Hanging Kitchen Wall Cupboards On Plasterboard

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.

Hanging kitchen wall cupboards on plasterboard.

What is the best way to hang kitchen cupboards on plasterboard walls. If that s the case you just have to drill two holes insert the plugs and fix the cabinet. 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. Secure the top and bottom of the cabinet to the wall with 3 inch long 10 cabinet.

If the cabinet isn t plumb slip shims between the cabinet and wall at the stud lines and adjust as necessary. 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. 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.

Fixing a heavy cabinet to a plasterboard wall or a brick wall can be tricky especially if you re a diy novice. Hanging cabinets on plaster walls use a carpenter s level to mark the locations of the bottom of the cabinet on the wall. You can find the gripit plasterboard fixings used in this video here. 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.

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. The wall cabinet featured here is the lugano wall unit.

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