How to hang a TV on a plasterboard wall?The TV has long since taken its place in the apartment of a modern person. Every family spends time in the evenings watching the news, programs, films, concerts. Housewives especially know how useful such a household accessory is, because it can be boring to spend time in the kitchen cooking alone.
There are different ways to install a TV on plasterboard.ways: hang on the wall, mount a special shelf or niche, install on a special crown. It is no longer a secret that LCD TVs are extremely popular, which come in various sizes and configurations. In a modern apartment or house, a TV can be placed in any room, and thanks to progress - on any wall. For those who are doing repairs today and want to quickly and efficiently complete this process, construction technologies have given a wonderful thing - plasterboard. With its appearance, many questions arose, one of which will be considered now.
How to hang a TV on drywall
Any master can tell you that the fasteningTV on plasterboard can be done in different ways. First, you need to prepare the appropriate tools and materials. Of the tools and materials that will be needed for this type of installation, you should prepare:
Tools for mounting TV on plasterboard.
- drill or perforator (which will be needed if you have to fix a profile or a bar on a concrete wall);
- Screwdriver;
- dowel-nails or dowel-butterflies (also sometimes you may need an anchor);
- wooden bars (the optimal size is 50x50 mm);
- brackets;
- metal corners.
All these fastenings can be easily arranged inin accordance with the interior of the house and hanging the TV will be a simple task. After preparing everything you need, you should figure out how to hang the TV on the wall. It is worth remembering that the main role in such work is given not to the sheet of plasterboard, but to the metal profile, which is the basis of the wall. Most often, in order to hang a TV, people buy convenient and not very large devices. Return to contents</a>
Stages of the process of attaching the household appliance to the wall
If you need to hang a TV with minorweight, then you can use the most common butterfly dowels. In this case, the weight of the household appliance will be distributed to the back side. But you need to pay attention to the material of such a "butterfly", most often the kit includes plastic dowels, which are suitable only for concrete walls.
First you need to cut out a piece of drywallaccording to the size of the TV to be mounted. To fix the TV to a plasterboard wall, it is better to use a dowel-screw. This is necessary so that the device does not collapse or break. You can buy it in any store, but you should carefully select a dowel of the same diameter as the slots in the bracket. When everything is ready, then a mark is made on the selected place with a marker and a hole is carefully drilled with a drill according to the diameter of the dowel. Next, you need to pull the screw out of the dowel and place the butterfly in the hole. Do not use a hammer, because you can damage the drywall and all your work will be in vain. When the dowel is inserted, you need to screw in the screw. It is important to note that the dowel cap should not rotate. The next step is to screw the bracket to the TV. The standard scheme suggests first screwing the bracket, but in practice this is not entirely convenient, because there is too narrow a distance to the wall and it is problematic to continue working. It is important that you cannot attach the TV to the bracket alone.
Scheme of a plasterboard niche for a TV.When everything is ready, there is no need to suddenly release the equipment, you need to slowly and carefully lower the TV until you are sure that it is securely fastened. You can carefully move the TV from side to side, the device should not wobble and the bracket should not move away from the wall. If you have a medium-sized device in your hands, it will be more difficult to place it. It is necessary to think over the place for the equipment in advance, the best solution would be to use a plasterboard arch. In this case, aesthetic beauty and functionality can be combined with the help of such a building material. Return to the table of contents</a>
How to hang a TV of large dimensions
The logical question is how to hang itTV, if there is equipment of impressive dimensions and large weight. In this case, it is necessary to provide internal reinforcements of plasterboard sheets, and if there are no such reinforcements, then you should use load-bearing external racks. To strengthen the plasterboard, you can use wooden blocks, but this option will be appropriate in a room where repairs have recently begun. It should also be remembered that it is necessary to carefully treat the wood so that it does not rot or mold.
Scheme of using anchors for hangingTV on plasterboard. As TV stands, you can use ordinary metal pipes, channels or anything else that can withstand the required load. The supports must be installed along the wall and securely fastened to the floor or ceiling. With this type of fastening, the wall will support not only the TV, but also other equipment. Of course, such columns may not fit into the overall interior of the room, but using design solutions or imagination, you can neatly arrange everything. There are situations when you need to hang a TV with a beam tube. In this case, using shelves will not be the best solution, because a huge amount of dust will collect on them, and cleaning such niches is not very convenient. Here, the best solution would be installation on a console bracket-sleeve. The sleeve is fastened through the drywall directly into the load-bearing wall. It is necessary to select a sufficiently powerful mount, because taking into account the sleeve, the mass of the TV will become even greater. All the considered fastening methods combine the following advantages:
- aesthetically pleasing appearance;
- installation is carried out without much effort;
- affordable price of used materials;
- undeniable functionality.
As we have already figured out, plasterboard isa profitable solution for finishing the room, but attaching anything to it seems problematic. With the right choice of mounting scheme and unhurriedness, you can decorate the interior quite well.
