TV Wall Bracket

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I’ve got two TVs to hang on wall and previously I’ve ordered brackets from Amazon but this has meant the tv sticks out quite a bit.

I notice that flush brackets are also available. Can someone please advise on their suitability and recommend one that they’ve used please?

Thanks in advance
 
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All the flush ones are pretty much alike. Most are cheap as chips as well, so you're not looking at Rolls Royce engineering standards, but they get the job done.

I suppose the only thing to be aware of is how far plugs and cables stick out from the wall. With a flush bracket you have very little room behind to cope with a mains plug or aerial cable standing proud from the wall.


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How do they cope with a tilt on the TV or is this not possible?
Also, what happens if I have sockets for HDMI, etc at the back of the TV (as oppose to the side)? I need to check if this is the case.
 
Looks ok
You can get either hdmi leads with a cranked end, or right angle adaptors.
Or screw a bit of ply to the wall first as an offset - some bracket kits come with loads of screws and spacers that you could use
 
Yes, sorry. I meant to mention it was a little tight behind (ooh err missus!) but as Tiger says, a bit of ply or spacers will sort that out.
 
Hi all,

I wanted to mount my TV as well. This is a dot and dab plasterboard wall with grey breeze or thermal block behind it.

Will this fixing be perfect for the job or i need something else?.
 

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Will this fixing be perfect for the job

Yeah, they'll be fine, as long as it isn't a cantilever bracket.

If, where you drill, it's hollow because there isn't an adhesive dot right there, then screw the screw in by hand rather than using a drill. Don't overtighten it, or the board will start to pull into the gap and possibly crack.
 
I drilled a pilot hole (with a wood drill bit) through the plasterboard thinking that the drill will stop once it hits the block behind so I can use proper masonry drill for the block behind.

The wood drill bit just continued drilling all the way through (plasterboard & wall behind) without any major resistance! I was not expecting that!. Is it possible to have such soft wall behind a dot & dab wall?

The wall on the opposite side of the house in the kitchen (which is a party wall) was not like that because i do remember putting the cooker hood up a couple of years ago and that almost wore my drill bit out.
 
Is it possible to have such soft wall behind a dot & dab wall?

Yes, thermalite blocks are very soft to drill into.

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Your other wall must be this type of block, they have a much more textured surface...

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...and try to make the drill bit wander off-line
 
Thanks.

Does that mean that i cant hang a tv on the thermalite or need different fixings?
 
It'll be fine still. Just tighten the screws by hand, so that you don't overtighten them.
 

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