Vertical radiator on single stud?

[phloaw]

Hi, I have an internal, decorated plasterboard wall with poor studding: from left to right, there is a 22mm wide (i.e., horizontally parallel to the wall) stud, then a 38mm stud (the two studs are spaced 60cm), then the jack stud of the door.
I need to hang a ~2500 BTUs radiator (I have gas central heating), and I'd prefer to avoid both hanging on plasterboard and adding battens/noggins to fix the brackets.

So I thought to fit a vertical radiator (total width 27cm) by fixing all the four brackets to the 38mm stud via steel plates/flat brackets similar to this one:

Would that work and be doable?
Any suggestion welcome.

 

[Timmy D]

Yes it would work as long as you can get a good fixing to whatever metal you decide to use.

Saying that, I think you’re overthinking it. Just get some plasterboard fixings. I think 6mm toggle bolts on 12.5mm plasterboard are rated for 15kg. 4 fixings = 60kg. Can’t imagine your rad weighing more than that.

 

[phloaw]

Yes it would work as long as you can get a good fixing to whatever metal you decide to use.

Saying that, I think you’re overthinking it. Just get some plasterboard fixings. I think 6mm toggle bolts on 12.5mm plasterboard are rated for 15kg. 4 fixings = 60kg. Can’t imagine your rad weighing more than that.

You're probably right, I tend to overthink things. That said, not using plasterboard fixing gives me some peace of mind, also because the plasterboard is only 9.5mm. Would probably still be ok, but...