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Bathroom Cabinet
Nikkisun
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I'm in the middle of building an Ikea bathroom cabinet and it's only just dawned on me how heavy it is (16kg and more with my stuff in it). What's the best way to fix it to a plasterboard wall? I have some of these:
Are they up to the job or is it a disaster waiting to happen?
Are they up to the job or is it a disaster waiting to happen?
xxx Nikki xxx
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If you add extra screws, they might just do it, but the best way is to try and locate the wooden studs in the wall and fix to them, or as many as you can, depending on location of the studs.
Is this a wall cabinet, or for a sink? I've bought separate legs to support floor cabinets in the past.0 -
They will easily support your 16KG due to the weight load being vertical to the fixing.
Why aren't you using the fixings supplied by the manufacturer though?Understeer is when you hit a wall with the front of your car
Oversteer is when you hit a wall with the back of your car
Horsepower is how fast your car hits the wall
Torque is how far your car sends the wall across the field once you've hit it0 -
It's a wall cabinet
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20205171/
Ikea supply screws but obviously I need some kind of plasterboard fixings.
The other potential issue is that it only fixes to the wall in two places (top corners) although I suppose I could add extra fixings if necessary.xxx Nikki xxx0
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