Can a 42in LCD TV be put up onto a plasterboard wall with hollow wall anchors?
I'm just about to put up a 42inch LCD TV (28kg) onto a plasterboard wall, there aren't any convenient wood studs to put it onto, can I use Heavy duty hollow wall anchors to put the tv and bracket onto up on the wall? can the plasterboard take the weight?
NO! Wallboard can hardly hold a picture. You will have to cut out a small section of drywall and add some support.
I would not think so good luck with that
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hmmm…might be too heavy. would be a pretty expensive way of finding out too lol
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only if you want to watch it on the floor.
plasterboard will not support the weight.
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Within a 42 inch width, I would make new holes in the bracket and attach to the studs.
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put mdf up first
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NO! Wallboard can hardly hold a picture. You will have to cut out a small section of drywall and add some support.
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Ummm…HELL NO!! There is no way I would hang my 42" Aquos like you mentioned, unless you like throwing away over a grand on your new TV.
I would look for other mounting options, like the dual steel pole stand, which has a low profile, looks slick, and allows for verticle adjustment of mounted TVs.
Sanus and BDI are pretty sweet, just remember to keep your LCD within the vertical 30 degrees, or so, of your seated viewing plane.
Good luck, but don't go cheap.
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Please forgive any assumed irreverence…NO!
BUT….. in a direct answer to any CAN I questions I always answer YES; and add; you may not be happy with the result.
Very recentlyI answered a similar Q and I posted a Link, to an aol handy man DIY site that offers advice regarding your Q.
42 inch seems to be extremely popular, and a viable size even in a smaller room. Have you not considered that bracketing should be at/in studs? I guess if you insist on attempting it; you might load the floor underneath with a bunch of pilows.
Steven Wolf
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45 plus years as a contractor
Not unless your doing it as a favor for an old girlfriend or boyfriend maybe to get back at someone!!
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install a piece of batten ( wood ) across the area you wish to hang the t.v. make sure it is firmly screwed into the timbers ( stud ) inside the wall.
Then screw the t.v. bracket onto the batten.
job done
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35 years as contractor
um…not really…the mounting should be attached to studs…how secure is your ceiling…you may want to hang it instead…the best thing to do would be check into professional installation.Would be a shame if the tv fell…plus if someone else does it,they are responsible for loss should it occur.
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Don't use hollow drywall anchors. For such a high load the plasterboard will fail at the fixings.
Hopefully the plasterboard wall you wish to attach too is not that dual layer plasterboard with a honeycomb paper interior that is commonly used as a non-load bearing partition in the UK and probably elsewhere in the world too.
Its not so much that the plasterboard can't support a 28kg load its more that its not easy to transfer that load so that it stays within the plasterboard core. Even if you manage to achieve that feat you then have to consider how to stabilise the plasterboard so that accidental damage shock and vibration don't compromise the load. Oh and did I mention that if anyone leans on the television all that force will be trying to tear those hollow fixings out of the plasterboard..
DON'T DO IT!
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Can be done you just need the right fixings
http://www.fischer.co.uk/befestigung/verkaufsunterlagen/katalog.html
convert the Kn into KG
Fischer toggle clamp KD 3 holds a recommened maximum of 0.14 Kilonewton = 14.27 Kg force.
So 4 of those will easily hold 28kg.
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Hi,
As many butterfly bolts as the TV casing allows, which spring open in the plasterboard cavity should be OK, as the weight of either two 14kg is not massive, and four seven kg points is not a problem
I would first tap the wall to find the dull thud of the supporting woodwork to establish where he noggins are, and pencil mark them.
If you are lucky, the more solid wood bits will tally with the mounting hole centres on the TV. Then you can drill small holes into the timber, and use as big as possible wood srews
Much better & safer.
You will need to make a decent sized hole in the plasterboard anyway, to feed the signal & power cables through
Feeding those neatly & internally back to mains & ariel / DVD sockets is a trickier task if you don't want wall mounted pvc trunking on show.
One small advantage of having thin platerboard internal walls is that they are easy to attack & repair.
I was stuck with mounting one above the fireplace, so had to remove several bricks and fit a fireproof tube through to the garage. Nightmare.
All the best with it, then
Bob
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WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS MARK OUT WHERE YOUR TELLY IS GOING THEN MAKE SOME SMALL HOLES TO LOCATE THE STUDWORK ,THEN FIT SOME 18MMPLY ACROSS THE UPRIGHTS IN THE STUD , ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO FIT YOUR TELLY BRACKET , THEN PAINT THE PLY THE COLOUR OF YOUR WALL FIT YOUR TELLY AND HEY PRESTO ,YOU CANT SEE ANYTHING BEHIND IT
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Tell me if it works, why not try to use the studs be much better than wasting $1500 that you will find on your floor when it falls down
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not recommended
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Absolutely not.
you need to strengthen the fixing point in the wall. Fitt a patress inside the wall by cutting a hole in the plasterboard and feeding a 50×25 batten into the void. Fill the hole when finished and make good the decoration
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