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01-19-2010, 08:09 AM | #1 |
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Hanging a cabinet...
So I have a problem. The wife and I bought a overjohn cabinet that matches our vanity. Problem is the studs behind the toilet are so off center of the toilet that there is no way I can hit both studs to hang the cabinet center over the toilet. I could hang the cab and let it be off center but the cab was also $600 and that looks shitty anyways.
Right now I was thinking I have 2 options(unless someone has a better idea). 1. Cut into the drywall and get 2 cross beams installed (upper and lower) between the studs. I have my contractor coming in next month to do work in my family room so I could get a cost associated with this. Although I already spent $600 on the cab and that was already a little more then I would have liked to spend on something that is just going to house TP, washcloths, handtowels and some general toiletries. 2. Now I was thinking this. It may be crazy. The one stud is about 3'' to the left off center of the toilet. I COULD just screw the shit out of the cab into the 1 stud. Like instead of the typical 2 screws upper and lower into the stud on each side of the cab, I could do a row of 8 3'' screws or so right down the near middle of the cabinet with a few just going into the drywall on the other side just for good caution? Option 2 may be a long shot. The cab maybe weighs 20-25lbs. and with the items I said above might max out around 35-40lbs. when loaded. I just thought that by putting 8 3'' screws in the stud there should be no way of this thing coming down. What do you guys think?
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01-19-2010, 11:48 AM | #3 |
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OPTION 1 is safest bet
OPTION 2 is doable but get plastic anchors instead of just screwing straight into drywall.
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01-19-2010, 12:05 PM | #4 |
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If you get the big pplastic screw type anchors, you will be fine. I hung a 100 lb mirror using just four of them, and its rock solid.
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01-19-2010, 05:21 PM | #6 |
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depending on how off centered it is, I would suggesting getting a sheet of plywood and screwing that into the studs securely. Then screw the cabinet into this plywood but center it to the toilet.
kind of hard to explain... I can draw it out if you want.. lol |
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01-20-2010, 03:23 PM | #8 |
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For my towel bars that didn't line up, I made a pretty "backing" of carved wood that was wide enough to cover the studs AND support the bars. Only problem with a cabinet is that now you have space between back of cabinet and wall. "Magazines" could go there discreetly
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