We just got a LG Nano91 65 inch TV which is 24.5kg.
There is one stud directly in the centre of the wall. Which is where the middle of the TV has to go. And both studs on either side of that are 40cm away. So do I need a TV bracket that is about 100cm long (which is massive, I don't think they make them?) just so I can screw into all the studs? Can I just buy a regular bracket and screw into just one stud would that be safe at 24kg?
I cant wrap my head around this.
Grab some 18mm or 25mm plywood and cut it and put it between the three studs and then bolt the TV bracket to it after you paint it to the same color as the wall. Work did this years ago for 50" plasma's and then when they were replaced with 65" LCD the bracket was removed and a new one installed.
Allot easier than metal as you can get the plywood from bunnings. Do not use particle board or MDF as you need strength and these are not that strong.
Can i just buy a regular bracket and screw into just one stud would that be safe at 24kg??
One stud will be easily enough to hold that weight, and use decent gyprock anchors at each end of the bracket to keep the bracket against the wall and provide a bit of rotational resistance for the bracket.
Stud being dead centre is pretty much ideal also.
It's only 20kg with minimal distance off the wall.
Eg American q&a indicates about 37kg (80 pounds) from a single stud
https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/tv-weight-fact-…
studs should run 565mm then 35mm stud 565-35-565-35 in most cases unless you're hitting the nog on the center.
I'd want to be using two studs to hang. What do the instructions say is there an offset, Some of them hook and slide to center
I put interactive TVs on walls as my casual job. They weigh ~50- ~100kg depending on the size (65"-105")
We put a sheet of 12mm MDF on the wall behind the TV that attaches to at least 2 studs and then mount the bracket on that.
This is exactly what I would do, whether it be mdf, or just a good bit of timber cut to size from bunnings, it's how our clothes dryer is attached to the wall
One of the reasons we use a big sheet is that generally somebody has been there before us or we've done some "exploratory surgery" and the board covers up a lot mess.
On MDF with an 85" we use 3 fasteners per stud to counteract potential weakness in the MDF. It takes 2 of us to lift an 85"; 3 for a 105" and the mounts have some weight too.
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Ahhh. The million nail holes looking for a stud party trick. Love it.
@Muzeeb: we have good non-destructive success with a magnet. Others are not as elegant in their searching
With a nail.
Get a professional to do it if you’re not sure (and it sounds like you’re unsure). There’s people who do these installations all the time for not all that much in the way of $$$. Or get a sparky to do it next time you have one out at your place for other jobs so as to keep costs down (did you want an extra power point behind the TV for instance?)
If you insist on doing it, use timber battens horizontally, attached to whatever studs are available, then attach the bracket to the battens.
Just don't get good guys to do the installation. They installed our LG 65" nano91 and it was an absolute mess.
I had a similar issue. Bought a 900mm bracket from Selby’s and mounted it off centre in relation to the tv.
Simplistically speaking, it was screwed into the studs at 300mm and 900mm then the tv mounts (which were 300mm apart, were placed at 150mm and 450mm so the one stud does most of the work with the second used to provide horizontal stability
Brilliant.
I had a similar issue. From memory we were able to resolve it by bolting a piece of metal to the wall first and then putting the tv bracket onto that. This was for a Sony 85" that was around 45kg.