Hanging a network cabinet on a drywall...?

[Botdog]

Mounting a network cabinet on the wall in the photo. The cabinet measures 55 x 58 x 45 cm (WxHxD) and weighs about 16 kg, and I suspect I'll add gadgets inside weighing an additional 10 kg. The question now is how to secure this contraption.

The wall is simple drywall. In the corner, there's a stud, but to the right by the door frame, it seems that the frame covers the stud from what I can feel. The cabinet itself has four holes, one in each back corner, but the holes are set a bit inward, so I don't think I can attach it to the stud in the corner. So... how to secure it properly? Molly bolts? Anchors? Something else? I've considered painting and attaching a sheet of plywood, but it's unclear how to secure THAT and if it really provides better results. The cable channels visible in the corner will likely be removed, by the way.

Tips are gratefully accepted.

 

[Stensson11]

Mounting a network cabinet on the wall in the photo. The cabinet is 55 x 58 x 45 cm (WxHxD) and weighs about 16 kg, probably going to have equipment in it for another 10 kg I suspect. The question now is how to secure this contraption.

The wall is simple drywall. In the corner, there is a stud, but to the right by the door frame, the frame itself is over the stud as far as I can tell. The cabinet itself has four holes, one in each corner on the backside but the holes are a bit inward so I don't think I can reach the stud in the corner. So... how to secure it properly? Molly plug? Anchor? Something else? I've thought about painting and putting up a plywood board, but it's unclear how I should attach THAT and if it really gives a better result. The cable channels visible in the corner will probably be removed.

Tips are gratefully received

You can open a hole of, say, 30x30cm where you intend to have the cabinet and insert a couple of plywood pieces or something else. Then put back the piece you cut out. Otherwise, Molly should work fine.

 

[Jocke Best]

You could cut out a hole of about 30x30cm where you plan to have the cabinet and insert a couple of plywood pieces or something else. Then put back the piece you cut out. Otherwise, Molly would probably work well.

Not a bad idea! But if you already have a fiber outlet and media converter down by the floor, why not build all the way down instead? That way all the equipment can be covered. And if it's in the basement, for example, you can go ahead and embed a regel in the wall, similar to the suggestion above. Or install a whole rack/cabinet.

 

[Botdog]

Not a bad idea! But if you already have fiber outlets and media converters down by the floor, why not build all the way down instead? Then all the equipment can be covered. And if it's in, for example, the basement, you could go for embedding a stud in the wall, similar to the suggestion above. Or set up a full rack/cabinet.

Yes, an excellent idea to build all the way down - I would gladly put an open rack here in the corner. Unfortunately, this is in the laundry room where we move around a lot, it's already a bit cramped and I couldn't find a rack or cabinet with the right dimensions to, so to speak, place on the floor and push against the wall So hence the current cabinet

I will think about it and look at a panel against the wall and then a cabinet on it... possibly cut out as suggested and set a stud or similar... need to ponder a bit more!

 

[Fairlane]

A bit depending on how much work you want to put in. The suggestion to saw off a part and insert something to attach behind is a good solution, but it's quite a bit of work.
I would probably use the Essve Duckfoot for the cabinet. Four of those and it won't fall down.

 

[Botdog]

A bit depending on how much work you want to put in. The suggestion to saw away a part and get something to attach behind is a good solution, but it's a bit of work.
I would probably use the Essve Duckfoot. Four of those and it will stay up.

Hmm, that's something new - I'll check those out, thanks!