Hanging Kitchen Wall Cupboards On Plasterboard

Place the corner wall cabinet on the screws or ledger.

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. You can find the gripit plasterboard fixings used in this video here. 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 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.

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. Always ensure your wall cabinets are level with a spirit level.

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. Our boconcept staff demonstrate how to install a wall cabinet on a plasterboard wall. 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.

Snap a chalk line for accuracy and confirm that it s level. The wall cabinet featured here is the lugano wall unit. 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. What is the best way to hang kitchen cupboards on plasterboard walls.

Fixing a heavy cabinet to a plasterboard wall or a brick wall can be tricky especially if you re a diy novice.