Kitchen cabinets are coming loose

[dolken]

Stupid question #37:

I discovered to my horror that it seems like the kitchen cabinet has come a bit loose against the wall in an upper corner. (Possibly it might be due to a heavy and possibly shaky construction work going on in the neighboring house?)

Is it likely that you can just tighten the screw again, or do you have to fix the plug/wall in some way? I mean, if it has come straight out from the wall, the plaster must be damaged in there?

 

[BirgitS]

What kind of wall is it?

 

[Jonatan79]

is it solid wood particle board in the side panel or a thin variant?

 

[dolken]

What kind of wall is it?

It is probably some kind of plaster/stone against the neighbor's apartment in a turn-of-the-century apartment.

 

[dolken]

is it a wood board/chip in the side piece or some thin version?

It is a thick(er) wood/mdf variant. Heavy boards, tall cabinet, about 1.5 m.

 

[BirgitS]

If it is a plank wall with plaster on top (kloasongvägg), you must screw the kitchen cabinets into the plank wall and not just the plaster, as the plaster cannot support any weight. However, brick walls are also found in houses from that time, and you may need special plugs, chemical anchors, or similar.

It might be a good idea to check with the board if they know anything about how the walls are constructed.

 

[dolken]

If it is a wooden wall with plaster on top (kloasongvägg), you need to screw the kitchen cabinets into the wooden wall and not just the plaster because the plaster cannot support any weight. But brick walls are also found in houses from that time, and in that case, you might need special plugs, chemical anchors, or similar.

It could be good to check with the board if they know anything about how the walls are constructed.

Yes, good. Thanks. But do you think you can just tighten the screw again, or will the whole house collapse then?

 

[BirgitS]

But do you think you can just tighten the screw again or will the whole house collapse then?

I think it will soon look the same or worse.