n9luke Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Hi, got home from work today and got stuck straight into fitting my cabinet, I had chosen to put it in the cupboard under the stairs, all well and good until I realised that our house has plasterboard Walls with a 80mm gap before it hits the breeze block, and I've looked in other areas around the house and it's all the same, now I have been told that you can mount them in your loft? As this is the only solid brick wall I can find? Has anyone had the same problems or has anyone mounted theirs within the loft Cheers lads Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 One of my cabinets is mounted in the loft, and has been okay'd by the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majordisorder Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Hi, got home from work today and got stuck straight into fitting my cabinet, I had chosen to put it in the cupboard under the stairs, all well and good until I realised that our house has plasterboard Walls with a 80mm gap before it hits the breeze block, and I've looked in other areas around the house and it's all the same, now I have been told that you can mount them in your loft? As this is the only solid brick wall I can find? Has anyone had the same problems or has anyone mounted theirs within the loft Cheers lads Luke What about your floor, is it wood of concrete? If the latter why not bolt it to the floor instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Mine is in the loft but suffers from damp so I had to fit a heater in the cabinet to stop the guns going rusty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock1 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 My last house was the same and the PSNI (im in NI) told me it was fine to bolt it to the concrete floor with 4 m10 bolts. I was storing rifles and shotguns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 I had the same problem,i just put the cabinet on its back and secured to a concrete floor BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW682 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 (edited) A bit more work, but if you wanted you could mark around the cabinet on the wall and then remove the plasterboard in that area to mount directly on the blocks behind. In reality, it probably wouldn't make much difference if you just mounted on top of the board anyway. Plenty of cabinets are mounted that way. Is an 80mm gap any less secure than say 15mm? Maybe, maybe not. One could jab with the end of a wrecking bar through the board and you are behind the cabinet anyway. Having said that, I would probably sink it in anyway just to "feel" a bit better. Not sure that in reality it makes much difference. HW682 Edit: another thought, 80mm sounds too big for dot and dab, so the borad is possibly mounted on a wooden frame? If, makes recessing as above a bit harder. But if you could get the anchors through clearance holes in the timber as well, they would act as spacers and give you something to realyy tighten up against. Edited November 4, 2010 by HW682 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 I rented a house for 18 months and that was plaster and dab so I marked out where cabinet was to go - drilled a few 2" holes in plasterboard - got a squerty cement gun and filled space between plaster and breeze block's with runny mix of plaster dab - by time i moved in it was dry and used 120mm sleeve bolts - solid as a rock. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Beast Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Hi, got home from work today and got stuck straight into fitting my cabinet, I had chosen to put it in the cupboard under the stairs, all well and good until I realised that our house has plasterboard Walls with a 80mm gap before it hits the breeze block, and I've looked in other areas around the house and it's all the same, now I have been told that you can mount them in your loft? As this is the only solid brick wall I can find? Has anyone had the same problems or has anyone mounted theirs within the loft Cheers lads Luke Id recommend you cut out the plasterboard and any dwangs and fit under your stair to the block wall. I fitted mine in the loft and its an utter pain getting ladders out etc (bit less hassle if you have a loft ladder which i dont?) Ive been intouch with the local bobbies and have permission to move into living level of the house. After a long days walking and shooting the last thing you can be ***** to do is go through the hassle of going up into the loft and putting gun away. Obviously I do it but thankfully not for much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddJob Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Had exactly the same issue with my place when I moved in, not a solid wall anywhere. Spoke to the chap, he said it was very common and to secure it to the floor, which I've done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n9luke Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Had exactly the same issue with my place when I moved in, not a solid wall anywhere. Spoke to the chap, he said it was very common and to secure it to the floor, which I've done. I presume you mean stood up and not layed with door facing upwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbbingfinger Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 As far as I'm aware, if someone knows different please correct me, it has to be mounted to the fabric of the building. Therefore the cabinet may be secured to the breeze blocks as long as its secure. You could pre drill the hole and fill with a fixing resin, wait for it to go off then wind the bolts in. When cured give the cabinet a "good kickin" to see if it comes off the wall. I would remove the plaster board if i was you but if your bolts are long enough it shouldnt matter. Call your local FEO and ask him to come round and have a look when he is near, he uses a diary for appointments with people so he should be able to give you 5 minutes? Failing that ask his advice over the phone. Mine was very helpfull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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