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acidjazz GDPR opt-out	Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom Feb 26^th, 2009, 4:20pm I need to hang a small cabinet over a toilet. I have only found one stud. Even though I have measured out at 16" and 24", I have not found a second stud. I am afraid to install a wall anchor because I don't want to accidentally hit any plumbing pipes. Any suggestions on what I should do? Thanks for any replies.
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big_all Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline heeelllooo Posts: 5596 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom Reply #1 - Feb 26^th, 2009, 4:55pm heeelllooo and welcome acidjazz these are brilliant and should avoid any dammage http://www.toolstation.com/documents/search/index.html http://www.toolstation.com/documents/search/index.html?searchstr=55036 you only need to spend £10 for free postage at the min at toolstation item 55036
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acidjazz GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom Reply #2 - Feb 26^th, 2009, 6:00pm Thank you big_all. I appreciate it.
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Goodsparks GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom Reply #3 - Feb 26^th, 2009, 8:38pm http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18266/Fixings/Cavity-Fixings/Hollow-Wall-Anchor-5-... I use sh*t loads of these, you can't over tighten them, and they won't fall out like redi-drives when you undo the screw. Paul
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom Reply #4 - Feb 26^th, 2009, 9:06pm Pipework is just as likely to be passing through a stud as it is the void
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CWatters Super Member Offline "Daddy fick it" says James Posts: 5150 Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom Reply #5 - Feb 27^th, 2009, 9:42pm Put a 12mm depth stop on the drill? ..or turn the stud locator to "metal".
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scotspark Trade Member Offline mmmmm it's gonna cost you!! Posts: 3074 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 scotland Scotland Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom Reply #6 - Mar 1^st, 2009, 1:52pm if its a platerboard wall just poke thru with a small screwdriver to check before making hole for fixing anchor SIMPLE oh and your best to use a setting gun for those anchors Scotspark
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Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom
Reply #7 - Mar 6^th, 2009, 9:12pm

CWatters wrote on Feb 27^th, 2009, 9:42pm:

Put a 12mm depth stop on the drill? ..or turn the stud locator to "metal".

And don't rely on a stud/pipework locator to find pipes behind plasterboard, unless you are 100% sure it can. Go test it using a scrap of plasterboard & a bit of pipe, be prepared to be disappoonted!

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Twobarrows GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom Reply #8 - Mar 6^th, 2009, 9:18pm Oh, nearly forgot, if you want to be super safe, then don't use any screws at all, just silicone it to the wall.
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Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom
Reply #9 - Mar 7^th, 2009, 6:56pm

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Oh, nearly forgot, if you want to be super safe, then don't use any screws at all, just silicone it to the wall.

Before anyone tries this!

I assumeTwobarrows is just joking because it may be safe from the possibility of drilling through a cable, but not so safe when the plaster gives way and it comes off the wall Shocked

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Twobarrows GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 135 For This Post: 0	Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom Reply #10 - Mar 7^th, 2009, 9:48pm If your walls are that bad then you really want to replaster! On a good wall there is nothing wrong with siliconing 'light duty' items to the wall, been doing it for donkey's years. On tiles it is superb.
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woodsmith Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 4395 Total Thanks: 135 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom Reply #11 - Mar 8^th, 2009, 8:09am The original poster wanted to mount a cupboard on the wall, not a light duty item. I agree very light items can be fixed to tiles with silicon but I have worked in too many houses where the finish plaster looks fine but has not adhered properly to the backing to trust it for fixing anything to the wall.
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Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom
Reply #12 - Mar 9^th, 2009, 12:48am

woodsmith wrote on Mar 8^th, 2009, 8:09am:

The original poster wanted to mount a cupboard on the wall, not a light duty item. I agree very light items can be fixed to tiles with silicon but I have worked in too many houses where the finish plaster looks fine but has not adhered properly to the backing to trust it for fixing anything to the wall.

A 'small cabinet' he said, that's light duty. I agree that if the plaster is blown / cracked then it is doomed, but on a good finish it works fine.

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TIMBA-WOLF Board Moderator Offline Timba-Wolf..... Var@*sh, should be banned!! Posts: 7158 Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0 KENT,(under a tree!!!!) United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Hanging a small cabinet in the bathroom Reply #13 - Mar 9^th, 2009, 9:59pm Mrs Wolfs idea of a small cabinet is about 4 foot square!!!
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