Samsung LED tv.

[pac3y]

hello all, just wondering if any one here, have one of the new samsung led tv's and have mounted onto a wall. my parents just got one as well as the the slim wall mount that goes with it and i cant for the life me understand how thing is supposed to be mounted. I asked one of the tv guys at jb and he said, that they dont need to go into the stud and that just going into plasterboard is fine? but to be honest i dont really trust going into JUST plasterboard. i'm an apprentice builder so i have tools and knowledge of wall frames and the like.

the wall mount it self can only go to 400mm wide........where as the frame in lounge room is 450........hmmmm

any one got any opinions? or can help me out?

[Troy5L]

just into plasterboard, u serious wat a dick telling you that, u can get these screws that have a lil thing on the end of it that opens and tightens when u screw it.....im tryin to think of the name but cant, i use them at work as im a carpenter.... ohh well...

other choice is to mark where u want the tv, cut the plaster and put a few trimmers (pieces of timber horizontal from stud to stud and then put the plaster back on and hope its covered by wall mount...

[Jared91]

shuda built brick

[Troy711]

I used these for my Samsung sound bar and they work a treat.

[andyman]

besides removing plaster, you might have to use 2 strips of say 4x1 screw or nail over the plaster into the frame, then mount the mount to that

[slappa.]

use 75mm screws to fix the center of the bracket to a stud, then just use hit anchors either side.

done.

[JBDrifter]

just into plasterboard, u serious wat a dick telling you that, u can get these screws that have a lil thing on the end of it that opens and tightens when u screw it.....im tryin to think of the name but cant, i use them at work as im a carpenter.... ohh well...

other choice is to mark where u want the tv, cut the plaster and put a few trimmers (pieces of timber horizontal from stud to stud and then put the plaster back on and hope its covered by wall mount...

You're thinking of spring toggles. Us sparky's use them all the time! They'd probably be ok depending on how heavy the TV is, but I know they do hold extremely well. If you wanna be pedantic you could cut the wall and put a noggin in there, then have the plaster patched and screw straight into the noggin. I'd probably just use the toggles, should be fine!

[pac3y]

i was actually thinking of cutting out a strip of plasterboard and adding another nogging, me and the boss do alot of plaster work as welll so im pretty confident when it comes to that. (Just trying to limit the amount of work). Or mounting a strip of timber to the wall and into the stud, then the tv onto that bit of timber if that make sense?

the tv it self weighs approx 17 kgs.

[daron]

drill through to other side add 2nd TV and bolt together

[pac3y]

haha if only......

keep the posts coming, someone has to have had the same problem i'm having!

[Deltak]

Just a thought, but couldn't you glue a suitable sized piece of thin ply to the face of the wall to spread the load on the plaster. Then you can use the anchor bolts with confidence.

The ply shoud be just larger than the mount and possibly painted to blend in.

[daron]

thats a good idea actually

[Bax]

I'd be inclined to take the plaster out, brace and then replaster.

At least that way as well you can run your cables through the wall while you're at it so it looks neater.

[ScoHar]

Wrong mount in the 1st place? just checked mine and its 450mm between centres. Obviously mounted onto the studs in our place.

[pac3y]

just checked for the 50th time today and the bolts on the back of the tv are only 400 wide. The brakcet its self fits in between those bolts so unless it's a defected tv i have no idea what to do.

[dijm8]

put it on the table like normal people in ther lounge rooms

[pac3y]

maybe or i could give it a nicer touch and hang it from a wall.
thanks for the tip but!

[Troy5L]

yep toggles! thanks jbdrifter...we use them 4 towel rails and soap holders in bathrooms and toilets..

but it would prob be a safer bet to cut the plaster and put a noggin in there and then patch the hole back up, and touch up the paint, it will be covered but the tv anyways

[pac3y]

but it would prob be a safer bet to cut the plaster and put a noggin in there and then patch the hole back up, and touch up the paint, it will be covered but the tv anyways

im leaning towards going with this, question is can i trust a 90 by 45 nogging to hold up about 18 kgs?

luckily im about to re paint the wall the tv is going to hung on soo going to hold off on that untill a nogging is put into place.