Which screws for Ikea bathroom cabinet?

nightofjoy

We bought the Ikea Fullen bathroom cabinet a couple of weeks ago. I put the thing together, and kept the screws with it, but they've since gone missing.


Can anyone tell me what kind/size of screws and plugs I'll need to mount a cabinet of this size?


http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10189039/



Cheers.

Ebe_Scrooge

Inch and a half number 8.


What is the wall made of ? If it's solid brick then something like a number 6 or 8 screw would probably be fine, matching rawl plugs, job done. If plasterboard, then ideally find the studs and screw into them, but a bathroom cabinet is not going to be massively heavy so standard plasterboard fixings would probably be OK.

nightofjoy

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Inch and a half number 8.


What is the wall made of ? If it's solid brick then something like a number 6 or 8 screw would probably be fine, matching rawl plugs, job done. If plasterboard, then ideally find the studs and screw into them, but a bathroom cabinet is not going to be massively heavy so standard plasterboard fixings would probably be OK.

I suspect it will be going into masonry, I can't imagine the plaster being more than 1cm thick - it's an old building. Thanks....

ic

Ikea don't normally supply the fixings to attach to the walls, so you won't have lost anything. The fixing can differ depending on what you're attaching to, so they leave it up to you to select what is appropriate. The instructions for your cabinet advise the screws used should be pan head, rather than countersunk.

nightofjoy

ic wrote: »

Ikea don't normally supply the fixings to attach to the walls, so you won't have lost anything. The fixing can differ depending on what you're attaching to, so they leave it up to you to select what is appropriate. The instructions for your cabinet advise the screws used should be pan head, rather than countersunk.

I've only just noticed that there are only two mounting points on the cabinet - not one at each corner as I'd assumed. This might mean that the 40mm screws I've bought won't do the job.

Also, I bought countersunk before reading this.

So.... off to buy different screws tomorrow. The guy at the shop didn't know what number 6 or number 8 meant, so if someone could just give me a mm size, that would be great. Thanks :j

Ebe_Scrooge

nightofjoy wrote: »

The guy at the shop didn't know what number 6 or number 8 meant

Really ???? Blimey, call me old-fashioned, but really ?

OK, go to a proper old-fashioned hardware store, ask for a couple of pan-head screws to fit the holes in your cabinet, and a couple of matching rawl-plugs. You never know, go to B&Q or the like, you might get lucky and actually get to speak to someone that knows what they're talking about. Drill holes into wall, using appropriately sized drill bit, tap in rawl plugs, screw cabinet to wall, job done.

nightofjoy

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Really ???? Blimey, call me old-fashioned, but really ?

OK, go to a proper old-fashioned hardware store, ask for a couple of pan-head screws to fit the holes in your cabinet, and a couple of matching rawl-plugs. You never know, go to B&Q or the like, you might get lucky and actually get to speak to someone that knows what they're talking about. Drill holes into wall, using appropriately sized drill bit, tap in rawl plugs, screw cabinet to wall, job done.

I know. TBH I got the impression that the 6 & 8 mentioned earlier would be standard sizes, as they were said with confidence, but I don't have a decent DIY shop within walking distance, and none of the packs seem to have a clear number like 6 or 8, they're all in mm.

I know what I'm doing drilling the holes and screwing them in, just don't want the bloody cabinet to fall off the wall and explode into a million pieces haha

So year, 40mm were the ones I came away with. I figured 4 of those on each corner would be ok, but now I'm wondering whether to go longer with it only being attached to the wall by two screws, one on each top corner?

keith969

I'd be inclined to go with No 8 x 2" (also known as 4mm x 50mm) crosshead screws; the cabinet is unlikely to need more than the top two unless you're putting lead weights in it... Countersunk ones are far more common and will work fine.

nightofjoy

keith969 wrote: »

I'd be inclined to go with No 8 x 2" (also known as 4mm x 50mm) crosshead screws; the cabinet is unlikely to need more than the top two unless you're putting lead weights in it... Countersunk ones are far more common and will work fine.

Great, I'll get some of those today thanks.