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Default Maximum weight on shelves fixed to plasterboard wall

Rick Hughes wrote:

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Assuming that I have appropriate fixings, what is the maximum weight I
should try to hang from a plasterboard wall?

I have one of these:
http://www.habitat.co.uk/cleo-cd-storage/-//fcp-product/997898 that's
going to need to be wall-mounted. 400 CDs make quite a weight, and the
thing is heavy enough to begin with.

Daniele



I would not fix anything direct to Plasterboard .... either fix direct to
studs, or fix counter batten to studs then what you want to the batten


I don't really have that option.

My plan was to fix a batten below the shelves, so that the weight of the
shelves will be on that. Then the shelves will be fastened to the wall
at the top and bottom.

|
wall |___
| | ----- shelves
| |
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| |
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| |
| |
| |
| __|
|| ----- batten
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Daniele