wall units on stud walls

[marc1106]

i have seen this asked on many forums so i thought this may help someone as i was doing this on a current job


mark out area to be removed
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remove board by scoring with stanley knife or a padsaw
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insert noggins were needed and fix ply to studs
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with careful planing you will not see the alterations once all units are
up!

aha i have done a after and before thing

[speed]

thats the only way to doit imo
i wouldnt trust anysort of plasterboard plug/fixing to hold a wall unit up, as they usually get filled with heavy stuff,

[royaloakcarpentry]

I just use the 3 metre lengths of continuous hanging rail. same profile as a normal bracket but with the advantage of being 3 metres long it enables you to fix in one length bridging all studs.

No cutting walls out, adding noggins, closing wall afterwards, mess, added labour costs.

It obviously doesn't work on the bottom end kitchen ranges such as Ikea that use direct fix method to hang units.

[marc1106]

I just use the 3 metre lengths of continuous hanging rail. same profile as a normal bracket but with the advantage of being 3 metres long it enables you to fix in one length bridging all studs.

No cutting walls out, adding noggins, closing wall afterwards, mess, added labour costs.

It obviously doesn't work on the bottom end kitchen ranges such as Ikea that use direct fix method to hang units.

i use them somtimes but i find it still takes as long finding studs to fix to! also the ply and 3x2 behind it only cost a fiver in total with IS cheaper than the hanging rails! also once al units are in and end panels on you cant even see where the wall was cut! but horses for courses mate

[royaloakcarpentry]

make you right with the method, thats why I added that some units can't be combined with the continuous strips.

You know what some of the cheap nasty units are like such as the Ikea ones. they don't go on brackets. They have a hole in the hardboard back panel and are hung on a screw and 'washer'. So the method you have illustrated is the safest way to hang them.

Although I still don't think Ikea wall units are safe. They are held by the back panel which is only pinned to the units lol. One big reason I refuse to fit Ikea kitchens.

As you say, horses for courses and there are quiet a few of them when it comes to kitchens.

[DIY_Johnny]

Well done mark, Nice and concise, perhaps we should have this on the "how to" guides of this Web Site as I often read good tips like this and it invariable gets moved down the topic list and 2 months later its a bugger to find