I've boarded out a wall in my kitchen, attached to which will be cupboards, cooker hood etc.
I filled in the areas between the battens with sheets of high-density chipboard and ply so as not to have to rely on any hollow wall fixings.
You can see the effect to the right on this photo:
I filled in the areas between the battens with sheets of high-density chipboard and ply so as not to have to rely on any hollow wall fixings.
You can see the effect to the right on this photo: