Hanging Kitchen Wall Cupboards On Plasterboard

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.

Hanging kitchen wall cupboards on plasterboard.

If that s the case you just have to drill two holes insert the plugs and fix the cabinet. If the cabinet isn t plumb slip shims between the cabinet and wall at the stud lines and adjust as necessary. Fixing a heavy cabinet to a plasterboard wall or a brick wall can be tricky especially if you re a diy novice. 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.

Set the first wall cabinet on the ledger strip and 1 4 inch away from its reference line on the wall. 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. You can find the gripit plasterboard fixings used in this video here.

What is the best way to hang kitchen cupboards on plasterboard walls. Always ensure your wall cabinets are level with a spirit level. And after hanging your wall cabinets secure them to each other with screws to increase their strength. Secure the top and bottom of the cabinet to the wall with 3 inch long 10 cabinet.

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. Snap a chalk line for accuracy and confirm that it s level. Many people that i ve spoken with don t trust plasterboard fixing screws. Hanging cabinets on plaster walls use a carpenter s level to mark the locations of the bottom of the cabinet on the wall.

The wall cabinet featured here is the lugano wall unit.