Mounting a Plasma Screen On Odd Wall

[Bouffont]

Hi All,

Just curious about mounting a plasma screen on one of my walls - it's a hefty 40-50odd kg screen and the wall it's fixing into is a breeze block/ brick wall with a small (maybe 2 cm gap) between that and the plasterboard over the top.

Given there is a small gap can anyone see any problems with attaching the screen?

I cant work out if there would be pressure on the plasterboard that would cause a problem at all.

If the gap will cause a problem is there anything I can fill it with? I was thinking one of those foam style sprays that sets like concrete and injecting it into drilled holes.

Thanks for any help all

Tom

[Rob Morley]

There are several approaches to this situation - replace the plasterboard with timber where fixings will go, glue threaded bar into the masonry and fit a nut flush with the plasterboard, use Rawl bolts and leave them flush with the plasterboard rather than flush with the masonry ...

[Bouffont]

sorry I have no idea where I fabricated the 40-50kg from its actually

30 kgs

[Mike Dodd]

The advice given to me here a few weeks ago on a similar issue but mounting a desk to a wall was this (well, a few other good ideas as well, but this one sticks in memory):-

Get some large dowelling (say, 25mm dia) and drill a similar sized hole wherever you need to fix a mounting screw. Cut dowel to length of plasterboard thickness and cavity to breezeblock and insert. The dowel then forms a hard insert against the block and avoids any deformation of the plasterboard.

Mike

[dennis]

Is this flat against the wall or on a lever arm? Its hard to get a good enough fixing for one on an arm in breeze block. I had to fix it through the wall with threaded rods the last time I installed a 42" plasma to a block wall. The fixings just wouldn't hold the weight.

[Bouffont]

Thanks this is a great idea, I'll do this.

Cheers

Tom