Hanging Kitchen Wall Cupboards On Plasterboard

I ve been told that the gold standard is to cut away a 10 strip of plasterboard where the fixing hooks will go and replace with plywood.

Hanging kitchen wall cupboards on plasterboard.

Hanging cabinets on plaster walls use a carpenter s level to mark the locations of the bottom of the cabinet on the wall. Many people that i ve spoken with don t trust plasterboard fixing screws. Drill and countersink two holes in each of the mounting rails inside the cabinet and drive 2 1 2 inch cabinet screws through the holes. Set the first wall cabinet on the ledger strip and 1 4 inch away from its reference line on the wall.

And after hanging your wall cabinets secure them to each other with screws to increase their strength. As with all wall cupboards there are really two types of fitting a catch fitting or screwed into the wall as this is going up on plasterboard i didn t want to chance the catch fitting so chose to screw the cupboards into the wall using the wood behind the plasterboard. Our boconcept staff demonstrate how to install a wall cabinet on a plasterboard wall. How to hang a bathroom cabinet on plasterboard wall hanging a cabinet in bathroom is probably even easier that in the kitchen because very often you will have solid brick walls.

Drill four holes in the rear of the cabinet with a 3 16 inch drill bit spaced according to the measurement of the studs two holes per stud. Secure the top and bottom of the cabinet to the wall with 3 inch long 10 cabinet. Drill the holes in the upper and lower hanging rails of the cabinets the two horizontal pieces of lumber along the top and bottom of the back of the cabinet. If that s the case you just have to drill two holes insert the plugs and fix the cabinet.

Fixing a heavy cabinet to a plasterboard wall or a brick wall can be tricky especially if you re a diy novice. The wall cabinet featured here is the lugano wall unit. Place the corner wall cabinet on the screws or ledger. If the cabinet isn t plumb slip shims between the cabinet and wall at the stud lines and adjust as necessary.

Snap a chalk line for accuracy and confirm that it s level.