I have an LCD tv with a weight of 21kg, is it possible to hang it on an internal plaster board wall? What sort of weight this type of wall would take? thanks

"crewroom" wrote in message
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I have an LCD tv with a weight of 21kg, is it possible to hang it on an
internal plaster board wall? What sort of weight this type of wall
would take? thanks




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crewroom

I would only fit one to the wooden battens that hold the plasterboard. If no
battens use a different wall

Tony

On 28 Jan, 21:08, crewroom wrote:
I have an LCD tv with a weight of 21kg, is it possible to hang it on an
internal plaster board wall? What sort of weight this type of wall
would take? thanks

This thread might help (if the link fails search Google Groups for
"Fixing radiator to wall"):
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....thread/thread/
f4929a95d09c31c5/e09e30c33822f7da?lnk=gst&q=fixing
+radiator&rnum=1&hl=en#e09e30c33822f7da

"Martin Pentreath" wrote in message
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On 28 Jan, 21:08, crewroom wrote:
I have an LCD tv with a weight of 21kg, is it possible to hang it on an
internal plaster board wall? What sort of weight this type of wall
would take? thanks

This thread might help (if the link fails search Google Groups for
"Fixing radiator to wall"):
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....thread/thread/
f4929a95d09c31c5/e09e30c33822f7da?lnk=gst&q=fixing
+radiator&rnum=1&hl=en#e09e30c33822f7da

The thread appears to refer to dot and dab to brick walls not internal
plasterboard walls

Tony

crewroom wrote:
I have an LCD tv with a weight of 21kg, is it possible to hang it on an
internal plaster board wall? What sort of weight this type of wall
would take? thanks

So.... who's going to write a page for the Wiki eh? ;-)

David

Lobster wrote:
crewroom wrote:
I have an LCD tv with a weight of 21kg, is it possible to hang it on an
internal plaster board wall? What sort of weight this type of wall
would take? thanks

So.... who's going to write a page for the Wiki eh? ;-)

David
On what?

Plasterbaord is perfectly capable of taking a 21kg compressive - and
shear - load over a wide enough area..the solution would appear to be to
use car body filler to attach the whole TV directly to it..just mix up a
couple of buckets, spread it on the wall, and press the TV in place
holding until set. ;-

Screws are for wusses

crewroom wrote:
I have an LCD tv with a weight of 21kg, is it possible to hang it on
an internal plaster board wall? What sort of weight this type of wall
would take? thanks

Plasterboard won't take 21kg. You have to find out what kind of
plasterboard wall it is.

It could be;

Plasterboard on timber studs. Look at the skirting boards to see if you can
see any filled fixings at 400mm or 600mm spacings.

In this case fix into the studs.

It could be 'dot & dab'. A stud detector will show completely variable
results. In this case a fixing has to be made into the brick/block behind
the plasterboard, with a spacer between the board & the wall.

There are other more obscure types......


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Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

crewroom wrote:
I have an LCD tv with a weight of 21kg, is it possible to hang it on
an internal plaster board wall? What sort of weight this type of wall
would take? thanks

crewroom,

Depends on the construction of the wall.

If it's of a pre-fabricated Paramount type (plasterboard, egg crating,
plasterboard with 1 1/2" square timber uprights every two feet or so) - then
no!

What sort of weight will it carry - just about take a central heating
radiator with its brackets screwed to the wall with cavity fixings - the
type that I have in my house, and what a pain they are to fix anything to.

============================================

If it's of a stud partition (4"x2" [or similar] timber uprights every
sixteen inches or so with noggins, head and sole plates) - then yes, with
the brackets screwed onto the uprights!

What sort of weight will it carry - if properly designed and constructed -
just about anything (within reason of course) that you care to fix to it.



Brian G

The Medway Handyman wrote:
crewroom wrote:
I have an LCD tv with a weight of 21kg, is it possible to hang it on
an internal plaster board wall? What sort of weight this type of wall
would take? thanks

Plasterboard won't take 21kg. You have to find out what kind of
plasterboard wall it is.


Of course it will. Take 21kg. If the force is applied over a large
enough area and the board is supported well enough on the studs and the
floor.


The trouble is no one is talking about t he real issues..how to transfer
the load over the large area. And how the board is supported,


To be practical though, I'd rip the board out and put in some 12mm MDF.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Lobster wrote:
crewroom wrote:
I have an LCD tv with a weight of 21kg, is it possible to hang it on an
internal plaster board wall? What sort of weight this type of wall
would take? thanks

So.... who's going to write a page for the Wiki eh? ;-)

David
On what?

Plasterbaord is perfectly capable of taking a 21kg compressive - and
shear - load over a wide enough area..the solution would appear to be to
use car body filler to attach the whole TV directly to it..just mix up a
couple of buckets, spread it on the wall, and press the TV in place
holding until set. ;-


Have you just come back from the pub?

Stuart Noble wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Lobster wrote:
crewroom wrote:
I have an LCD tv with a weight of 21kg, is it possible to hang it on an
internal plaster board wall? What sort of weight this type of wall
would take? thanks

So.... who's going to write a page for the Wiki eh? ;-)

David
On what?

Plasterbaord is perfectly capable of taking a 21kg compressive - and
shear - load over a wide enough area..the solution would appear to be
to use car body filler to attach the whole TV directly to it..just mix
up a couple of buckets, spread it on the wall, and press the TV in
place holding until set. ;-


Have you just come back from the pub?

More or less..;-)

"Brian G" wrote

If it's of a pre-fabricated Paramount type (plasterboard, egg crating,
plasterboard with 1 1/2" square timber uprights every two feet or so) -
then no!

Brian

Not sure from your post, but do you have Paramount walls?
I have and they are utter cr@p!
Flex when lent on (bad for tiled walls obviously) and zero sound insulation.
How did these ever get accepted for domestic use and building regs?

I also believe that the general solidity of the upper floor is less rigid as
a result of these things.
Hence you can hear more first floor noise/footfalls transmitted to the
ground floor.

Phil

TheScullster wrote:
"Brian G" wrote
If it's of a pre-fabricated Paramount type (plasterboard, egg crating,
plasterboard with 1 1/2" square timber uprights every two feet or so) -
then no!

Brian

Not sure from your post, but do you have Paramount walls?
I have and they are utter cr@p!
Flex when lent on (bad for tiled walls obviously) and zero sound insulation.
How did these ever get accepted for domestic use and building regs?

I also believe that the general solidity of the upper floor is less rigid as
a result of these things.
Hence you can hear more first floor noise/footfalls transmitted to the
ground floor.

Phil


Any flimsy studwork wall can be easily upgraded by the simple expedient
of screwing some 19mm ply over it and more plasterboard. The skim (or
paper over) and paint..


Sometimes its the simplest option.