Rod wrote:
Fred wrote:
Hi,

I have run out of space to store my cds and dvds. I've looked in the
shops but not found anything suitable (do you know of anything?). So
I was thinking of putting up some shelves, which I might enclose to
make a cupboard. That way, it would keep the sun off them and stop
them fading. It would be quite a decent size, almost like building a
wardrobe.

The walls are plasterboard. I was going to use those slotted bars
that you slide brackets into for the shelving. Can I use
plasterboard or hollow wall anchors to hold these tot he wall, or
would I be best finding the studs to "future-proof" it against
heavier loads? If so, can anyone recommend a decent stud detector?

What would I use to fix the cupbaord to the wall?

I'd quite like to have tinted galss doors but I don't know where I'd
get the glass from; I guess it's a matter of getting the yellow pages
and calling a few glass merchants?

The other thought I had was to get two doors on a rail and have
sliding doors, like on a wardrobe. How do these work? Do I need a
track on the top and bottom of the doors?

Thanks in advance.

Earlier today I included this in a post he

"I have used these very ones very successfully for cabinets with real
backs."

http://www.isaaclord.co.uk/productDetail.aspx?product=464&subCat=000

Doubt I'd be willing to fix them to plasterboard. Find the studs.

Not sure if you mean Spur shelving system or something else. How about
bookcase strips? :

http://www.isaaclord.co.uk/products.aspx?subCat=19&parentCat=1/19

Spur type uprights have fixing holes at 250mm centres? Never measured, but
its about that, so a 1.8m upright will have maybe 8 fixing points - hollow
wall anchor in each spreads the load & makes it very strong. Easier to get
a sailor off your sister as they say.

Wickes do some nice strong ones
http://www.wickes.co.uk/Metal-System...ht/invt/530509


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