Stud wall and kitchen units

Bowey123

I am going to put both floor and wall kitchen units on a stud wall.
Does the plasterboards need skimming before the units go in? Or can the units be put directly on the stud wall?

Boohoo

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6683135/stud-wall-and-kitchen-units

I would skim the plaster board.

As for the wall units don't you need to have timber battens set in the correct height/width for the unit screw holes to screw into to get a good fix?

I have only down units on brick work so it's jta thought.

bjorn_toby_wilde

How will you be finishing the parts of the wall that aren’t covered by the units?

WIAWSNB

Hi Bowey.

Really much better to have it all skimmed first, and your plasterer will much prefer to do a whole wall, rather than work around installed units.

It will also look much better.

For mounting the wall units, the best solution on stud walls is continuous hanging rail, which will catch all the available studs. If a rail end stops just short of the next stud, or you just want to secure it, then add a plasterboard fixing there, like the expanding anchor, the type that opens up behind the board, and is pulled firmly and permanently against it, and stays there if the screw is removed.

Continuous rail like this is also easier to get level, and saves a lot of bovver.

FreeBear

Mark the location of the studs on the floor (I've used 50mm tape in the past for this), then get the walls skimmed. Then you can fix to vertical studs with what ever hanging system you want to use.

But before you go sticking up wall units, ask yourself if they are really needed. I have a small kitchen (2.4m by 3.4m) and don't have any wall units. The space feels much bigger, and the lack of storage discourages the tendency to collect & hoard tat'n'crap. Pan drawers makes life easier to store the stuff used on a regular basis, but even so, I still need to go through the cupboards from time to time to clear out stuff lurking from a long time ago.

bjorn_toby_wilde

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82136111#Comment_82136111

Juicers, bread makers, spiralizers, sandwich toasters. That kind of thing?

There’s a corner of every kitchen which becomes a kitchen implement museum for the latest “must haves” 😁

FreeBear

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82136918#Comment_82136918

Bread maker, I use on a weekly basis. Sandwich toaster, juicer, assorted mismatched crockery, 30 year old tins of food, and washed margarine tubs ('cos they might be useful for freezing left overs) - All gone in the bin.

casper_gutman

But how do you freeze leftovers now @FreeBear? 🙂

Luckily our collection of old washed-out takeaway boxes stays a manageable size due to my other half taking them to work and forgetting to bring them home again, otherwise we'd have needed another extension by now.

I was really worried mildly concerned when the government here introduced its single use plastics ban as I assumed we'd have to find a new source of containers for leftovers. Luckily they actually only banned takeaway food containers made of expanded or foamed extruded polystyrene, and exempted other containers.

FreeBear

But how do you freeze leftovers now @FreeBear? 🙂

Simples. Cook just enough for a single meal and avoid the need to freeze leftovers. Or if too much has been cooked, pop it in the fridge to eat the next day.

Haven't got much space in the freezer for food anyway. Currently filled with paper.

bjorn_toby_wilde

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82139713#Comment_82139713

I have to ask…simply because I’m intrigued. Why is your freezer full of paper?

Boohoo

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82139960#Comment_82139960

Full of £50 notes saved for a rainy day.