I just went through this (in the US) on other Ikea wall cabinets. When
I asked this question (about mounting to studs spaced at 16") at my
local Ikea , they (amazingly) said that no one had asked before. They
were attentive but had no answers. What I did is modify the cabinets
by installing a 1.5" x 2.5" wood strip inside under the top along the
back. I screwed the cabinet sides and top to the strip which then
could be used to catch at least two studs. BE CAREFULL about some of
the suggestions in this thread because it is clear from the design of
most IKEA hanging cabinets that the SIDES do all the work. If you
fasten only the top to your mounting strip, the assembly will be much
weaker.


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Hi,

Advice appreciated for the following task:

I'm installing an IKEA kitchen. One of the walls which will hold some
wall cabinets is plaster with studs. The IKEA wall cabinets each have
2 mounting brackets in fixed locations ('fixed' except for very minor
adjustment). Since the wall studs are not positioned so as to allow
each of the cabinet brackets to be screwed to a stud, what is the best
way to achieve a strong fixing? These are fairly heavy cabinets, even
before loading.

Do I need battens or some kind of special fixing behind the units to
spread the load across the studs?

Thanks in advance,
Bill