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Hi all,
Sorry if this is in the wrong forum section - let me know if I should post elsewhere!
Currently fitting a new IKEA kitchen, they come with the metal rails, which you fix to the wall and "hang" the cabinets onto:
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/images/products/metod-suspension-rail-galvanised__0863158_PE665898_S5.JPG
Hoping to put my mind at ease about the fixings I'm using...
The walls are all concrete block with dot & dab plasterboard over the top.
Following the advice I found from others using this system, for the floor-level base cabinets, I've gone for brown 8mm nylon plugs, with 5mm x 80mm Goldscrews. Basically these two items:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-...ck/5259r#product_additional_details_container
https://www.screwfix.com/p/goldscre...k-multipurpose-screws-5-x-80mm-100-pack/17131
80mm is a bit longer than may be necessary but in places the dot & dab is quite deep so I wanted to make sure the screws went past that and anchored in the blockwork properly
Also the plugs are obviously shorter but I'm making sure to drill to the screw's depth and hammer them far enough in that they're in the blockwork too.
For the base cabinets, this combination seems to be working and the screws are getting a good tight grip in the plugs. Obviously base cabinets have the added support of their legs, though!
I was just looking for some other opinions on using these for the high wall cabinets - should these be ok to handle a couple of 60x80 wall cabinets, once loaded with kitchenware?!
Cheers
Sorry if this is in the wrong forum section - let me know if I should post elsewhere!
Currently fitting a new IKEA kitchen, they come with the metal rails, which you fix to the wall and "hang" the cabinets onto:
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/images/products/metod-suspension-rail-galvanised__0863158_PE665898_S5.JPG
Hoping to put my mind at ease about the fixings I'm using...
The walls are all concrete block with dot & dab plasterboard over the top.
Following the advice I found from others using this system, for the floor-level base cabinets, I've gone for brown 8mm nylon plugs, with 5mm x 80mm Goldscrews. Basically these two items:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-...ck/5259r#product_additional_details_container
https://www.screwfix.com/p/goldscre...k-multipurpose-screws-5-x-80mm-100-pack/17131
80mm is a bit longer than may be necessary but in places the dot & dab is quite deep so I wanted to make sure the screws went past that and anchored in the blockwork properly
Also the plugs are obviously shorter but I'm making sure to drill to the screw's depth and hammer them far enough in that they're in the blockwork too.
For the base cabinets, this combination seems to be working and the screws are getting a good tight grip in the plugs. Obviously base cabinets have the added support of their legs, though!
I was just looking for some other opinions on using these for the high wall cabinets - should these be ok to handle a couple of 60x80 wall cabinets, once loaded with kitchenware?!
Cheers