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Total max weight hung on single stud

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phloaw

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Jun 19, 2021
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Hi, I'd like to hang a gas central heating vertical radiator on a single timber stud behind a thin plasterboard wall, hence we are talking of a shear force.
The stud is 38mm wide (actual size) and (presumably) around 76mm deep.
The radiator would weigh around 35kg in total, spread across a number of screws which can vary between four and ten (I have some freedom with that).

Would that be ok? If yes, what screw size would you recommend?

Thank you.
 
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