Mounting TV on breezeblock(?) wall

PeteW

Hi,

I've just bought a new TV for the living room, so the old one is being moved into the conservatory. As the old one was wall mounted, we don't have a pedestal stand for it, so it will need to be wall-mounted in the conservatory. Plus as we have small kids, I'd feel much safer if the TV was fixed to the wall.

Unfortunately, it looks like the dodgy builder who used to own our house built the conservatory wall out of breezeblocks. Here's a photo from the other side of the wall - the red brick is just used at the edge for the visible parts of the wall, the big grey bricks are the rest of the wall.



My understanding is that these are hollow, is that always the case? And if so, is there any way to mount a TV on it - are there any special mounts that would work?

Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Pete

wallbash

Well of course you could place a couple of battens across the wall to spread the weight .

But is that a breeze block??
A soft breeze block normally the inside wall is soft enough to cut with a hand saw, and is normally a lighter more consistent colour.

Try drilling into one in a corner ( of the room) how hard is it.

frisbeej

There are all sorts of fixings that'll work, but it depends if the blocks are hollow or not.

blackshirtuk

That looks like a dense concrete breeze block to me, so you would have no problem fixing anything to it.

If it is a thermalite block (aerated concrete block) look at the link below.

http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/how-to/fasteners-fixings/fix-aerated-concrete

societys_child

Agree with the others, doesn't look anything like breeze (and not sure why you think it's dodgy?)