Hi
I'm stripping my bathroom and pulling the tiles off the wall where I intend hanging a bath screen. It's a hundred year old terrace and the wall is a sturdy 3 x 2 partition wall with lath and plaster which I'm going to pull off.
Having ordered a hinged bath screen on-line however, I've now realised it weighs in at a mighty 36kg.
Q1; Does the wall take the entire weight of the screen, or is some supported by the rim of the bath ( see link for picture of the screen )
http://snipurl.com/43mm8
Q2: I intend to fix some extra 2x4 into the wall to screw into, but would it be better to use heavy plywood instead of plasterboard in order to spread the weight?
Does anyone have experience fitting a heavy (8mm thick) bath screen like this ?
I'm stripping my bathroom and pulling the tiles off the wall where I intend hanging a bath screen. It's a hundred year old terrace and the wall is a sturdy 3 x 2 partition wall with lath and plaster which I'm going to pull off.
Having ordered a hinged bath screen on-line however, I've now realised it weighs in at a mighty 36kg.
Q1; Does the wall take the entire weight of the screen, or is some supported by the rim of the bath ( see link for picture of the screen )
http://snipurl.com/43mm8
Q2: I intend to fix some extra 2x4 into the wall to screw into, but would it be better to use heavy plywood instead of plasterboard in order to spread the weight?
Does anyone have experience fitting a heavy (8mm thick) bath screen like this ?