How Do You Anchor Wardrobe to Wall?

Anchoring a wardrobe to the wall is a twenty minute job with serious consequences if skipped, and the right method depends entirely on what your wall is made of. This guide explains how to tell masonry, timber stud and dot and dab plasterboard apart, then which fixings suit each: wall plugs, wood screws into studs, or heavy duty metal toggles where no stud lines up. We cover levelling the carcass before fixing, why the thin back panel is never a suitable fixing point, and how positioning fixings high and wide resists tipping most effectively. There is also practical advice on loading weight low, dealing with carpet and springy floorboards, and how to test the job properly afterwards....