In wall setup question

[ikkie78]

This might be a dumb question but i'm toying with the idea of putting my big tank in the wall when I get it. The question I have is if I have the tank on a steel stand how do you drywall and plaster in front of it since there would be no studs? Do you use a thin sheet of wood on the front to attach the drywall to or just place one across the front? Hopefully this makes sense what I'm asking. I know the tank will be recessed in the wall the thickness of the drywall...just trying to figure out how to finish off the front of it. Thanks!

 

[David R]

Could you glue the drywall directly to the steel? Or perhaps have the tank behind the studs and the wall framed up like a window with a small windowsil around the front of the tank?

 

[ikkie78]

Could you glue the drywall directly to the steel? Or perhaps have the tank behind the studs and the wall framed up like a window with a small windowsil around the front of the tank?

Yeah I could always frame it in with a window sill of sorts...I think that might be my best option. The tank will be 10' long so I couldn't bridge it across to another stud like I could with a shorter tank.

I suppose instead of framing the area in front of the tank with 2x4's I could always just use 1x1's to bring the tank closer to the wall...that way I wouldn't have such a large inset into the wall...maybe round the opening in the drywall/plaster around the tank to give it a nicer look.