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    How much load can an average plasterboard wall take?

    Thinking about putting some 606 shelving in upstairs but the wall is single skin plasterboard. Vitsœ say this is OK, presumably because each rail has about eight mounting points so the load is fairly well distributed.

    I'm not going to do a whole 'wall of books' type thing but there will be a bunch of files, a tv, consoles, paperwork etc.

    How concerned should I be about it pulling out of the board?

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    I've got a lot of 606 with significant weight on lath and plaster which is much worse than plasterboard. The fixings they provide are great and you're right about the number of fixings on the rail spreading the load. I have a problem with one area where there's a desk, extra leverage of course.

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    Lath is the worst for trying to get a good fixing, i hate when i have a job that i have to hang stuff on it.

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    Good to know, ta. I had it in our old place but in to plaster over brick where it felt super study (but mounting the e-tracks was a mission).

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