phloaw Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I need to hang a radiator (160cm wide, 50cm high, total weight around 35kg) via two brackets to a plasterboard wall. The wall is external, so that it has studs (about 12mm deep and 50mm wide) behind the plasterboard and then bricks behind the studs. I am lucky enough to have studs in correspondence of my brackets. However, I was wondering whether the 12mm depth of the studs would be enough for the screws to bite, or if I should reach to the bricks behind the studs and fix the brackets to them. If I can use the studs, how do I make sure that the screws go through the whole 12mm, given that this will be prevented by them hitting the bricks? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Fit plywood to the wall first and then fit the radiator brackets to the plywood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz_moose Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 just go through the studs into the wall. that way you are covered and its never coming off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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