James94 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Can anyone recommend some fixing which would best suite wall and would be able to hold a toilet sink, it weighs 48kg +water when in use. The wall is made up of block wall with stud service cavity and plaster board was thinking of some sort of resin and stud bar but so many to choose from. Regards. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 What’s on top of the studs? If plasterboard then your biggest problem is likely to be crushing of the PB rather than fixings pulling out. Resin anchors into the blocks with spacers between blocks and brackets or between stud and bracket if you are landing on the studs. m8 studs in resin will be more than sufficient 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 @markc beat me to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James94 Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 @markc @joe90 Thanks for your quick replies. Yeah plasterboard finish and we will be going through the two timber studs. Never really thought about plasterboard crushing, is this possible and if so how likely? Regards. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, James94 said: @markc @joe90 Thanks for your quick replies. Yeah plasterboard finish and we will be going through the two timber studs. Never really thought about plasterboard crushing, is this possible and if so how likely? Regards. James Morning James, with a short leg bracket, heavy sink plus water the toe of the bracket will dig into PB. Going through studs is great. If you cut out a bit of PB at the bottom of the bracket and replace with Ply or Chip then the load is transferred to the stud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 42 minutes ago, James94 said: plasterboard crushing, is this possible and if so how likely? Not only the weight of water but people leaning on the sink!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James94 Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 @markc @joe90 Thanks, I’ll look at the wall and sink soon and cut out the plasterboard where required. Is there any type of resin that would be better than the other as a few to choose from? Regards. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 @James94 pretty much all alike but make sure the tubes are in date, out of date stuff usually goes hard and does not mix properly. Main thing is to get all dust out of the hole. Clean hole, squirt the resin in, spin threaded rod in turning it anti-clockwise (threads then force resin inwards instead of pulling it out). Leave to set and you are sorted. oh and spin rods in through bracket or template (piece of timber) to hole correct spacing while they set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James94 Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 @markc @joe90 Thanks for the advice, I’ll crack on with it later today. Regards James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I fixed a wall mounted basin in our bathroom to a timber frame using a Fischer mounting set. I just strengthened the timber frame in the mounting area. https://cpc.farnell.com/fischer-fixings/42836/wash-basin-fixing-set/dp/FN04194 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassanclan Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 This would be the best solution. Its what i used (or maybe a grohe one) for an 800mm semi pedestal basin https://www.qssupplies.co.uk/bathroom-furniture-shower-taps/20707.htm?srsltid=AR5OiO0eZ2QgA3BZlJLLuKizb6yrzI--qHn9haHsHr50G90sWfvtS6lhrb8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James94 Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 Thanks for all the advice, l used resin and ss stud bar in the end, I think this was the best method as going through timber stud into block work. Not able to use an in wall frame as the sink came with its own brackets required to hold it up. regards. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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