What considerations are there installing a radiator?
Standard radiators are designed to be light enough to be mounted on walls using the standard brackets and suitable expanding fixings. Designer radiators are usually heavier and may also require mounting feet, so that the weight is mostly taken by the floor. Look out for feet being offered as an added option, for heavier radiators. When mounting radiators to plaster board walls it is sensible to fix the mounting brackets through to the internal timber studs (vertical timbers) or to attach to a spreader board which is in turn fixed to the vertical timbers as this helps prevent undue stress on the plaster board. Fixings in plaster board are vulnerable to damage not only to the plaster board, but more importantly with wet radiators, if the bracket comes away from the wall it can lead to a leak in a connection or pipe to the radiator.
