should I hack of the skirting board?

[fenton88 6]

Hello people

 

I have sent of my application form for my SGC, and have fixed a bratton sound cabinet to a load bearing wall in a cupboard.

After fitting and tightening all the 10mil expansion bolts and screwing coach screws into the floor board I think I might have made a school boy error.

The skirting board is about half an inch thick and I have screwed straight through it. This means there is a slight gap between the wall and the cabinet in the middle.

It certainly isn’t going anywhere it is secured, but I don't know to unbolt the lot, then take of the skirting board and then re-fix so it is more plumb to the wall.

You lads know the score so any information would be brilliant. I just don't want to delay my application when the FAO comes to visit me.

 

Thanks in advance

 

James

[Lab 10,979]

As long as it's solid just leave it where it is.

[zx10mike 137]

its iether wrong or write and you know in your heart wich it is.

[fenton88 6]

As long as it's solid just leave it where it is.

 

Thanks mate!, I didnt fancy unbolting the lot

 

atb James

[fenton88 6]

its iether wrong or write and you know in your heart wich it is.

 

It's solid, I'm just unsure about this little gap between the cabinet and wall, I don't know if the officer would see it as a way for a crow bar to be yanked behind it

 

Cheers James

[cragman 2,766]

Fenton, I know what you mean fella. I took a little bit of skirting board out before fitting mine but I'm sure yours will be fine. My safe is in a real tight spot so you'd struggle to get a jemmy behind any gap anyway. You could always run a bit of sealant down the sides to tidy it up.

[zx10mike 137]

if in doubt,pain i know but.

[fenton88 6]

if in doubt,pain i know but.

 

Aye very true may be better to be safe than sorry and 4 weeks delayed! Think tomorrow night I’ll be cheating on my lass with the spanner and chisel!

[nod 285]

y didnt you put it bove the skirting board in the first place?

[zx10mike 137]

would not want any probs myself.sought of thing i would do.once its right you will be happy having the plod round.

[fenton88 6]

y didnt you put it bove the skirting board in the first place?

 

I wanted to have it screwed into the floor too, although I wish I did now haha

[fenton88 6]

would not want any probs myself.sought of thing i would do.once its right you will be happy having the plod round.

 

True true cheers bud

[The Duncan 802]

Without even thinking, I removed the required amount of skirting board and secured it directly to the wall and floor. It didn't occur to me to do it any other way.

As long as its solid and you can't get a crowbar in to lever it away, I don't see the FEO having a problem with it.

 

Cheers

 

D.

[pipcock 21]

Well zx10mike keeps trying to give you a nudge on whats best ,sort it out, do it right ,you know you want too really .it wont take you 1/2 an hour once you get stuck in, if he/she see's a gap for screw driver or jemmy bar they won't pass it ,they want to see that you think about stuff like that.

atb......pipcock

aazx10mike

[HUnter_zero 58]

Just get a couple of tubes of "grip-fill" and fill the gap at the back, smoothing it off and leaving it to dry. No one will be any the wiser and when set, grip fill is bloody hard stuff. Buy it from Screw fix for a cheap price.

 

After ten cabinet inspections, not once has anyone ever looked at the back of my cabinet.

 

John

Edited October 16, 2011 by HUnter_zero