In article om,
Dave Liquorice wrote:
Do I need battens or some kind of special fixing behind the units to
spread the load across the studs?
You could try the metal "hollow wall anchors", the type with a machine
screw that pulls the back end of the plug in and spreads out a
multi-fingered metal flower on to the back of the plasterboard.
I'd *really* not trust those on their own. A wall cupboard can be very
heavily loaded - it's the convenient place to store crockery. And tinned
food.
I'd carefully cut away the plasterboard and let in a wood batten flush -
preferably decent plywood.
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