hanging a radiator - plaster boarded bay window (upstairs)?

Question

I have a slight problem. The downstairs bay window area is brick, however upstairs the inside is plaster boarded.

The existing single radiator was the old type which didn't convect much heat. I have now bought a double and I am concerned as to weight of the radiator as its heavy.

I have bought some heavy duty plasterboard wall plugs, but I am concerned as to whether or not the wall will be able to support the weight of the radiator.

Any advice out there?

The radiator

Answer 1

You could get radiation poisoning from the x-wing t-type fighter

Answer 2

I am wondering why you are going to hang a radiator under the window.
In the seventies the BBC programme " Tomorrow's World "carried out an investigation into heating, they took an infra-red camera into an estate and took images of houses. They discovered that under all the windows there was a tremendous heat loss. they realised that it was coming from the radiators which should NEVER have been placed there in the first place.!
People like long curtains, so the heat goes up the window instead of into the room. The proper place for a radiator is behind the door where it is not possible to place furniture, and the BBC also came to the same conclusion
ADDENDUM
I live in Ireland, and I remember a child was killed by a radiator falling off a stud wall. The installer had used expanding plugs on the plasterboard, the child pulled against the radiator and it fell killing him.
The installer has to live with this memory.

Answer 3

Your heavy duty plasterboard will be 12mm thick. The plugs you have bought should do the trick but note these two points. The plugs should have 'side flutes' on them to stop them going round and round when you tighten the screws up. If they haven't got these get the proper ones which might be metal.
The other point is to make sure the hole you drill to insert the plugs ensures that they will have a tight fit - the container for the plugs should tell you what size drill to use. Don't use a masonry drill though, use an ordinary steel drill because in plaster board it will give you a neater, better hole.
The motto is "Don't bodge it, Do it right".

Answer 4

Srew some 3/4 ply wood behind the rad to the studing paint/wallpaper whatever the ply wood to match your decor. then srew the radiator to the plywood or buy a free standing radiator. I wouldnt trust wall board to hold a radiator. Im from the US but I trust radiators are just as heavy in the UK good luck.

Answer 5

yes you locate the timber studs behind the plaster board cut 2 strips of 4inch by 3/4 inch timber slightly shorter than rad fix said timber to studs using 2.5 inch or 3inch screws then fix you radiator brackets to these standard practice in the heating game

Answer 6

I have my kitchen wall cupboards mounted on plasterboard and the way they get filled up they are pretty heavy. I used the same plugs as you have bought.
The cupboards have stayed up for 4 years so far!

Answer 7

go to a builders merchants and ask for hollow wall fixings ..the ones you want are alloy and are spiral shape ..these screw into the boards ..and the centre of fixing has another screw ..you then use these self tapping screws to fix whatever ..have used them hundreds of times and a rad will not be a problem

Answer 8

most radiator models can be fitted with floor brackets.the never come with the rad but are available.go back to the store or look up your rad models web site.

Answer 9

plasterboard fixings should hold the weight, you'd be suprised. if you dont fancy that, try putting some timbers behind the plasterboard (where the brackets will be), that should hold it