How to Secure you office Filing cabinet to a Wall
Posted by | Cabinet Designs | Posted on August 2nd, 2011
Filing cabinets are a great way of storing your documents and files. Filing cabinets come in varying sizes. They usually hold a lot of files and weight a lot. The big weight may cause the filing cabinet to topple in case of abrupt movement. Securing your metal tower filing cabinet to a wall is a good method to prevent it from toppling and also it will be tough to remove the filing cabinet. This article will cover some tips on how you can bolt your office filing cabinet to a wall.
The first thing you need to take into consideration before bolting your office furniture filing cabinet to a wall is to find the appropriate location for this purpose. It some cases, the filing cabinet may detach from the wall and cause serious damage. This is why choosing the right location to bolt your filing cabinet is of the utmost importance.
After having found the right place, it’s time to draw the marks on the filing cabinet for drilling. Make sure you remove all drawers before starting to mark. After all drawers are removed, turn the cabinet back and mark the holes at the center, using a measuring take. Then, using an electric drill, make the holes. After having made the holes in the cabinet, it’s time to make holes in the wall for the fixing. Pull the filing cabinet against the wall, and drill a pilot hole from the filing cabinet through the wall.
Now that all the holes are made, it’s time to fix the countersinks in the holes of the wall. This is usually done is the wall is made of concrete. Remove the filing cabinet away from the wall and place the countersinks in the holes. Then align the filing cabinet against the wall again and it’s time to put the screws. Using an electric driver, the work can be done faster and the screws will be better fixed.