fitting a at screen tv to the wall

[andy27168]

Hi, I,ve just bought myself a 55" 3d tv, with an appropriate wall bracket, but the bracket came with no wall fixing hardware.
What wall fixings should i use to fit the bracket to the wall?
The tv wieghs in at just under 30kgs, and the bracket has a 15 degree function.
It will be fitted to an internal breese block wall, which is plastered both sides.
Can anyone tell me what sort of wall fixings I should be looking at? Rawlbolts maybe?
Any comments or suggestions would greatly appreciated.

 

[Darrell]

14mm dia Fischer fixings will do just fine.

 

[jonnyboy]

usually supplied with the bracket, google the bracket manufacturer.
bit of gripfill and off you go

 

[AnilS]

Andy, I found this thread when fitting mine;

50" plasma breezeblock/thermalite mounting | AVForums.com - UK Online - Page 3

Although mine went into "ornamental" brick, its safe and secure. M8 bolts and raw plugs are all you need. To wind the bolts in for the mount, I used my socket set.

Here mine after with the same tilt bracket.

 

[Rich27]

I have a few large screens attached to my walls.

Several decent rawl plugs (Through the plaster and into the Block) should do.

However I used http://www.screwfix.com/p/spit-tapcon-countersunk-concrete-screws-6-x-70mm-pack-of-100/99018;jsessionid=rFrQP57JGqxWSKYYLl3HWZ4v5DFhBRQ3NDy81jhfJk2LsYfPWyqB!-1571002176 some of those, a few of them into the brick wall and they have been fine.

 

[horgantrevor]

14mm dia Fischer fixings will do just fine.

its the way i would go better to safe then sorry

 

[LTD]

Andy

It won't work - send me the TV.

I'll PM my address if necessary.

 

[A-AvantGarde]

I'm shortly about to do the same, funnily enough I was searching options today.

I came across some good reviews of this on AVForums: DrylinePro Fixings

Looks like a very interesting solution, clever design but only works if there is a block wall behind the plaster board (which you also have).

 

[DITTRICH]

I live in an apartment. Plasterboard walls on battens and reinforced concrete. Some of the neighbours got a bit upset when I installed it. I had to fix the mounting frame to 2 horizontal wooden batons each of which had 4 very large screws/rawlplugs into the reinforced concrete. Due to the concrete being 2cm behind the internal face of the plasterboard, the whole 46" unit is cantilevered off the wall and will live or die by the 8 very large screws holidng it in place. The same grief when I had to fix up a 1.2m x 2,0m mirror on the wall so Mrs DITTRICH can see how she looks.

 

[andy27168]

Cheers for the advice so far, I have just had a good look at the wall bracket, it won,t except anything bigger than 8mm bolts through the bracket, and the leaflet says that it would need 8 fixings to the wall.
The internal wall construction as far as I,m aware is breeze block with a skim of plaster either side rather than plasterboard, the plaster is about 15mm on each side, now I,m not builder so I maybe wrong, the house was built circa 1936, and not sure how the internal walls were constructed then. My main concern is that the length of some of these fixings I may damage the plaster and decor of the adjacent room.

 

[Darrell]

There won't be 15mm of plaster.

The wall will be breeze block, then sand/cement render then a skim of multi-finish plaster.

If the holes in the bracket are 8mm and there are 8 holes then use 8no. 8mm Fisher fixings. Make sure you have an 8mm drill bit. Even if you can't get a fix on 1 bolt, you will have 7 to fall back on.

 

[A-AvantGarde]

Cheers for the advice so far, I have just had a good look at the wall bracket, it won,t except anything bigger than 8mm bolts through the bracket, and the leaflet says that it would need 8 fixings to the wall.
The internal wall construction as far as I,m aware is breeze block with a skim of plaster either side rather than plasterboard, the plaster is about 15mm on each side, now I,m not builder so I maybe wrong, the house was built circa 1936, and not sure how the internal walls were constructed then. My main concern is that the length of some of these fixings I may damage the plaster and decor of the adjacent room.

The fixings I provided the link for won't really be suitable (as far as I can tell) for your type of wall constuction.

 

[Piff]

Houses built in 1936 are more likely to have brick internal walls.
I'm currently working on a 1934 place and the only blocks are little brick size bits at intervals which were built in for fixing picture rails, skirtings, door linings, etc.
Bricks are likely to be in soft lime mortar. Your risk is drilling into a soft joint or the "frog" of the brick.
If you are into solid brick (or breeze block) a good quality nylon plug & 8mm coach screws - screwfix item 29068 - should do the job
If you hit voids/soft mortar you may need resin anchors which can be bought as glass capsules or in a mastic type tube. The resin replaces the rawlplug

When drilling you need to set a depth gauge on your drill - insulating tape round the bit will do - so you stop before you come out the other side

 

[Harrythedog]

If its a 1936 build internal wall I doubt it'll have breeze blocks it's more likely to be a plaster internal wall with a cavity unless it's part of a fairly recent extension. Place the bracket and mark the fixing holes then drill a test hole to see exactly what's behind the plaster then you'll be able to decide exactly what type of fixing you'll need

 

[Spin_bowler]

My place was built in 1926. Not a breeze block in sight, brick all the way. Cutting the channel for the conduit was the *really* fun part.

 

[renault12ts]

1932 was the year when cavity wall construction was mandated, therefore a 1936 house will have cavity walls. That is, a solid plaster covered masonry wall on the inside then a cavity, then a solid masonry wall on the outside.

 

[tylerdurden]

Gosh, that's close to the fire!

 

[benzrider]

u really need to dtermine what type of wall you have like suggested above a small pilot hole where you are looking to fit ther barcket should help you dtermine this if it is a breeze block wall and your not to handy with a drill make sure you dont go at it hammer and tong as its very easy to make the hole to large any decent 8mm raw plud and bolt will do the trick just spread the weight across bracket i usually use 6-8 fixings your tv is not to heavy so should be ok
im am an av consultant/ installer BTW

 

[219]

1932 was the year when cavity wall construction was mandated, therefore a 1936 house will have cavity walls. That is, a solid plaster covered masonry wall on the inside then a cavity, then a solid masonry wall on the outside.

I think it is an internal wall between two rooms , so it may just be single brick .

 

[Harrythedog]

I think it is an internal wall between two rooms , so it may just be single brick .

It depends on whether or not it's a supporting wall, usually if the floor boards run in the same direction as the wall it's a supporting one.