Hanging heavy rad on plasterboard wall

[wetdrip]

Will do my son.

May the force be with you.
P.s. In HD please.

 

[Ermintrude]

Lend us your new samsung camera then

 

[erpkid]

Unless it is a monster on 12.5 mm plasterboard the way to go

Spit Driva TP12 Panhead Fixings Metal 35mm Pack of 100 | Self Drills | NoLinkingToThis

In general work these are a life saver as "get me a spit" will sort the job - just be aware of the violence on insertion. Impact driver and no apology is the way forward with these brutal chaps.

 

[village idiot]

You can try that new product which featured in Dragon's Den. Haven't tried it myself yet.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...MZfBhtWDHp1-g313_PFIrOw&bvm=bv.81828268,d.ZGU

 

[LPC]

These:
Hollow Wall Anchors 6-13mm M5 x 43mm Pack of 10 | Hollow Wall | NoLinkingToThis

Set with this:
Setting Tool | Builders Accessories | NoLinkingToThis

There is no better way.

 

[spanner]

May the force be with you.
P.s. In HD please.

See what I can find.
But hanging rad to hollow of wall is defo a nono
May the forth be with you...

 

[spanner]

What a lonnng thread. Always thought to bash a hole through the wall and batten up to the anchor rad brackets and be a chippy for extra half a day..or maybe two

 

[lame plumber]

You can try that new product which featured in Dragon's Den. Haven't tried it myself yet.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...MZfBhtWDHp1-g313_PFIrOw&bvm=bv.81828268,d.ZGU

waste of money, just use a pozi drive to make a hole, slip in a hollow wall anchor and pull it up with a setting tool, and they are cheaper.

 

[AMW]

Use hollow wall anchors but have never used the setting tool, put through the rad bracket into the wall then screw it until it's tight job done :smile5:

 

[stevetheplumber]

waste of money, just use a pozi drive to make a hole, slip in a hollow wall anchor and pull it up with a setting tool, and they are cheaper.

worst thing you can do with plasterboard is knock a screwdriver through to make the hole you should always drill if you bang through you get a neat hole at the front and a crater behind then your trying to get a fixing on board thats now half the thickness it was suitable sized spade bit with little pressure is favorite

 

[bright spark]

Lads did d guy not say d rad was 35 kg weight with no water. I don't think ye'd b hanging that on plasterboard. Personally I'd b putting rad brackets directly on joists if builder could organise or screwing a bit of 12 mm ply to wall joists and securing rad to that. But I'm open to suggestions

 

[wetdrip]

Lend us your new samsung camera then

I'm still running on tape.

 

[cr0ft]

Lads did d guy not say d rad was 35 kg weight with no water. I don't think ye'd b hanging that on plasterboard. Personally I'd b putting rad brackets directly on joists if builder could organise or screwing a bit of 12 mm ply to wall joists and securing rad to that. But I'm open to suggestions

No problem at all. Each of those anchor fixings is good for 20kg so with 4 that's going to be 80kg. Plasterboard is incredibly strong in shear i.e. up and down forces across it's face. Try pulling it apart and you will see There is next to no force pulling it out from the wall as 99% of the weight of the rad is acting downwards. If nervous then use 6x anchor fixings for 120kg hold strength.

Joists are obviously a better solution but I wouldn't be worrying about ripping open a wall to hang a 35kg + water rad tbh.

 

[R.Oak]

Ive always found decent plasterboard fixings and some 'sticks like ****' does the job. If you really are in doubt cut a hole, insert some batton and screw through into it so that the rad bracket and batton and being pinched up tight through the plasterboard.

 

[SimonG]

My favourite at the moment is to cut an offcut of grant westfield panel, smaller than rad. Screw this into studs, white side out, and then hang rad on that using the short projection side of bracket. Once its on you cant see it.