Batton walls for units or fasten to Bricks

[rebelbuttmunch]

Hi,

Before I slab and plaster my kitchen should I think about where the batons should go or should I not think about it and just fasten the units through the slabs into the blocks?

Thanks!

 

[joinerjohn]

Personally, I'd really think about where units are going and put some wide battens in to fix the units to. Also a good time to think about electrics etc. Wall unit lighting, under unit lighting, extractor supply etc and run these before the wall is boarded.

 

[rebelbuttmunch]

Thanks for the reply. I never even thought about wide batons! Doh... I was imagining putting up narrow ones in a kind of mad guess. Cheers!

Ive a bloke coming around to do the electric's and I'll move the pipes. Im taking down the old units now. Years of Someone else's grease on the top... urgh.

 

[joinerjohn]

When I said wide battens, I did mean something like 3" wide battens placed horizontally between the uprights at the height where your wall unit brackets will be screwed to.

 

[rebelbuttmunch]

Thanks!

I'm wondering,

If I want to put insulated plaster board onto the wall behind the units(its the gable wall/cavity block) should I cut the insulation so it fits over the batons, or should I nail the insulated board onto the batons? I was going to nail the board straight onto the wall, but now that baton situation has me a bit confused.

Id be afraid that nailing the insulated board onto the batons might negate the insulating effect of the board.