how to fit wall units onto plasterboarded wall.

Yulka1974

I am trying to fit Ikea kitchen myself (with some help of course). the walls in the kitchen are very uneven. so they were covered with plasterboards.
where I planned to fit wall units there is a gap about 7 cm between plasterboard and wall and the wall itself - just bare bricks.


any advice wouldbe greatly appreciated

Buellguy

These should work, can't remember how much they hold though

http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/hardware/fixings/cavity_fixings/Rawlplug-Spring-Toggle-91949-Large-9281510

Alternatively, if you can get all the way back into the brickwork, these

http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/hardware/fixings/anchor_bolts/B-and-Q-Anchor-Bolts-9372103

preferably longer though

Sgt_Pepper_2

I wouldn't trust a spring toggle to hold a kitchen cupboard.

bobthedambuilder

If there's a 7cm gap, chances are there are some studs onto which the plasterboard is anchored. If you can find them, you can fix a longitudinal plate along the length of the wall units by screwing into the studs, and hang the units onto this.

Yulka1974

bobthedambuilder wrote: »

If there's a 7cm gap, chances are there are some studs onto which the plasterboard is anchored. If you can find them, you can fix a longitudinal plate along the length of the wall units by screwing into the studs, and hang the units onto this.

thank you bob!
but could you translate it to "blond language" please.

Steve_the_fitter

I really dont think this is as easy as it sounds. Unless you can find the studs and fit the hanging rails to then I really would consider getting a pro in for this. You will need to go back to the brick but with 70mm odd of the screw out if the wall it will be prone to bending and possibly breaking once the cabinet is full

I really think Ikea wall units let their kitchens down in a big way because all they are held up with is 2 screws. So one of the 900high by 1000 wall units are held up with 2 screws!!!!

southcoastrgi

why on earth didn't you get it plastered instead of dry lining it if you knew you were gonna fit cupboards, apart from cutting out the plasterboard & fixing wood to the solid wall i can't really see how you are going to do it

Jonesya

I agree with Southcoastrgi - go for cut-outs. If you can get your hands on a Fein Multimaster or Bosch Multi then cutting neat shapes out of plasterboard is childs play.

keystone

7cm is far too big a gap to have any chance of sucessfully securing cabs into the wall.

Back to first principles.

Reclaim the nearly three inches of kitchen you have already lost. Remove plasterboard, remove studwork frame. Reattach plasterboard (probably new) to brickwork via D&D and skim or alternatively just properly replaster the wall as SCRGI suggested earlier.

Cheers

Russe11

Why is it assumed there is a studwork frame? could it not just be dot and dab?

southcoastrgi

Russe11 wrote: »

Why is it assumed there is a studwork frame? could it not just be dot and dab?

nearly 3 inches i doubt very much it's dot & dab