how to put flat screen on a new built house?

[jazksidhu]

Hi i want to know i've just brought a flat screen plasma, I want 2 put it on a new build house but the walls are made with plaster board so how can i put it up with out wreaking the the house lol thanks.

[EDLEE]

If the wall board was affixed directly to masonry, the above will work well. On the other hand, if the board is attached to strips of wood ( furring strips) it will be held away from the block, creating a gap , between the strips.

Care would then be needed to prevent crushing or , rather, caving in the board between supports.

If the second case is true, it might serve you better to install a section of plywood (minimum 3/4 inches or 17mm) long enough to span the supports and anchored through them. Then attach your support bracket to the plywood.

Another scenario would be for a wood framed house, in which case, I would use the same fastening technique.

Keep in mind that while damage to the house might be expensive, having a new plasma TV hit the floor would be more so.

Good luck.
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[parkesquay]

In my previous house I put a 37"Panasonic plasma onto a plasterboard wall using expanding RAWLBOLTs( I think the size was M10 but on reflection it might have been a lesser size - most DIY shops have them. I used 8 altogether which is more than enough to take the weight of the plasma. I did worry a little about the fact that these bolts grip directly into the plasterboard and whether the board was sufficiently strong enough at the point of fixing. However the expanding'wing' which butts directly onto the inside of the plasterboard makes them very stable indeed. The more bolts that are fixed the less the load is going to be onto each bolt.
These bolts are not too difficult to fix just ask in the shop for a demo.
Your TV should come with fixing sheet which should recommend an appropriate 'M' size in order to go through the holes in the wall bracket.

[PAUL55]

Iv'e just fixed a 32" plazma screen onto my Daughters bedroom wall which is constructed from paramount boarding comprised of cardboard honeycombs sandwiched between 2 1/2" sheets of plasterboard. This type of studwork had been used extensively through the 1970s & 80s mainly for cost cutting but is no longer popular and has been replaced by a metal type studwork.
If this is the studwork you have, there will be no substantial timber studs for you to lacate and fasten to. As a kitchen fitter often come across walls like these and always use a dry wall fixing we call a 'pigs tail'. You will be able to buy these from any good builders merchants or DIY shops, To fix your bracket securely you will nead to use as many fixings as the bracket will allow(I used 14 on mine). Level the bracet, mark the holes on the wall and drill a 5mm pilot hole through the boarding, screw the pigs tail in using a conventional screwdriver (a cordless power driver would be too agressive) and secure your bracket. You may nead some small washers too. NOTE: when buying the dry-wall fixings, get the metal ones and not the plastic ones. This weekend I will be fitting a 40" screen in my bedroom using the same method.