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JM_16v
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10th Jan 12 at 16:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i have recieved a TV Bracket like the below, im fitting to my external wall but the building is Steel frame so i have plasterboard then cavity then brickwork. so im purely relying on the plasterboard to hold up my 47" 20kg TV, i presume the only thing to do is to use Hollow Wall Anchors?

http://tinyurl.com/ygnpa26
Neil
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10th Jan 12 at 17:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

How deep is the cavity? I live in a new build and it's plasterboard, cavity then brickwork and we just used longer screws to secure properly into the brickwork.
Robbo
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10th Jan 12 at 17:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

longer screws aye
JM_16v
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10th Jan 12 at 17:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Approx 75mm cavity
ash_corsa
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Dont just use long screws

You need to pack out the cavity between the plasterboard and the brick or when you tighten the screws the plasterboard will bow/crack and weaken.

You either need to cut the plasterboard around the bracket then pack out the difference with wood or use spacers/washers behind the fixing points of the bracket.

Dave
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10th Jan 12 at 17:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Should be studs of some sort to fix to.

Ben G
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10th Jan 12 at 18:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

our screws went through into our garage brick wall, but it did crack the plasterboard on the first try.

make sure you fix it to the studs or buy an led tv. my 42'' plasma is heavy enough as it is

[Edited on 10-01-2012 by Ben G]
sc0ott
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10th Jan 12 at 18:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Neil
I live in a new build and it's plasterboard, cavity then brickwork


How did they manage to fix plasterboard to fresh air?
Neil
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quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
quote:
Originally posted by Neil
I live in a new build and it's plasterboard, cavity then brickwork


How did they manage to fix plasterboard to fresh air?


It's dot and dabbed.
sc0ott
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What are the dot dabs fixed to? Surely there should be another skin of brick/block for there to be a cavity.
ash_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Neil
quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
quote:
Originally posted by Neil
I live in a new build and it's plasterboard, cavity then brickwork


How did they manage to fix plasterboard to fresh air?


It's dot and dabbed.


Wont be dot and dab with a 75mm cavity mate
Neil
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10th Jan 12 at 22:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by ash_corsa
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Originally posted by Neil
quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
quote:
Originally posted by Neil
I live in a new build and it's plasterboard, cavity then brickwork


How did they manage to fix plasterboard to fresh air?


It's dot and dabbed.


Wont be dot and dab with a 75mm cavity mate


Mine doesn't have a 75mm cavity, that's the OP.
AndyKent
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11th Jan 12 at 08:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by ash_corsa
Dont just use long screws

You need to pack out the cavity between the plasterboard and the brick or when you tighten the screws the plasterboard will bow/crack and weaken.

You either need to cut the plasterboard around the bracket then pack out the difference with wood or use spacers/washers behind the fixing points of the bracket.




What he said. Couple of 3 x 4 studs in the cavity screwed to the blockwork, replace plasterboard over, screw through for TV.
JM_16v
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11th Jan 12 at 12:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

the stud is the steel girders,

packing out maybe the best option
Dave
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There must be something between the steels though, surely they haven't got a steel every 600mm?
sc0ott
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Insulation id imagine?
ash_corsa
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There must be some sort of stud work be it steel or timber.

Poke a thin screw driver along the top edge of skirting (tight to skirting board) to find the uprights then run a bead of caulk along the top of the skirting to cover the holes.
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Cut the board out. Put your wiring in properly, sort a good fixing then reboard and fill.

Job done.

 
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