SV650.org - SV650 & Gladius 650 Forum - Kitchen Cabinet Fastening

SV650.org - SV650 & Gladius 650 Forum (http://forums.sv650.org/index.php)

- Idle Banter (http://forums.sv650.org/forumdisplay.php?f=116)

- - Kitchen Cabinet Fastening (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=129959)

Tris	17-04-09 07:10 AM

Kitchen Cabinet Fastening

I've got to put some kitchen wall cupboards to put up which I want to stay put permanently !!

Prob is that it's a thermalite block wall with plaster board stuck on (I forget the proper word for that) the surface

What are the best fixings to use??

Cheers

The Guru

17-04-09 07:24 AM

Re: Kitchen Cabinet Fastening

I used these...
http://www.screwfix.com/sfd/i/cat/05/p1395505_l.jpg

I use these for hanging pictures, mirrors.. anything that I need to put on a plasterboard wall.

Jdubya

17-04-09 07:25 AM

Re: Kitchen Cabinet Fastening

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tris (Post 1870740)

I've got to put some kitchen wall cupboards to put up which I want to stay put permanently !!

Prob is that it's a thermalite block wall with plaster board stuck on (I forget the proper word for that) the surface

What are the best fixings to use??

Cheers

Dot-and-dab...;)

Tris	17-04-09 07:28 AM

Re: Kitchen Cabinet Fastening

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jdubya (Post 1870750)

Dot-and-dab...;)

Thats the fella!!

Cheers Guru

Viney

17-04-09 07:43 AM

Re: Kitchen Cabinet Fastening

Just use a decent sized rawl plug and the correct screw for such an item. Breeze blck is fine, just make sure you drill deep enough to compensate for the plaster board. Drill the hole, then tap the rawl plug into the hole using the screw, then screw your cabinet to the wall. job done.

Kilted Ginger

17-04-09 07:47 AM

Re: Kitchen Cabinet Fastening

If its dot and dab better using 2 inch size 10 screws and rawlplugs, the plasterboard fittings that guru suggested but are better in cavity walls with double layer plasterboard.

I'm assuming the cupboards have the offset metal plates on the back of them, is so 1,1/2 screws may be enough, if its the type where you fit a wooden strap to the wall then you will need the 2 inchers.

embee

17-04-09 08:39 PM

Re: Kitchen Cabinet Fastening

Soft thermalite blocks can be a real pain. Best things I've come across are high quality plugs like these Fischer ones

Make sure the hole doesn't drill oversize, maybe do a test hole using 0.5mm smaller drill bit than specified first.

skeetly

17-04-09 08:49 PM

Re: Kitchen Cabinet Fastening

Big 100mm twin thread wood screw straight into the block ;)
Dont pilot drill at all.

$tevo

18-04-09 12:07 AM

Re: Kitchen Cabinet Fastening

Had similar problems. Ended up using screws that B+Q sold for the purpose of retaining window frames. They were about 4 or 5 inches long. Cupboards still up! :)

Bibio

18-04-09 12:21 AM

Re: Kitchen Cabinet Fastening

hammer fixings

http://www.screwfix.com/cats/101149/...Hammer-Fixings

just dont try and get them out again....

All times are GMT. The time now is 07:39 AM.