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32" hung from a Partition wall?

  • 12-01-2009 11:56pm
    #1
    AIR-AUSSIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭


    Hi I have a Samsung 32" tv and I am planning on hanging it on a partition wall in my bedroom.

    My house is about 30 years old and my bedroom is on the first floor with partitions most likely made of wooden posts and plasterboard. (If this info makes a difference)

    I have heard varying opinions on whether you can hang a tv of this size on a partition wall.

    I would obviously hopefully support on the vertical wooden posts if possible but it is difficult to tell where these verts are.

    At the moment I have a 15" SD tv on a tv support from the same wall. It cantilevers about half a foot from the wall and therefore would most likely be putting a decent amount of weight on to the wall.

    Has anyone done this before and what method did you use? Did you just drill into the plasterboard, support it on the wooden posts or reinforce the wall some way?

    Thanks for your help.


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  • #2
    Rich1691
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 302 ✭✭Rich1691


    I have a similar room to you with plaster board etc.. If you have skirting boards along the bottom there may be a nail in it every so often.
    If you look along it you may see these. If you do I think thats where the timber uprights are so if you follow them up the wall that should give you what your looking for!


  • #3
    wiseolsham
    Closed Accounts Posts: 103 ✭✭wiseolsham


    Mentioned this in another thread. If no other option, try toggle bolts. Just check their bearing capacity first. I had a 32" Samsung onto a fireplace with 6 toggle bolts and no probs and have a 26" Samsung in the bedroom with 2 toggle bolts. All were plasterboard, no joists or anything.

    They all feel rock solid. But at your own risk as they say


  • #4
    Bilbert55
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Bilbert55


    When i come across this prob, i'd use 1 of the universal brackets. There are a few types out there which have a back plate on them which have many holes along the top and bottom of the plate. This plate is the part attached to the wall. So your not restricted where you can use your screws. So find where the timber uprights are in the wall. (a good tap will find them) and where the holes in the bracket line up with your uprights - thats where u use your screws!plb102s.7.jpg

    Hope this helps! But at your own risk! if your unsure seek help!


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