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Fixing additional radiator to wall in tanked room

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legosnowqueen · 14/06/2021 17:30

We want to add a radiator to a wall in a room which has been tanked, then plasterboarded. Is there a safe & reliable way of fixing the radiator to the wall that does not involve penetrating the tanking? May be a question for @ PigletJohn I think...thanks

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PigletJohn · 14/06/2021 20:26

what is the plasterboard fixed to?

is this a basement?

legosnowqueen · 15/06/2021 08:11

It's a lower ground floor/basement. I am not sure how the plasterboard is attached, sorry...not very illuminating I know...

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PigletJohn · 15/06/2021 09:14

Get a strong magnet (neodymium) and dangle it against the wall. It will be attracted to nails or screws. Mark them with a spot of coloured chalk (you can clean it off afterwards).

Probably they will be in vertical lines, about 600mm apart. Once you have found a few, you will easily find the others. You may be able to feel or see the slight dimples.

Depending on method of construction, there will probably be wooden or metal uprights fixed to the dry side of the wall, and an air gap. The tanking will be behind the air gap. The metal method may have special waterproof fixings.

You need to work out what the construction method is. It may be mentioned in the building regs application or the builders quotation.

You must not penetrate the waterproof layer, but you can fix to the wooden studs or metal lathing.

If the build has no air gap or studs, you probably can't drill into it at all without reinstating the waterproof layer.

A really good conversion will have an entire new wall on the dry side, with a drained and ventilated gap.

An older or cheaper method may have a waterproof coating painted on, blinded with gritty sand, and plastered onto the sand. You can't drill it, water will come through.

legosnowqueen · 15/06/2021 21:01

Thanks so much @PigletJohn you're always so helpful Smile

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Chumleymouse · 15/06/2021 21:24

Get a floor standing one , all the weight will be on the floor and then you can just fix it to the wall to stop it being pulled over, depending on the wall construction will Determine the type of fixing you can use.

legosnowqueen · 15/06/2021 23:01

That sounds worth exploring @Chumleymouse thanks, can floor standing radiators be fixed to marble tiled floors?

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Chumleymouse · 16/06/2021 15:47

They just stand on the tiles, the pipes and usually a wall fixing of some sort will stop them being pulled over.

With a longer low one there is less chance of it. Not sure what size of radiator you need .

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