Wall Mounted Television

kah22

[FONT=&quot]I’ll be in the market shortly for a new television but I’d like to ask a question about what sort of support I would need if placing it on a wall.[/FONT]
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[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Here is where I’m at. There are two spots I can place the tv.
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1. [FONT=&quot]Is on a countertop, and to be honest I’m fine with that; [/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot] on the wall above the countertop. [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]The problem I have with placing it on the wall is that the wall is just a plasterboard wall with a skim of plaster over it.

[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]So I’m wondering are there fittings that will allow me to put the tv on the wall and if so what degree of flexibility, if any[FONT=&quot], [/FONT] will I have[FONT=&quot]?

[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=&quot]My current top picks in no particular order are
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Samsung UE43J5600
LG 42LF652V
Samsung UE40JU6400

The selection is based around Which? Best Buys

[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]As always thanks for any advice you can offer.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Kevin[/FONT]

Ant555

If you are asking about flexibility of wall brackets then you can go for a 'standard' one for less than £7
http://www.amazon.co.uk/VonHaus-PREMIUM-Slim-Wall-Bracket/dp/B003U46SWC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1444033075&sr=8-3&keywords=tv+wall+bracket
This one allows the TV to angle down slightly but in general its a 'flat to the wall' type.
(I have one of these for mounting an older, heavier 40" TV and also one for a TV very similar to the Samsung you are looking at)

Or one that allows you to swing it to any angle for less than £13
http://www.amazon.co.uk/VonHaus-Design-Bracket-400x400mm-Capacity/dp/B00FGSKYKM/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1444033075&sr=8-8&keywords=tv+wall+bracket
(I use one of these for a 29" TV in the conservatory although I am still wary of the fact that the mounting seems a very small area and did think it might fall off the wall - It hasn't despite me using it most of the time fully extended where the TV is stood half a metre off the wall as far as it will go and therefore closer to where I am sat - I then push it back against the wall when finished viewing)

However, as you have already pointed out, your problem is fixing it properly to the wall.

Do you know what is behind the plasterboard? Is it brickwork with wooden battens at various intervals or a dry lined type of installation?
If by chance you can find one wooden batten to fix on to then you will in all honesty probably be OK.
You could even use long coach bolts and fix to any brickwork if the gap between the plasterboard and the wall is small.

Hope this helps

wrightk

as above.fix as many holes from the bracket you can to studs.

there are also plasterboard wall anchors for the other holes which are far better than plastic plasterboard plugs etc.used these many times in our house and currently have a 32' tv up with mainly wall anchors and a couple of holes fixed directly to a stud,its solid

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p24054?utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&mkwid=sTtSmnklL_dc&pcrid=68756290583&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CjwKEAjwv8iwBRC35-_e8aPqwCESJAB8

onomatopoeia99

I wouldn't fix a 42" telly to a plasterboard wall unless I could get at least four good length screws through the wallmount into the studwork. I certainly wouldn't use plasterboard fixings alone.

The bracket I use for my 42" plasma is similar to the first one Ant555 linked, but it's attached to a concrete block wall with six 10mm wall anchors and not coming down short of a bomb going off.

Ebe_Scrooge

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

I wouldn't fix a 42" telly to a plasterboard wall unless I could get at least four good length screws through the wallmount into the studwork. I certainly wouldn't use plasterboard fixings alone.

^^^ This, with bells on. No amount of special plasterboard fixings are going to change the fact that the plasterboard itself is pretty weak.


If you can't screw directly into the studs, due to the positioning of the holes in the bracket, then screw a batten onto the wall, making sure that's going into solid studs, then screw the bracket onto the batten. So in effect, the weight is still being taken by the studs, not the plasterboard.


If it's just a plasterboard facing over a solid wall then you're laughing - just use long enough fixings so that they've got a good depth into the brickwork.

Xeorix

I've got an old 5 year old 39" TV hanging off the wall in my bedroom. It's been there for 5 years, and is hanging on a heavy swivel arm bracket.

I've got 6 screws on mine. The middle 2 go into the studwork and the the outside 4 are the spring loaded stud clips. I do also have a piece of plywood between the bracket and the wall to help distribute the weight

wrightk

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

^^^ This, with bells on. No amount of special plasterboard fixings are going to change the fact that the plasterboard itself is pretty weak.

i didnt suggest fixing a bracket with just plasterboard wall anchors

dacouch

Buy your TV from Richer Sounds or John Lewis and get a free warranty.

Do not buy it from Currys

PDF

+1 for vonhaus brackets. Damn site cheaper than most but well constructed . I have a full cantilever bracket holding onto a 40" Samsung tv with no problems and great mobility. I think it cost about £28. Curry's were about £149 for a similar bracket.

brightontraveller

Whilst finding stud , spreading load on plywood etc are all fine, We’ve hung items weighing over 200lb on plasterboard walls its about correct selection of fixing and condition of substrate etc quickest easiest one is Toggler Snaptoggle plenty of demonstration of loading capacity info etc online plasterboard holds a greater load than many diyers think….