"Dave Osborne" wrote in message
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YAPH wrote:
On Wed, 06 May 2009 19:02:34 +0100, Dave Osborne wrote:

Might be easier/cheaper though just to cover over the plasterboard at
the back of the airing cupboard with a piece of 12mm WBP plywood (the
width of the cupboard if possible, resting on the floor and as high as
the top of the new boiler) and fix it to the plasterboard with
sticks-like-****/a bunch of whirlies/screws into studs or noggings as
appropriate. Paint the plywood with undercoat and gloss. Mr boilerman
can use spring toggles for the boiler.

... and ride away into the sunset with his spurs jangling.

Not this boilerman thank you. Secure, non-combustible surface please.




If you did it properly, there's no question it would be secure. The weight
would be on the floor. Bonding to the plasterboard would only be required
to stop the plywood from pulling away and the spring toggles would prevent
that all on their own. So the no-more-nails, screws etc would be largely
redundant anyway.

You could add another layer of plasterboard over the top of the plywood if
the gas regs require a non-combustible surface.


However - another consideration could be the noise transmission into the
adjoining bedroom. Having it on the floor makes sound transmission less
likely.