Pabs Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hey all, Yeh, so I'm a right pleb when it comes to this sort of thing, mainly as I think it's just going to rip out of the wall. I've got a 40" LCD TV, and also a wall bracket for it. Bracket looks strong, and mounting "seems" straight forward - 6 x holes in the wall, insert large "concrete anchors" (to me they look just like large wallplugs) and then screw some 90mm long screws into them to hold it in place. Seems easy - but I'm not 100% sure about the wall - it's the wall seperating our house with the nextdoor neighbours - so I would assume it is at least 1 breezeblock thick, right? Would there be a cavity inbetween 2 breezeblocks? I want to mount it in the middle of our living room wall - I wouldn't think there are any wires or pipes running through the wall, but you never can tell.....? Should I buy one of those "pipe/wire" detectors to make sure? Any other hints/tips to make sure it stays on the wall? I'm going to need to buy some new masonry drill bits as all mine are shot anyway. Cheers folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 cant give you to much advice on the walls as i am not a builder. However the electrics i can as i am a sparky, as long as you have no sockets or light switches in the area you should be ok!! Regulations state that wiring should be run either verticle or horizontal to either socket or switch. hope this helps richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 That is EXCELLENT reassurance (I thought it was something like that) and I have no sockets or lights in that area - I DO have 2 sets of lights on the wall to either side and above the TV installation height - so I don't think these will go anywhere near where I'm drilling. Same sort of thing goes for radiator I think - it's much lower than the tv height so can't see any pipes being there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Are they similar to these, much better to have ones with a hexagonal head so you can use a socket wrench or spanner to tighten. Drill away. http://www.kcb.co.uk/shop/media/bolt.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 http://www.screwfix.com/prods/13317/Fixings/Shield-Anchors/Shield-Anchor-Bolt-Type-10-x-108mm-Drill-Size-16 We used something like this on my brother in laws bracket, are you thinking of using something similar? richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 Yep Merckx - that looks like the jobbies, but mine look MUCH longer. I think the instructions suggest a hole at least 60mm deep... and I'm sure the screws (hex socket heads) are probably close to 80/90mm long.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 The wall will either be 9" thick or two skins of 4" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sted Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 http://www.screwfix.com/prods/13317/Fixings/Shield-Anchors/Shield-Anchor-Bolt-Type-10-x-108mm-Drill-Size-16 We used something like this on my brother in laws bracket, are you thinking of using something similar? richie These are the bolts you should use , Ive used them on mine and on havards and they are still on the wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 The wall will either be 9" thick or two skins of 4" Thanks Jamie.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 These are the bolts you should use , Ive used them on mine and on havards and they are still on the wall Yeah that ^^^^ Don't use the plugs. Get some proper rawl bolts. If there are more holes in the bracket to fix to the wall then use them. Mine had 8 holes in the design of the bracket and a couple of others dotted about so I used them all!! I did a couple of pull ups on the bracket to test it. If it can hold this fat b@stard it can hold anything..... H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkirby Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 also if its cavity like mine then apart from plaster board theres nothing to plug it to!! you can either do what i did and find the joists and screw the bracket straight into them or you can plug the block behind but you will need alot longer screws than the plugs as they will need to span the cavity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 well the wall definately isn't plasterboard. My bracket has 8 holes (4 along top edge, 4 along bottom) and they supplied 6 of the lag bolts and concrete anchors. Thinking I might pop to B&Q and see if they have any of the anchor bolts, and use some of them as well as the bits I've already got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Here's the bracket: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-LE40M87-PLASMA-Mount-Bracket/dp/B000QYL5B8/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1199615226&sr=8-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkirby Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 well the wall definately isn't plasterboard. My bracket has 8 holes (4 along top edge, 4 along bottom) and they supplied 6 of the lag bolts and concrete anchors. Thinking I might pop to B&Q and see if they have any of the anchor bolts, and use some of them as well as the bits I've already got. your lucky then i bloody hate hanging stuff in new houses, just plaster board and thin air which doesnt mix when hanging anything heavy LOL Good luck, its always great when you let go of the Tv for the first time and hope youve done a good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 you could do what we did with my next door neighbour and that was to drill right through the wall and put a steel plate on the outside, then use threaded bolts straight throught. Edit: you live in a terrace house, prob not good idea then as your neighbour prob does not want a steel plate in his lounge! works well if its an outside wall! richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 you could do what we did with my next door neighbour and that was to drill right through the wall and put a steel plate on the outside, then use threaded bolts straight throught. Edit: you live in a terrace house, prob not good idea then as your neighbour prob does not want a steel plate in his lounge! works well if its an outside wall! richie what if someone comes along and undoes the bolts? im guessing you used round headed bolts though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 he's put a shed up in front of it, hadnt thought of that, how annoying would that be to come down in the morning and find some one had untightend your nuts and all your stuff was on the floor. richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 how annoying would that be to come down in the morning and find some one had untightend your nuts and all your stuff was on the floor. richie depends how she looked edit: and how she "cleaned it up" afterwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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juanchan Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 depends how she looked edit: and how she "cleaned it up" afterwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 well peeps - the TV is on the wall! Not sure if I should smile or not - had a minor panic as the bracket went on the wall straight and horizontal - got the tv onto the bracket and it was as p*ssed as a fart! lol - Luckily it looks like my bracket is a bit silly with the adjustments - so a few swearwords later it's now all hunky-dory Looks fantastic on the wall - much better than being plonked ontop of the glass stand. Incidentally - I used 4 of those anchor bolts from B&Q which seemed to work well, although I'm really not sure what my wall is made from - it seems that it depends where you drill! In one place it was solid as, and I couldnt drill deep enough, in 1 place the drill disappeared into the wall as though there was nothing there, and in the other 6 places it was ok! If you see anyone screaming or crying - it's because it's fallen off the wall! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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