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Andrew Gabriel

In article ,
(D.M. Procida) writes:
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.

One of the things the teacher demonstrated on a plastering course I
did nearly 10 years ago was that a plasterboard wall could easily
support his weight hanging from it (on the plasterboard alone, not
the supports). It's all a question of the number and type of fixings
used.

However, if possible find one of the timber supports and put some
of the fixings into that.

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Andrew Gabriel
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