Mounting a 22 lbs 32" LCD

[3db]

Due to room limitations, I'm restricted to mounting my new LCD on the wall where there are no studs present.

I'm currently looking into these;

http://www.easyanchors.com/Products.aspx?product=tnl50&info=features

to mount the bracket to the wall. Since one of those can hold 50lbs, I figure that the distributed force on these will be 22lbs (LCD) +bracket weight / divided by the number of anchors to secure the bracket to the drywall which would be much less than the 50lb rating.

I've had luck with these before in securing brackets to drywall which hold my PSB Image 1Bs.
Does anyone for see problems with my approach?

 

[Alex2507]

E-Z toggles are better to begin with but I usually screw a piece of plywood going from stud to stud and then mount the bracket to that. Spay paint the wood black and you'll never notice it. Then when one of your kids decides to do pull ups on it will not come crashing down.

 

[Rickster71]

That's how I would do it also^^^

Do you have a link to the mount?

 

[3db]

E-Z toggles are better to begin with but I usually screw a piece of plywood going from stud to stud and then mount the bracket to that. Spay paint the wood black and you'll never notice it. Then when one of your kids decides to do pull ups on it will not come crashing down.

Thanks. Thats a great idea.

 

[BMXTRIX]

Spanning studs is by far the best way, if you can't do it that way, then this is the best product on the market that I'm aware of:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051IBDKW/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000FBMBD8&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=19HVC3FJWAH9BEP9DY8J

As long as you are just using a standard tilting or fixed mount - no articulating mounts! - you will have good luck with the one listed above.

EZ Toggles, like you linked, have serious issues with ripping and tearing the drywall. The drywall itself is a breakaway point at the threads. The Snaptoggles, which I linked to above, work like true toggle bolts, but stay in the wall like Togglers do. So, you get the added strength of the true drywall backing, and the convenience of bolts which don't fall down behind the wall. I've used them with a fixed mounted 50" plasma TV.

 

[3db]

Spanning studs is by far the best way, if you can't do it that way, then this is the best product on the market that I'm aware of:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051IBDKW/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000FBMBD8&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=19HVC3FJWAH9BEP9DY8J

As long as you are just using a standard tilting or fixed mount - no articulating mounts! - you will have good luck with the one listed above.

EZ Toggles, like you linked, have serious issues with ripping and tearing the drywall. The drywall itself is a breakaway point at the threads. The Snaptoggles, which I linked to above, work like true toggle bolts, but stay in the wall like Togglers do. So, you get the added strength of the true drywall backing, and the convenience of bolts which don't fall down behind the wall. I've used them with a fixed mounted 50" plasma TV.

I think I'll go this route. If you can hang a 50" plasma and it holds up just fine, then this will me more than enough to hold up a 32" LCD. It may tilt but there is no articulation involved.

 

[Alex2507]

EZ Toggles, like you linked ...

Actually he linked E-Z Anchors which are not as good as E-Z Toggles.
They're available at Home Depot.

 

[BMXTRIX]

Sorry, got my names all mixed up there, but you get the idea. The ones in the first link I use to hang a screen on the wall, or a heavy picture. The Togglers I use when I am hanging a TV.

Keep in mind, the drywall itself is still a possible failing point, and I've done a articulating mount once, and only once, and found the drywall started to have some issues, so I went to a tilting mount instead. The toggler didn't come out of the wall, but it started pulling the entire drywall sheet off the wall! So, keep it tight to the wall and don't mess around with the tilt angle by pulling on the TV a bunch.

 

[Alex2507]

... it started pulling the entire drywall sheet off the wall!

About half the sheets in our spare room/Mantown rattled on the walls. I felt I needed to rescrew the whole room before putting paint on the walls. I wouldn't be caught dead hanging anything over a 20 inch TV off the drywall.

3db, I'll pray for your TV if you decide not to use the plywood idea.
That should help.

EDIT: On commercial jobs/offices the drywall is 5/8" while on residential it is only 1/2".

 

[j_garcia]

My dad had to do something similar. He used a swivel arm wall mount to the nearest stud and it worked well.

 

[allargon]

Due to room limitations, I'm restricted to mounting my new LCD on the wall where there are no studs present.

Sans studs, I wouldn't bother w/ toggles, etc.

You could get this pricey puppy below.

http://www.dwr.com/product/muro-media-storage-unfinished.do?sortby=ourPicks

Or, modify Alex's idea and run a vertical 2x4 in addition to a horizontal one. If you can put, the 2x4 in a cement bucket or something for stability.

That's just my opinion.

 

[highfigh]

Due to room limitations, I'm restricted to mounting my new LCD on the wall where there are no studs present.

I'm currently looking into these;

http://www.easyanchors.com/Products.aspx?product=tnl50&info=features

to mount the bracket to the wall. Since one of those can hold 50lbs, I figure that the distributed force on these will be 22lbs (LCD) +bracket weight / divided by the number of anchors to secure the bracket to the drywall which would be much less than the 50lb rating.

I've had luck with these before in securing brackets to drywall which hold my PSB Image 1Bs.
Does anyone for see problems with my approach?

If you want an arm, get an arm but make sure its mounting plate is vertical, so it attaches directly to a stud. They're not that expensive and they work great. Besides, it's only 22 pounds.

 

[3db]

My display is up now using EZ-toggles and having missed all tehe studs. I'm not worried about the display following off. I slammed the bedrooom door a few times and pulled on the display quite firmly and its not going anywhere. I would no do this with a heavier display mind you but 22lbs/4 is like 5lbs per ez toggel of weight which is not a heavy weight for the plaster to support tehe toogles. My kids are 17 and 19 and noen fo them will swing from the TV. This is flat wall mount with no telescoping/articultaing capability so I think I'm fine.

Many thanks to all of your suggestions.