I am still scared silly of these blocks. My new kitchen will have to
have a combi boiler fixed to these, plus lots of heavy units full of
plates etc. The boiler will be fixed by a plumber gas man perhaps. Any
advise about fixing very heavy items ?
Any reports of accidents due to things falling off celcon walls ?
Simon.

On 10 Oct 2005 07:12:16 -0700, wrote:

I am still scared silly of these blocks. My new kitchen will have to
have a combi boiler fixed to these, plus lots of heavy units full of
plates etc. The boiler will be fixed by a plumber gas man perhaps. Any
advise about fixing very heavy items ?
Any reports of accidents due to things falling off celcon walls ?
Simon.

Just use normal fixings. I always fix cabinets onto batterns, which I
very carefully level and strighten using packers if needed.

I suggest you go and buy two blocks, and fix some stuff into them, and
try to pull them out. This is goona cost you a fiver tops, and you may
learn something.

I have "experimented" like this on all sorts of stuff.

Rick

I am still scared silly of these blocks.

Don't be. It is an irrational phobic fear.

Any advise about fixing very heavy items ?

Use rawlbolts. I particularly like the type that you can put the cabinets on
the wall, and adjust them with those adjustable top mountings. Then, you use
the type of rawlbolt that just requires a 10mm hole through the wooden (not
hardboard) part of the cabinet, then a 10mm hole into the wall. No need to
remove or move the cabinet at any stage. You then just hammer in the
rawlbolt and give it a final twist with a screwdriver. No constant removing
the unit, marking and drilling holes, just to find it is 3mm out.

Christian.