ᐅ Recommendation for anchors or similar fasteners for mounting on drywall partitions

Created on: 12 Jan 2021 09:16
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Appel2000
Good morning everyone,

Here is the situation:

Bathroom
A drywall partition with metal studs
Double-layered and additionally reinforced with wood/OSB at (hopefully) the crucial points
Tiles are already installed

Now, a wall-mounted vanity cabinet with a washbasin is to be installed here.

Unfortunately, I’m concerned we didn’t consider the weight enough.
My gut feeling says it should hold, but I don’t want to rely on that alone and prefer to be as safe as possible.

According to the installation instructions, the cabinet should be screwed to the wall at a total of 8 points.

I am now looking for the "best" anchors/screws/fastening options suitable for this purpose.

Classic metal hollow wall anchors from F....?
Or are there other alternatives?

Thanks for your advice,
best regards
Nida35a12 Jan 2021 10:00
I always expect that someone will stand on it for dusting, watering plants, swatting mosquitoes, and so on.
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Appel2000
12 Jan 2021 10:01
Nida35a schrieb:

I always assume that someone will stand on it for dusting, watering plants, killing mosquitoes, etc.

They would be immediately dealt with on the spot 😡 😱

No, seriously, that won’t happen.
The table is not suitable for that purpose.
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nordanney
12 Jan 2021 10:02
Appel2000 schrieb:

I just noticed, kg per meter...
... and that’s without OSB reinforcement! With it, the load increases significantly again.
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nordanney
12 Jan 2021 10:03
Nida35a schrieb:

I always assume that someone will stand on it,
for dusting, watering plants, killing mosquitoes, etc.

Yeah, right
Nida35a12 Jan 2021 10:03
Appel2000 schrieb:

As I mentioned, OSB was installed behind the drywall panels for reinforcement.
Then it works,
so go ahead with your anchors
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Appel2000
12 Jan 2021 10:05
So I'll get some proper hollow wall anchors, screw the part firmly in place, and then just hope for the best 😉

But as I mentioned earlier, I expect it to hold. The substructure already looked very sturdy.

If you see a headline in the newspaper in the next two weeks saying "Man killed by washbasin," you'll know it wasn’t as stable as expected 🤨