Timeline for Screw hole too big now in stud for hanging cabinets up. What can I do?
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| Nov 18, 2021 at 8:14 | comment | added | Mike Mackenzie | If you put some wood glue and with the dowel and toothpicks it should be good | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 23:17 | comment | added | Mazura | Screw hole too big now in stud for hanging [IKEA][!] cabinets up. - the fact that it's not a real cabinet changes everything. You either have to use the system you bought into or reinvent the wheel. | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 18:48 | comment | added | Kyle B | If I may... >>>> "I only plan on keeping lighter weight stuff in it (paper towels, etc) so additional 15-20 lbs at mos" Hell no. Do not put up shelves that are weak because you will limit the load on them. The house will be around long after you leave, the next owner will not know you put the shelves up to support a few rolls of toilet paper. You can't even say "I'll take 'em down when I move" because you can't control that.. you could die tomorrow. You have an obligation to future tenants to do this right or don't do it at all. | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 16:31 | answer | added | Tomato | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 15:52 | answer | added | Tim | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 14:59 | comment | added | 2e0byo | 'I only plan on keeping lighter weight stuff in it': when installing, always plan to store the maximum the unit can store (if feasible). Keeps your options open down the line, and more to the point, protects the user against memory lapses/someone else doing something different/the next owner not knowing that rule. [note the 'when feasible': it looks like it is here] | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 12:53 | answer | added | bobflux | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 12:07 | history | edited | FreeMan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 12, 2021 at 12:05 | comment | added | FreeMan | The holes in the mounting brackets look rather large. Is there some sort of additional washer that came with the cabinet that goes between the screw and the bracket? | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 6:37 | history | edited | getrichordiediying | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 12, 2021 at 6:31 | comment | added | getrichordiediying | Updated with a photo! It’s a BROR cabinet made of steel. | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 6:30 | history | edited | getrichordiediying | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 11, 2021 at 9:36 | comment | added | Chris H | Seconding @FreeMan's request, but note that at least where I live old Ikea cabinet used steel brackets and a very thin MDF or maybe even hardboard back. New ones use a sort of steel French cleat attached to the wall, which might give a little more freedom to place the holes, and spread the load across multiple studs | |
| Nov 11, 2021 at 3:45 | answer | added | KRyan | timeline score: 3 | |
| Nov 10, 2021 at 21:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/1458539986509352980 | ||
| Nov 10, 2021 at 17:34 | answer | added | DWGKNZ | timeline score: 11 | |
| Nov 10, 2021 at 17:24 | comment | added | FreeMan | Since there is some discussion about how the back of the cabinet is built, would you please edit your post to include a picture of the cabinet back - particularly in the area that this attachment is to go through. Also, let us know if the back is "wood" (solid, ply, MDF, chipboard) or cardboard (thin & flexible). | |
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| Nov 10, 2021 at 12:54 | answer | added | FreeMan | timeline score: 13 | |
| Nov 10, 2021 at 12:50 | history | edited | brhans | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 10, 2021 at 8:46 | answer | added | Solar Mike | timeline score: 35 | |
| Nov 10, 2021 at 8:25 | comment | added | bobflux | The pic only shows the hole in the drywall, but not the size of the hole in the stud... are you sure the hole in the stud won't hold the screw? | |
| Nov 10, 2021 at 7:11 | history | asked | getrichordiediying | CC BY-SA 4.0 |