walah! why didn't i think of this!

why not put speaker on wall where it will hang...
pencil in a square around it...(real lite like)

then...put 2 x 4 frame inside the sqaure...
or 1x2, or 2x2 etc...frame inside the square
load the frame up with screws...oh yeah...
now you have a very good source to fasten speaker to

turn L bracket upside down like, 7 hang on the frame
put screws in

"Bob" wrote in message
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Some old lathe was simply tacked onto the studs with short brads. If the
house is 100 to 200 years old, and the studs have dried out, half the wall
can come down.

"Levon" wrote in message
news:UX9wf.1525$Xo5.147@trnddc02...
you can do it...just use toggle bolts..
use a 2" L bracket... (2 of them on top 2 on bottom)
it's pretty hard to miss a lathe, if you do, slide up or down 1/4 "


"Bob" wrote in message
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A lot depends on the quality, strength, and age of the lath & plaster.
I
have a house which has plaster reinforced with real horse hair. It's
so
old
that if you tried to attach anything like that, half the wall would
fall
down. Like Dan said, toggle bolts would be your best bet.

A lot also depends on who asked you to do the work. If it's for free,
tell
them you can do it, but you won't guarantee it will work. If it's for
someone you never met, and they are paying you, they've already
indicated
they could be a PITA by putting restrictions on how to do the work. In
which
case, I agree with Ed that sometimes it's just best to politely
decline
the
work.



"Bill Davis Jr" wrote in message
...
I have been asked to mount a set of speakers to a wall. Where they
will be positioned I am told they can not be mounted to a stud. But
the downside is the wall is plaster and lathe.

The speakers weigh 15 lbs. each. My question can these be mounted?

I have already been told, no shelf system or floor standing. Here is
a
link I was given to what would be used:
http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...ures/750059078

Thanks,

Bill