are screwing into the wood not just plasterboard for the heavier items.

Oh do you mean that you would drill into the wall behind the stud wall for the heavier items, ah then yes you probably will need to.
The only problem with this is the length of screws you will need to use.

ormus

assuming you are using 2x2 studwork, i always double up on the noggins so that ive got 4 inches to play with, when fixing the bathroom equipment.

and always write/draw a plan of where every stud/noggin is.

BobProperty

Will_it_make_me_rich wrote: »

.....Oh do you mean that you would drill into the wall behind the stud wall for the heavier items, ah then yes you probably will need to.
The only problem with this is the length of screws you will need to use.

If I'm understanding this correctly I must say I have never seen this done with stud walls, which are usually made from 3 x 2 timber or 4 x 2 timber. You would therefore need screws at least, say, 120mm long :eek:
Are you not thinking of "dot and dab"'ed plasterboard?

BobProperty

ormus wrote: »

assuming you are using 2x2 studwork,.....

I hope not. I'll let you off if you are using 2 x 2 for noggins but not a stud wall surely?

missile

Best if you can locate items so that fixings line up with studs, then use (good quality) wood srews. If you are fixing lighter items to plasterboard you can get away with rawl plugs, spring toggles are better and intersets are best.

If you need to fix items like a soap dish on tiles, locate fixings on the grout lines where it is easier to drill through.

Will_it_make_me_rich

BobProperty wrote: »

If I'm understanding this correctly I must say I have never seen this done with stud walls, which are usually made from 3 x 2 timber or 4 x 2 timber. You would therefore need screws at least, say, 120mm long :eek:
Are you not thinking of "dot and dab"'ed plasterboard?

LOL yep 120mm long screws, thats what I was thinking.
This was because Neil_S said

I am wondering if I need to use wall plugs for the heavier items?

And I thought wall plugs what are you going to do? drill into the wall behind!
Maybe he meant plasterboard plugs :rolleyes:

BobProperty

Will_it_make_me_rich wrote: »

......Maybe he meant plasterboard plugs :rolleyes:

Hopefully he did.

caleyles

I'm a plumber and would advise that for your glass shower screen or any furniture that will get wet, i.e. shower rail etc that you use stainless steel screws not standard wood screws as normal steel screws rust and if for any reason you have to remove an item it can be extremely difficult, also occasionally rust marks can appear round the area where standard steel screws are used, you can normally get ss screws at an industrial/building suppliers not normally your diy merchants, hope this may help a bit.:wall:

Neil_S_3

Thanks all, I am just installing extra noggins and so forth at the moment, everything that is going up in the bathroom will have wooden studwork behind in which to screw into.

I have been very careful to set everything out and will create a diagram so I know exactly where to fit the 'furniture'.

Sounds like it will be safe to screw directly into the wooden studwork which is good. I shall get some stainless screws for the shower screen.