Can you wall mount any size plasma to plaster walls?
Question:I used to have brick walls so mounting a tv was not a problem, but Im moving to new house with plasterboard walls, so is it still safe to wall mount a plasma tv? and if so what size/weight would be safe, I plan on buyin a 40inch.
Answers:
1) Best to drill into the block/brick behind the plasterboard and use at least 6 long sleeve bolts with tubular spacers. 2) Catch as many studs as possible on the framing, and if you get none, or not enough,use these, the best cavity fixings there are. I have fixed 55" plasmas to plasterboard with these. Do not use Redidrve type, they will pull out!
http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessi...
I would NOT trust it on a Dryline wall!
any size so long as you use the frame work behind the bord.or insert it in the wall.
If you have the appropriate brackets and attach the screws to the studs(timber) behind the plaster, no worries.
ya but you will need long bolts
Can't see why not. You can buy some strong plaster plugs from your local hardware store that should do the job.
There are special wall plugs for plasterboard. They look like flattened corkscrews. Ask your B&Q (or whatever) boys. They will point you in the right direction.
xxR
you can buy any size mounting bracket for the tv. They just have to be mounted on a stud
Plasma is enough heavier and thicker than LCD that caution is probably a good idea. Look at the weight of the screen and the capacity of the mounts. Also think about what your friends and you do in the room - a guy leaning on a TV mounted on a wall can put a lot more stress than just the weight of the TV. If you plan to pivot it, so it stands out from the wall, more stress.
The studs may not be in the best location of mounting, in which case you gain a lot of flexibility by locating the studs then mounting a 3/4" plywood panel to the studs and painting it to look like the wall, then mounting the TV brackets to the panel at the best location.
you can get some really good plasterboard fixings nowadays.
if you use toggle bolts, make sure you use the largest ones you can get away with, the only downfall with them is if you undo them completely, you loose the toggles in the wall and you have to replace them,
there are also umbrella fixings , which when you do up the screw, it expands. dont go for cheap ones, allways go for the most expensive, that way youre guarunteed less hassle., the umbrella fixings stayin the wall,, even after you take out the bolts.
I've got a 42inch plasma on my wall and it's been there now for 5 months. I was a bit worried too but as long as you get the correct fixtures and screws etc it will be fine. I was quite lucky that the plasterboard wall I have is a cupboard so my husband was able to get behind it and make sure it was secure.
If you go to B&Q and get interset or sometimes described as umbrella fixings they will take the weight.
They are metal and they expand as you tighten the bolt up when expanded you can remove and replace the bolt as often as you like. These give a really good fixing. We used to use them to fix the old electric storage heaters onto walls. these were filled with brick and I never heard of any of them giving way.
I would say you probably get a better fixing this way than by drilling and rawlplugging brick
Hmm,
Brick or breeze block is of course OK but these silly interior walls of thin timber and plasterboard are a pest.
All that you can do is find the upright timberwork by tapping the wall, finding the strong points, mark with a pencil, and poke some holes in with a poky thing. Highly technical !
One lives in hope that the hole centres match the screen mountings. If not, then down with the offending wall, and set the screen onto the new one, sort of set back, and re-plasterboard the show, decorate, and ensure that all the cables are well and truly plugged in.
All the best with it.
Mine is bolted to a brick wall, so I trust that it isn't going to fall off !
Bob.
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