fixing a gun cabinet

[jimlsd]

I have seen variuos posts in the past about fixing cabinets to walls etc and although most crazy suggestions have been put right by members i thought i would post what i think are the correct soloutions to fixing cabinets..

 

First of all i am a joiner to trade and i have came across all manners of wall types etc so i thought i would describe them and possible solutions.

 

1: timberframe/kit houses..

you will need a stanley knife,level,cordless drill or screwdrivers,coach bolts,saw,and socketset/spanners

to acheive the best fixings here would be to,

A: locate a upright(Stud) and determine the spacings between studs the mark the height of the cabinet and width of the cabinet in the centre of the two studs then mark the centre of the posts (where the cabinet is going) and mark up to the height of the cabinet. then cut the plasterboard out to reveal the two edges of the posts and possibly insulation etc. then measure the height of the bolt holes on the cabinet and mark the height on the sides of the revealed posts. (this will now become the "centre" for the noggin or dwang) measure in between the studs to get a "dwang" size. if the kit is of 4" x 2" construction then i would use 4"x2" "dwangs".. once you have cut the "dwangs" to length then you need to fit them in the wall using the marks you marked on the side of the studs as a centre mark. fit the "dwang" and screw in place with good quality screws(you will need a "dwang" at every fixing point of the cabinet". then refit the plasterboard to studs using plasterbord screws.. you then will be able to fix your cabinet in place using coach bolts into the "dwangs" which will provide a very firm fixing using maximum strenth..

 

p.s

possible ames taping could be reqd where the plasterboard had been cut

you also can use one stud to fix one side of the cabinet and the dwangs to fit the other side.

 

 

2:tradidonal built house (4"block then 2" cavity then 4"block then 2"x2" framing with plasterboard)

you will need 10mm or 12mm drill bits,hammer drill,cordless drill,chemical fix(epoxy resin) steel threaded rod cut roughly to 250mm with correct fitting nuts. a LEVEL!!

 

i would again find a post but use it as a "centre" for the cabinet,then offer the cabinet up to the wall then mark all the fixing holes through the cabinet onto the wall. then using a drill, drill through the plasterboard. then using a hammer drill drill into the 4" block (using a 10mm or 12mm drill bit" then using pieces of steel threaded rod (available at all builders merchants) insert into the driled holes and re offer the cabinet to the wall ensuring the rods are drill ed in the right place. then using a tube of chemical fix or epoxy resin inject into one hole at a time and push the threded rod into the hole and allow them to set then once set fit nuts to the rod and tighten the cabinet to the wall.

 

the stud in the middle allows the cabinet to be really tight without pulling through the plasterboard.

 

3: plaster and lathe external wall,

you will need a level, a hammer drill, drill, chemical fix(epoxy resin) 10mm or 12mm steel threaded rod cut to 200mm and 10mm or 12mm drill bits.

 

find a stud again and use that as a centre for the cabinet. then offer the cabinet to the wall and level up,then mark the holes through the cabinet onto the wall. then using a drill and dril bit carefully drill through the plaster and lathe without hitting the stone.

 

then using the hammer drill and correct size bit proceed t drill the hole onto the stone behind until the correct depth is reached (not through to the other side!!!!!) then push the steel rod through and re offer the cabinet to the bolts to check the holes are in the correct place. then one by one pull a rod out and inject the chemical fix in the hole and reinsert the rod. then when you are satisfied the resin has hardened fit nuts and tighten up.

 

the timber stud in the centre will prevent the cabinet from pulling trough the wall or cracking the plaster.

 

 

4: fixing into concrete block ar brick wall.

tools reqd, hammer drill,level,10mm rawl bolts,hammer and socket set/spanners

 

this is the easiest and best fixing platform!!.

offer up the cabinet to the wall and level up, mark the fixing holes through the cabinet onto the wall.

remove the cabinet and drill the wall with the correct size of drill bit to the correct depth.

then re offer the cabinet to the wall and push the rawlbolts throgh the holes in the cabinet and into the drilled holes in the wall, then tighten up

 

p.s if walls are brittle or crumbly then i would use steel threaded rod and chemcal fix to save damage to the wall.

 

 

I think i have covered most usual situations but feel free to pm me with any questions. all of these methods are my interpretation of a good and solid fixing for cabinets. there are alternative methods but i think these are the best..

 

ATB

jim..

 

p.s

might want to sticky this