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Attaching TV bracket to 50mm plasterboard
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05-12-2012 1:50pm#1
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Is this an internal or external wall?
I'd be nervous of hanging this on an internal wall
If an external wall, get down to your nearest DIY shop and buy yourself some 120mm bolts and a good masonry drill bit...
It isnt worth risking your expensive investment falling off the wall..
External wall. Blocks outside
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If you are a bit handy at the DIY you could do what I did and cut away the plasterboard 1 1/2" bigger than the tv all-round and recess it in fixing it straight to the block wall you would then have to plasterboard the sides,top and bottom or you could do it with a wooden trim it's a bit more work but looks good in the end, you should also be able to get your cables down between the blobs and bring them out at ground level
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jas fergal your lucky with 2 tvs in your room:DIf you are a bit handy at the DIY you could do what I did and cut away the plasterboard 1 1/2" bigger than the tv all-round and recess it in fixing it straight to the block wall you would then have to plasterboard the sides,top and bottom or you could do it with a wooden trim it's a bit more work but looks good in the end, you should also be able to get your cables down between the blobs and bring them out at ground level0
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If you are a bit handy at the DIY you could do what I did and cut away the plasterboard 1 1/2" bigger than the tv all-round and recess it in fixing it straight to the block wall you would then have to plasterboard the sides,top and bottom or you could do it with a wooden trim it's a bit more work but looks good in the end, you should also be able to get your cables down between the blobs and bring them out at ground level
There's a tv that's not going to last too long0 -
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If you are a bit handy at the DIY you could do what I did and cut away the plasterboard 1 1/2" bigger than the tv all-round and recess it in fixing it straight to the block wall you would then have to plasterboard the sides,top and bottom or you could do it with a wooden trim it's a bit more work but looks good in the end, you should also be able to get your cables down between the blobs and bring them out at ground level
The OP has 50mm insulated slab on the block wall,,cutting it out to make a recessed area for a TV just creates one big cold spot on the wall.;)
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My chimney is on an internal wall and in quite a small room, the heat of the 50" is good enough that I never have to turn on the radiator if fact I can't even close the door in the room or I'll melt it works for me but I know where you guys are coming from
Another option might be chemical fasteners, these would also help with the 50mm of bolt that has very little support from the plasterboard by spreading out the load a bit.0 -
My chimney is on an internal wall and in quite a small room, the heat of the 50" is good enough that I never have to turn on the radiator if fact I can't even close the door in the room or I'll melt it works for me but I know where you guys are coming from
Another option might be chemical fasteners, these would also help with the 50mm of bolt that has very little support from the plasterboard by spreading out the load a bit.
I have 100mm boards and I used the screws another guys said above. Just put a good few in and it will be grand to support the tv.0 -
That looks terrible, TBH. Cut a big hole in your wall to hang a TV? A bracket would actually have worked (and looked) better IMO + easier access to the cables. What if you want to change TV? And if you're going to bother to try and recess it, at least make it flush. Plus you can see the edges of the plasterboard - too big a gap. Should put a bit of trim around it to make the edges look tidier. There shouldn't be more than a 1mm gap between the plastebopard + TV so it looks snug, but you have a couple of cm.
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The TV is on a bracket that I can move in and out and tilt so no problem getting at the cables, a 1mm gap would not allow for the ventilation that the TV needs and the resin I recessed it was to allow the projector screen to come down over it. Fair play to you if you can see the edge of the plaster board as I put angle bead all around the cutout.
Just my opinion, I love the way it looks and with the surround sound on the way it sounds
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Dude make sure you put some sort of shelf between fire and bottom of tv , it needs something to deflect heat from fire away from underneath of tv . Just put ours in and installer says he always advises people to put in something (for gas or solid fuel fire) as any heat will eventually buggar up the tv . We have a 4" deep one in and it looks pretty snazzy :-)How about now I had to tell the kids that Santa can now travel down HDMI cables so it's ok to block up the chimney;)
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