Thread: Connecting timber frame to Double-brick wall

I would screw it using plastic plugs
les

Good Morning Bil1, and welcome to the forum.

Have you considered frameless wardrobe construction. IMHO it is much easier than framed and can give a better result. Just use a sheet material for the carcase - melamine or veneered or painted particle board, MDF or plywood.

I used painted chipboard held in place with 18mm U-shaped plastic extrusions. Just screw the extrusion to the wall using masonry plugs on 1000mm centres, slide the side panel into the extrusion and put small retention screws through the extrusion into the panel (inside the wardrobe, so they are out of sight). Quick and easy but you must be accurate; but probably a little less accurate than with frame construction. The shelves and drawers inside the wardrobe are free standing.

The enclosed photos may help. One shows a piece of melamine inserted into a scrap extrusion to demonstrate how they fit together. Look really carefully and you can see the extrusion above the door.

Cheers

Graeme

Many thanks Les and Graeme for your suggestions. I had not thought of frameless panels Graeme....Sounds like a great idea! Your photos are very helpful and stimulating for further ideas.

Do you have a storage space between the top of the doors and the ceiling? If so, how do you access it?

Do you have anything special to "slot" the panels in on the floor?

Thanks for your great ideas....as you have probably gathered....I am a novice at this sort of thing! Therefore, I really appreciate your suggestions

Bil

Good Morning Bil1

Inside the wardrobe, the bottom storage unit (hanging space, drawers and those narrower shelves are 18" deep - standard melamine sheet size). The top two shelves are staggered - 14" and 10" deep respectively. We have 11 foot ceilings (3.35m) and the top shelf is 9 feet high. We use a step ladder to access them through the sliding doors - only store stuff we rarely use, but it is additional storage and the alternative was an ugly dust collecting top to the wardrobe. Its 15+ years old now and we still like it.

The storage units just sit on the carpet inside the wardrobe - we did not remove it. There is one steadying screw each end - one into the RH chipboard and one into the brick/plaster wall.

It might be worth you looking at a number of commercial wardrobe builders for ideas and technique. Once fully thought out its basically quite simple.

Also, sliding doors are much easier to fix than hinged doors.

Cheers

Graeme

Thanks very much for that information Graeme. We are off to check out some building/renovation stores this weekend to glean ideas. We both like your plan and think that it is doable. The fact that you are still happy with it after so many years is a good thing....and we think it looks good as well as functional.

Thanks again

Bil