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*Fit a Noggin | *Fit a Noggin | ||
*[[Screw]] at least one side to an upright | *[[Screw]] at least one side to an upright | ||
*Fix the rad to | *Fix the rad to ply to spread the load | ||
*Drill extra holes in the brackets and fix every 2-3" | |||
Opinions as to how much people would hang off a PB point fixing vary greatly. Having had single coathooks on toggles fail I wouldn't do it at all. On the other hand some people have hung fairly large rads on PB and got away with it. | Opinions as to how much people would hang off a PB point fixing vary greatly. Having had single coathooks on toggles fail I wouldn't do it at all. On the other hand some people have hung fairly large rads on PB, and some of them got away with it. | ||
[https://groups.google.com/forum/?pli=1#!topic/uk.d-i-y/bBfJKJ4dBco discussion thread] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 6 September 2014
Can a radiator be mounted onto plasterboard? Its a perennial question...
Options:
- Toggle PB fixings
- The PB fixings that use a setting tool
- Fit a Noggin
- Screw at least one side to an upright
- Fix the rad to ply to spread the load
- Drill extra holes in the brackets and fix every 2-3"
Opinions as to how much people would hang off a PB point fixing vary greatly. Having had single coathooks on toggles fail I wouldn't do it at all. On the other hand some people have hung fairly large rads on PB, and some of them got away with it.