RE: Re: Mount a plasma on a metal stud plasterboard wall

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeremy,

Have a look in the archives, and search for the "Unicol plasma
brackets
+ general mounting issue" thread. There may be snippets in there that
will help.
The archive can be found at:
http://www.ukha-archive.com

Cheers,

Tim H.

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeremy Aston
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been asked to mount a plasma onto a metal stud
plasterboard
> > wall.   It's a 42" screen with a weight (not inc mount) of
around
> > 31kg.  It is either a Hitachi or NEC panel btw - not sure which
one
> > the customer will go for yet.
> >
> > Has anyone done such a thing and what approach did you use?  Is
it
> > safe to fix to the board and through a couple of upright
> studs or is
> > it better to fix a ply board first and fit through that?  If it
is
> > possible then what are the best fixings to use?  Are there some
3rd
> > party mounts better for this sort of thing than others?
> >
> > Many thanks in advance.
> >
> > Jez