Corefix 100mm TV Wall Fixings - Plasterboard Over Blockwork Wall Plugs and Screws for Hanging Wall Mounted TVs - Holds 150kg on 6 Fixtures - Reinforced Steel Core - 6 Pack - Drill Bit Included

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There are few ways that this task can be carried out. If you can find the studs behind the plasterboard. If you can, normal screws will be fine. I recommend getting some long ones as the screws will need to go through the plaster, plasterboard and then into the stud. To find the stud, you may need a stud finder but some of these can really be hit and miss. The good news is once you have found one, the next stud should be 16" or 24" along, this is actually marked on most tape measures with a small arrow. If you can’t find the stud, do not despair as most TV's are so light these-days that is doesn't matter. There are a couple of other fixings I recommend: There are loads of tools that you may need for mounting a TV to a wall. Some of the most common are:

There are many types for F plugs for different size coaxial cables and plugs that terminate differently like screw on F plugs, crimp on and compression plugs but in essence they are very similar. Thread bolts (with washers) through fixing holes and finger tighten into plugs in wall. If you get two bolts in finger tight this will usually be enough to free up your hands. Gripit Fixings – Again, these have a used for dry-lined walls owing the shallow dept of the plug, which allows it to be inserted and fit in between the plasterboard and the solid wall behind. This would not be possible with conventional wall anchors which usually will not fit in the space. The problem is with installing fused spur units for TV’s is that the mains plug needs to be cut away from the TV lead. This isn’t a problem if your TV comes with a detachable mains lead but if your TV comes with a moulded lead, you will need to cut this away to be cable to connect it to the fused spur. This could void the warranty on your TV so it’s up to you if you think this is worth the risk. If you do choose to cable your TV into a fused spur it’s important that this is done by someone electrically competent and that the correct rated fuse is installed into the spur to protect the cable and TV. Most fused spurs come with a 13 amp fuse inside which is quite a lot for most new TV’s. I recommend removing the fuse from the TV plug and inserting this into the fused spur. A small flat headed screwdriver will enable you to leaver it out.By posting your questions comments in the Blog Comments Section below, you give me a central location to answer all the questions I get asked, you help the blog by providing future readers with the benefit of the question asked and the answer given. It also helps me know what blog your question relates to! All that being said, I will help where I can. Gripit Fixings – These were on the Dragons Den TV programme in the UK and was one of the biggest success stories from the programme. I use these for very large and heavy TV’s as they are a very strong and durable fixing. I recommend getting the blue ones which require a 25mm pilot hole to be drilled. The plug part is then inserted and with a screwdriver two rings can then be rotated which sit behind the plasterboard – the bolt can then be inserted and tightened which forces the wings to squeeze the wall behind the plasterboard. As with all F plugs, but especially the weatherproof types.It’s important that the connections are done up tight. This should be finger tightened as much as possible and then an extra quarter turn or so that the plug can not be untwisted with your hand. This is to maintain the integrity of the screen, prevent and RF leakage and water ingress. A 11mm spanner is perfect for this task but long nose pliers are also suitable. This is the most common F plug size that people are familiar with and the most readily available. 1mm coax is still the most used cable,especially in domestic & residential installations. For very short cable runs shotgun cable with of a smaller cable and plug size is often preferred for Sky installations. Drill the fixing holes. I recommend wrapping apiece of insulating tape or something similar around your drill bit so that you drill to the correct depth. Go ever so slightly deeper to be on the safe side.

PLEASE DO NOT CALL OUR TELEPHONE LINES WITH YOUR QUESTIONS –We get so many calls with people wanting free technical support/ advice and it is making the day to day running of our business very difficult. Please only call us if you are a looking to book in your own TV wall mounting installation or quote in Sussex/ Kent in the South East of the UK only, we do not cover any other areas. How are the cables going to be managed? Are you going to feed them behind the plasterboard, bury them in the wall, install a surface mounted trunking or just leave them loose?Screw on F connections are suitable for domestic TV aerial/satellite systems but should not be used on communal TV systems where you should use crimp on F connectors or compression plugs instead. When using screw on F plugs outside it is recommend that you weatherproof your connections with amalgamating tape or silicone grease is perfect for connections to satellite LNB’s. One big advantage to using screw type F plugs is that they are relatively inexpensive and can be re-used. Plasterboard walls are constructed from a series of wood uprights with plasterboard sheets in-between. The wood studs will be strong enough to support the weight of your TV, but the sheets of plasterboard will not without special fixings. Another worthwhile mention if you want to get TV as close to the wall as you can is the Samsung Frame TV. The design of the TV is so that it looks like a picture Frame, in fact when on standby the TV can show a picture so it look’s like an ordinary picture, but the one of the good things about it an the reason for including it in this blog is that the TV comes with it’s own mount which literally only sits a few millimetres away from the wall. Also these come with a One Connect connection making them the perfect choice for slimline TV wall mounts. There are a range of weatherproof F compression connectors that are perfect for outside terminations like at the satellite dish LNB. These have an internal rubber O ring that acts as seal. The plugs I recommend for this purpose are the Cablecon Compression F connectors which are rated to IPX8, which means that the plug can be submerged in water deeper than 1 metre. Personally when I used this, which I only typically do on communal satellite dish installations I would also smear some silicone grease on the outside of the plug to keep this part of the plug free from corrosion and/or use self-amalgamating tape on any outside F joins.