How To Hang A Tv On Plaster Wall

Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail.

How to hang a tv on plaster wall. Now that we have gone through the various issues you may face with finding the right spot and how to resolve them we are going to talk about how to actually hang and secure the tv into the wall. Attach the bracket to the wall with the anchor screws. Hang the tv bracket on the wall mount by the hooks on the back. Make sure the screw holes align with the anchors.

If your room has this you can simply drive a screw through the wood and use this to hang things. Some older plaster walls have a thin strip of wood that runs around the perimeter of a room usually between 1 inch 2 5 cm to 1 foot 30 cm below the edge of the ceiling. A trick which can be used here is to cut a small portion of your plasterboard which is going to be hidden behind the tv and poke something like a rod inside which can be measured to reveal the stud positions. You can then screw directly into these.

But with a lath and plaster wall extra care needs to be taken to ensure the stud is found and it s not just the lath board that the television mount is being secured to. You can paint the plywood the same color as the wall and it will not be noticed. Use a picture rail if you have one. The same goes for lath and plaster walls.

Some tvs might come with wall brackets so you may just want to use. A simple technique is to pinpoint the stud with a finder then double check that it s actually a stud by pre drilling. Pick up the tv mount and hang it on the wall. For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done.

Then slide the screws through the mount and into the wall. How to hang the tv the right way on plaster walls. Lift the tv carefully and position the hooks into the channels on top of the mount. If your mounts brackets don t align with the studs you can use heavy duty wall anchors or attach a small sheet of plywood to the wall attach the plywood to the studs and then attach the tv mount to the plywood.