Which 55" TV wall mount?

matt100 said:
A few options.. if you're already using the holesaw you get with the fittings you can put 2 seperate holes above each other one behind the TV and one behind the unit then guide the wires through there to hide them.

Or what I did in the kitchen which wasn't crazy expensive was having a plug socket placed behind the TV which hides it all (I use multiroom or netflix so no need for antennas).

Or I guess your last option is trunking.

Bear in mind most people, myself included tend to mount things too high. You could have it just floating above your unit which I've done with the TV I'm using as a monitor, then as long as the cables are bunched together and there's only a 3" gap you can barely see them anyway.
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I May be ok just to dangle them down then as I don't want it much higher than you have described. The issue right now is that it's currently on a full sized side board and it is just too high really. So getting a lower unit and setting it just above should be spot on!
 
If you have plasterboard secured using dot-n-dab to a blockwork wall, you can use M6 Rigifix fixings. I put 4 of these in to hold my telly on a swinging out arm, and it takes my weight (I weigh a damn sight more than my telly). If you've not got blockwork or brick behind, gripits are probably the best reviewed fixings for just board.
 
kinger8938 said:
Been there 4 years this month from new, I'm not actually sure what it is Tbh!
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Well my not at all professional understanding is if you knock it and it sounds empty then it's studwork and the fixings above are either overkill or just won't work. If it sounds like a solid wall then the grip-it ones probably won't work.

Quite unlikely something that new will have plasterboard on top of bricks/blockwork though if only for insulation purposes.
 
That's what I thought until I bought a newbuild house 3 years ago. I assumed houses were all wooden studs.. it wasnt.

Drywall n tape, aluminium frames, and dot-n-dab for fixing to external/solid walls. Apparently quicker easier cheaper than studwork.
Needless to say I hate the dot-n-dab because it is literally everywhere I would want to run my own cables and splodged around the electrical boxes etc.
Knocking will identify where the splodges are, stick a post-it note on them as you go.

Internal could be wooden studwork or just drywall and frames.

And yes, gripits are no good for solid walls.
Thats what old fashioned rawlplugs are for :)
 
It's time to do this. Not really sure what time of plasterboard I have etc. It's going up on an outside wall if that makes sense so there will be brick back there somewhere. I think the Grip it's should be fine?

Do the tv brackets come with fixings for the tv part? I recall my TV came with some stuff relating to wall mounting but I have since misplaced this stuff as I never considered I would be hanging it.

The mount poster on the last page seems suitable enough (flat one, not swivel and all that)? I assume it's mostly universal

A picture of how it is now, I guess I wouldn't want it too much higher. Do wander if the unit will seem a bit silly and too deep without a TV on it though.

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Again any advice is appreciated

*also from my manual, apparently it did come with some bits. Maybe I still have them, I assume they are required

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I think you'll find most mounts will come with the screws you need, I've never used any bits from the TV box on mine.

Also you need to know if you're dealing with solid walls or plasterboard which you can likely tell from knocking, plasterboard then yes use the grip things, solid you'll need the more standard wall plugs.

And then go careful, don't mount it too high. Everyone does.
 
matt100 said:
I think you'll find most mounts will come with the screws you need, I've never used any bits from the TV box on mine.

Also you need to know if you're dealing with solid walls or plasterboard which you can likely tell from knocking, plasterboard then yes use the grip things, solid you'll need the more standard wall plugs.

And then go careful, don't mount it too high. Everyone does.
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Ahh yes hard to visualise until it's actually hung I suppose!

It's plasterboard for sure, not sure how thick or how much of a gap there is between it and the outside brick wall
 
kinger8938 said:
Ahh yes hard to visualise until it's actually hung I suppose!

It's plasterboard for sure, not sure how thick or how much of a gap there is between it and the outside brick wall
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Wellif there's a gap the grip fixy things will be fine. How big is the TV? Doesn't look that big there, I've got a 40" I use as my monitor and I just screwed that bracket into the plasterboard, the TV is so light I've probably got heavier pictures, really not worth cutting holes in the wall etc
 
matt100 said:
Wellif there's a gap the grip fixy things will be fine. How big is the TV? Doesn't look that big there, I've got a 40" I use as my monitor and I just screwed that bracket into the plasterboard, the TV is so light I've probably got heavier pictures, really not worth cutting holes in the wall etc
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It's 55" somewhere between 15-20kg if I recall
 
Psycho Sonny said:
grip it fixing IMO are crap tbh. there are other things which do the same job for 1/5th of the cost. screwfix has pretty much anything you would need.
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I couldn't disagree with you more. I just checked on Amazon and the one I bought for the 55" in my kitchen is about £10, comes with the hole saw you need and the fixings are going nowhere.

I'm not sure what you'd be buying to securely fix 180kg to a wall for £2.
 
matt100 said:
I couldn't disagree with you more. I just checked on Amazon and the one I bought for the 55" in my kitchen is about £10, comes with the hole saw you need and the fixings are going nowhere.

I'm not sure what you'd be buying to securely fix 180kg to a wall for £2.
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how much do you think grip it's cost to make? they will cost like 2 pence. they are overpriced and made out of plastic. i've broken plenty of them. they are crap.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-plasterboard-fixings-metal-25mm-100-pack/69132

i hope you have heard of de-walt? they do a lot more than just cheap pieces of plastic with some metal.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-self-drill-plasterboard-fixings-metal-35mm-100-pack/47347

https://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-duopower-wall-plugs-6-x-30mm-100-pack/1030p
 
Psycho Sonny said:
how much do you think grip it's cost to make? they will cost like 2 pence. they are overpriced and made out of plastic. i've broken plenty of them. they are crap.
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I'm reserving judgement on the GripIts until I've actually used them.
However plenty of tradesguys have recommended them to me.

Psycho Sonny said:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-plasterboard-fixings-metal-25mm-100-pack/69132
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Used loads of those. They're fine although they tend to chew up the wall if you overdo the screwing of them into plasterboard. They also need a gap behind the board which may / may not be there, otherwise you find yourself chopping the end off the plug before redoing.
I still use those for things that don't move, pictures etc.

The plastic ones of those do my head in, they don't hold the wall, don't retain their internal thread and are just not worth the bother IMO.

Psycho Sonny said:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-duopower-wall-plugs-6-x-30mm-100-pack/1030p
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Those look interesting mix of rawl and plasterboard plug all in one.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
how much do you think grip it's cost to make? they will cost like 2 pence. they are overpriced and made out of plastic. i've broken plenty of them. they are crap.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-plasterboard-fixings-metal-25mm-100-pack/69132

i hope you have heard of de-walt? they do a lot more than just cheap pieces of plastic with some metal.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-self-drill-plasterboard-fixings-metal-35mm-100-pack/47347

https://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-duopower-wall-plugs-6-x-30mm-100-pack/1030p
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There's no need to be patronising. Firstly.. of course they wouldn't cost 2p and they're not solely made of plastic but then I'm not a rep and I'm only going on personal experience (which you can easily back up with a really fantastic set of reviews on Amazon). So in counter to your statement I've never broken any, they are not crap. And frankly your 2p argument would drive you up the wall if you knew how much half the stuff in your house cost to make.. it's a nonsensical argument.

And of course I've heard of De Walt but so what?

Horses for courses..
 
the fact i've broken them just by turning the screwdriver shows how cheaply made they are.

it's their major weak point.

i've used them and now i use other things. because other things are cheaper and do the same job but better as they don't break.

i used to use them because like you i saw rave reviews about them everywhere. i now have experience of using them.

my 50 inch plasma tv is hung from the wall using them.
 
skyripper said:
I'm reserving judgement on the GripIts until I've actually used them.
However plenty of tradesguys have recommended them to me.

Used loads of those. They're fine although they tend to chew up the wall if you overdo the screwing of them into plasterboard. They also need a gap behind the board which may / may not be there, otherwise you find yourself chopping the end off the plug before redoing.
I still use those for things that don't move, pictures etc.

The plastic ones of those do my head in, they don't hold the wall, don't retain their internal thread and are just not worth the bother IMO.


Those look interesting mix of rawl and plasterboard plug all in one.
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you can get bigger versions of them if you don't think it will be strong enough too.

plus it's only £7 for 100 of them whereas gripits are like £7 for 2
 
Thats fine but your post although fairly typical of forum stuff is so black and white as to weaken it.. it's not "I've had some issues with them and use this now" it's "they're crap" well no, they're not. Your experience is not mine/is not everyone's etc etc

I mean do you do this for a living? If not how many times could you have used them?

Personally it's once, and I was quietly impressed. But then I don't have much experience of anything else.
 
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