I've been asked to mount a pair of moderately heavy (6-7kg) loudspeakers to a steel framed stud wall in a local school. I would normally use expansion bolts in a solid wall but obviously they would be no use here. Being a school building, safety is very important. Has anybody got any suggestions?
Fixing to steel framed stud walls
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i would be inclined to fit an 18mm ply spreader plate the other side of the partition and bolt through into the ply. make sure the ply spans at least two uprights.
harv54 said:
why not?
if you were to explain the h & s implications to the Head or Dean or whatever, then surely it's in the school's best intrests?
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absolutely!
an 8'x4' sheet for example, screwed at regular intervals to the uprights, would hold a tonne!
probably.
i would be inclined to use plywood though.
an 8'x4' sheet for example, screwed at regular intervals to the uprights, would hold a tonne!
probably.
i would be inclined to use plywood though.
if you can mount to the studs they should be fine.
just make sure you use some fixings with a fairly beefy thread on them.
Plus if its a recently built school wall it will probably have been double boarded with either fire board or duraline board, both of wich can take a fair bit of weight
just make sure you use some fixings with a fairly beefy thread on them.
Plus if its a recently built school wall it will probably have been double boarded with either fire board or duraline board, both of wich can take a fair bit of weight
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