wall mounted tv fitting specialist!

IM0

Hoping to get a wall mounted tv in my modern apartment on one of the partition walls. what kind of a specialist will be able to do this competently and properly without possibly ruining my walls in a few years!

not something I want to be responsible for doing myself

dodzy

IM0 wrote: »

Hoping to get a wall mounted tv in my modern apartment on one of the partition walls. what kind of a specialist will be able to do this competently and properly without possibly ruining my walls in a few years!

not something I want to be responsible for doing myself

Have you got the TV ?

LED/LCD/Plasma ?

Weight / size?

Easy enough job. Ideally, you want to bury the cables ( Power, HDMI/scart/cat5 etc. ) for a cleaner finish. If lucky, you might find the studs, but it's unlikely. That said, if its LED, the weight will be much less than either plasma or LCD. Obvious benefits for mounting.

If you have not purchased the wall bracket yet, get it thru amazon. Great selection there and pretty much unbeatable on prices.

moonshadow

With regard to the bracket,find the studs get some plywood smaller than tv but big enough to cover two studs,paint the same colour as your wall and mount the bracket on this.

IM0

dodzy wrote: »

Have you got the TV ?

LED/LCD/Plasma ?

Weight / size?

Easy enough job. Ideally, you want to bury the cables ( Power, HDMI/scart/cat5 etc. ) for a cleaner finish. If lucky, you might find the studs, but it's unlikely. That said, if its LED, the weight will be much less than either plasma or LCD. Obvious benefits for mounting.

If you have not purchased the wall bracket yet, get it thru amazon. Great selection there and pretty much unbeatable on prices.

nah I want someone who knows what they doing. have to find the battons and structurally know what to do and more importantly not to do
its a rented place so dont want anything going tits up for obvious reasons

dont have anything yet, but it will be an LCD under 28 inch and over 16 inch Id say

IM0

moonshadow wrote: »

With regard to the bracket,find the studs get some plywood smaller than tv but big enough to cover two studs,paint the same colour as your wall and mount the bracket on this.

at the risk of askin an obvious question why do this? in my mind the strain will still be on the battons still, whats the advantage of having the plywood as a middle man when thats attached to the battons?

dodzy

IM0 wrote: »

nah I want someone who knows what they doing. have to find the battons and structurally know what to do and more importantly not to do
its a rented place so dont want anything going tits up for obvious reasons

dont have anything yet, but it will be an LCD under 28 inch and over 16 inch Id say

Your size selection makes it very easy.

Right, so 22" would be middle of the road based on your min/max sizes. Guessing a bedroom. Get a LED. Don't worry about finding batons. Absolutely no need at that weight. A small wall mount, 4-6 plasterboard fixings ( proper ones that expand ) and that's it. Job done, with absolutely mimimal plasterboard damage.

dodzy

IM0 wrote: »

at the risk of askin an obvious question why do this? in my mind the strain will still be on the battons still, whats the advantage of having the plywood as a middle man when thats attached to the battons?

Moonshadow suggested the ply as the likelyhood of your ideal bracket position, and more importantly the actual mounting holes on said bracket lining up with the vertical batons would be slim.

IM0

dodzy wrote: »

Your size selection makes it very easy.

Right, so 22" would be middle of the road based on your min/max sizes. Guessing a bedroom. Get a LED. Don't worry about finding batons. Absolutely no need at that weight. A small wall mount, 4-6 plasterboard fixings ( proper ones that expand ) and that's it. Job done, with absolutely mimimal plasterboard damage.

yeah bedroom! LED it is so, they much lighter? like what half the weight, quater, a third? roughly..
so just mount it on the plasterboard [well with the mounts you mention obviously] ??

ok what would be the upper weight limit of a tv for wall mounting before you need to find the battons?

IM0

dodzy wrote: »

Moonshadow suggested the ply as the likelyhood of your ideal bracket position, and more importantly the actual mounting holes on said bracket lining up with the vertical batons would be slim.

of course!, how did I miss that, not a good sign :rolleyes:

burke027

IM0 wrote: »

of course!, how did I miss that, not a good sign :rolleyes:

Forget about the batons will ya seriously

dodzy

IM0 wrote: »

yeah bedroom! LED it is so, they much lighter? like what half the weight, quater, a third? roughly..
so just mount it on the plasterboard [well with the mounts you mention obviously] ??

prob 25% less weight on that size. Yes, just mount it. Easy install.

IM0 wrote: »

ok what would be the upper weight limit of a tv for wall mounting before you need to find the battons?

with LED, I've seen 40" on just plasterboard with a good spread on the wall plate. Unless you are going to hang out of it, it will be fine. It being a studded partition, you will have a good chance of dropping the cables in behind also. Unless you are unlucky to hit a noggin on the cable drop:o

mrcheez

If you need to find the studs/battons/whatever they're called, I've found an electronic stud detector for 30 euro does the trick (and also warns you if there are live wires at the back)

IM0

dodzy wrote: »

prob 25% less weight on that size. Yes, just mount it. Easy install.

with LED, I've seen 40" on just plasterboard with a good spread on the wall plate. Unless you are going to hang out of it, it will be fine. It being a studded partition, you will have a good chance of dropping the cables in behind also. Unless you are unlucky to hit a noggin on the cable drop:o

wow :eek: youd never think it

slpower01

Buy a good bracket and stick with plaster board fixings... the metal type that screw into the plaster board and then have a screw that go into these... I mounted a 52inch lcd on these 2 years ago and still going fine, a good bracket is one that distributes the weight properly across a decent enough span..... I think I used about 8 of these fixings on it and it is perfect. Tv's are one of a few things you dont really touch or move too often.

There isnt too much weight in a 26inch tv so you should be fine...

Hope this helps,
Steven.

Davy

slpower01 wrote: »

Buy a good bracket and stick with plaster board fixings... the metal type that screw into the plaster board and then have a screw that go into these... I mounted a 52inch lcd on these 2 years ago and still going fine, a good bracket is one that distributes the weight properly across a decent enough span..... I think I used about 8 of these fixings on it and it is perfect. Tv's are one of a few things you dont really touch or move too often.

There isnt too much weight in a 26inch tv so you should be fine...

Hope this helps,
Steven.

I dont like them. They seem fine when you screw them in, but they can do a lot of damage to the wall. Takes all the plaster away with further down the road.

Thorsman duo-max, come in loads of sizes:

Outkast_IRE

Davy wrote: »

I dont like them. They seem fine when you screw them in, but they can do a lot of damage to the wall. Takes all the plaster away with further down the road.

Thorsman duo-max, come in loads of sizes:

The spring toggles are good also

Davy

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

The spring toggles are good also

Ye, I used to use them, but found them messy at times. Especially close to stud work etc. When you drill the hole for these they sit tight and don't move around. These would probably be a bit dearer. Only down side, if you get the longer ones, maybe 10/65, when you screw in you can hit block work, so have to unscrew and cut a bit of the bolt.

dodzy

These fittings destroy plasterboard. Either in their plastic or metal form, they are hopeless.




A much better job IMO, and they come in plenty of different sizes.

homer911

dodzy wrote: »

A much better job IMO, and they come in plenty of different sizes.

That would depend on the type of plasterboard (insulated?) and the clearance behind the plasterboard

dodzy

homer911 wrote: »

That would depend on the type of plasterboard (insulated?) and the clearance behind the plasterboard

Not really. They work fine on insulated boards also. In relation to the depth of clearance behind, this only becomes a potential issue when you come across blobbed boards, and in this situation, you would only be 15-25mm from blockwork, in which case, you could use one of the many masonry fixings available.