On 22/01/2011 22:01, D.M. Procida wrote:
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
No problem

Use a couple of fixings such as:
http://www.scfsupplies.co.uk/Plaster...rs/C37-1-0.htm.

As long as the load is basically in shear (which your shelves would be
if fixed at top)

I fixed a set of shelves with similar fixings to take A4 manuals and
could even sit on them!

They will fail if there is any bending, such as you would get with a
coat hook.

Jim