One of my truly delightful children climbed onto a radiator to reach a light switch and the radiator brackets came away from the wall taking large chunks of plaster with them. The radiator is now leaning away from the wall at a precarious angle and needs to be secured.
The wall is lathe and plaster over timber studs and, frankly, not up to mounting a radiator on. I am reluctant to simply repair the plaster and re-mount the radiator as the same thing could happen again.
What are my options?
I thought of floor mounting the radiator, or cutting out some plaster between the studs and screwing in a bit of wood horizontally on which to mount the brackets. Or I could cut out a section of the plaster behind the radiator and put in a bit of plasterboard secured to the studs instead.
What about a new floor mounted radiator? However, these tend to be low level and even more tempting to stand on.
All helpful suggestions gratefully received.
The wall is lathe and plaster over timber studs and, frankly, not up to mounting a radiator on. I am reluctant to simply repair the plaster and re-mount the radiator as the same thing could happen again.
What are my options?
I thought of floor mounting the radiator, or cutting out some plaster between the studs and screwing in a bit of wood horizontally on which to mount the brackets. Or I could cut out a section of the plaster behind the radiator and put in a bit of plasterboard secured to the studs instead.
What about a new floor mounted radiator? However, these tend to be low level and even more tempting to stand on.
All helpful suggestions gratefully received.