I recently installed my kitchen and I'm worrying a bit about the wall units on one wall.
The wall had been plasterboarded (dot and dab). Rather than trying to attach the the wall units to the plasterboard, I cut out a horizontal channel in the plasterboard and attached a wooden batten to the wall in that channel. The batten is maybe 25mm deep, and is very firmly fixed to the wall with 50mm screws every 300mm or so. I then attached the metal hanging rail to the batten with screws that are just screwed in to the batten i.e. the screws are maybe 25mm and are fixed only to the batten, not the wall.
I've since hung the wall units and filled them and they seem fine, but I can't help but worry that they are ultimately fixed to the wall with 25mm screws. Am I worrying about nothing, or have I done a crap job that needs to be corrected? I hate to think that they could one day fall down and injure someone.
The wall had been plasterboarded (dot and dab). Rather than trying to attach the the wall units to the plasterboard, I cut out a horizontal channel in the plasterboard and attached a wooden batten to the wall in that channel. The batten is maybe 25mm deep, and is very firmly fixed to the wall with 50mm screws every 300mm or so. I then attached the metal hanging rail to the batten with screws that are just screwed in to the batten i.e. the screws are maybe 25mm and are fixed only to the batten, not the wall.
I've since hung the wall units and filled them and they seem fine, but I can't help but worry that they are ultimately fixed to the wall with 25mm screws. Am I worrying about nothing, or have I done a crap job that needs to be corrected? I hate to think that they could one day fall down and injure someone.