Hanging on stud walls

[frazer_d]

My son has just bought a flat where all the walls are stud and he wants to hang a 38" plasma TV. He is terrified it will pull the plaster board away.

Can anyone suggest a way that's safe and secure?

[theren_911]

Only way I can think of is to get a Stud Finder from and DIY store, that will be a little box which you run along the wall and it will beep or Glow up when it goes over a "stud"

If you can screw the bracket into these it should be strong enough to support it,

[Top_Gooner]

There are a number of proprietary plaster board fixings on the market nowadays, which are capable of taking large loads. He needs to get along to a decent builders merchants or specialist hardware shop and ask. Don't bother with the DIY sheds (B&Q et al) as the people employed in these places are as helpful as lobotomised Hamsters.

[Top_Gooner]

PS the majority of stud work is now very thin metal and not too good for fixing into.

[Andy Boz]

How old is the flat?
If new build then more than likely metal system. If older house, then possibly 3x2 studding.
Find the studs by gentle tapping with a hammer, usually 16" apart, or 450mm. Ensure you get good fix to that. By good fix I mean coarse threaded coachscrew, not ordinary screws.
If needed redrill the bracket to suit location of studs.
Also recommend the use of spring toggles. Ask at good builders merchants.

[frazer_d]

Thank you Andy - top answer, the flat is 15 years old. And thanks to all responders.