TV Mount Drywall over brick or block
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
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Hope this helps with your project. Most drywall is mounted to brick or block with furring strips. If there is no wood between drywall and block/brick then it is probably plaster on block. It helps to drill pilot holes to see what your dealing with. When buying bolts to attached mount to wall always grab a couple options for types of hardware and grab one more than you think you need (nothing more frustrating that screwing up and making ANOTHER trip to the hardware store) Here is a link to all my tv mount videos. Please leave any comments and questions and I will respond as quickly as possible!
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Thanks so much for this video. This is exactly what I needed, and now my TV is perfectly anchored on its drywall/1x3/brick wall!
Sweet glad it worked!!
think i'd drill 1 hole and secure 1 corner of the mount to the wall, level it, then drill out the other 3 holes using the mount as a template.
Great idea!
Thank you! Great help! I was able to hang a 100 pound water cooled gaming computer on the wall thanks to your advice.
Good luck glad it helped!
This was extremely helpful. You gave us the advice we needed. Thanks.
Glad it helped!
What do you do if the furring strips are not centered? Mine seem to be pretty far apart. Would it be possible to wedge a piece of wood under the drywall, or do you have to mount to furring strips?
Great video! Nice work. 🤙🏼
Thanks hope it helped
Hi, I don't have wood behind my "dot and dab" plasterboard...there is a gap cavity between plasterboard and concrete block wall,what would you suggest? Thank you
There is wood. It’s likely a 1x4 horizontal board every 24”
Thank you for this valuable information. Would self anchoring Tapcons work for this application?
Yes i would use those too
I curious why you didn't trust just drilling a pilot hole with your concrete bit and then screw a 3" Concrete Bolt into the wall? After talking to 2 different people, that's the way I was told to do it. Do you feel that is wrong, or this is just another way to mount it? I have a 1920s Craftsman home, so there is no drywall, it's 1" plaster with a small 2" x 1/4" thick firring and then the brick (I'm mountain my TV above the Fireplace.
I live in an apartment so I’m not sure what’s behind what I assume is drywall (idk much about this) but the outside of the building is all brick and my walls inside are textured drywall. I can’t even hammer a nail in more than maybe an inch before it hits (brick?) so maybe there’s no wood? It definitely sounds solid when you knock on it.
You may have 1/2 inch drywall on 1/2 inch wood strips. They would be an inch. I would be surprised if it was drywall right on block or brick. They used to do that in older homes that had plaster walls. If it’s newer construction than it should have the wood strips.
Thank you, this solved my problems😎
Awesome glad it helped!
Do you feel this method would work if you also had 1” foam insulation panels between the furring and the block. Should I just add an extra inch to the length of the anchor? This is for an exterior block wall.
Hi Quinn, I'm a fellow Phoenician. 🌵 I'm learning to DIY so this may be a dumb question. If there's an outlet in your TV wall then how could it only be furring strips between the drywall and block? Wouldn't it need to be framed out to provide depth for outlets? Thank you
There are a couple options that wouldn’t require it to be framed out. There are shallow gang boxes (not all are created equal). A lot of times w block, installer will cut into block to allow for depth of outlet box (aka single gang box)
@@how2q Thank you for the added details.
@ScholtzLife glad it helped!
thank you for this video. i live in peoria in a 1960's built home and its block construction as well. One of the rooms that i'm trying to mount to, is basically how you explained it, but i'm not sure if there are furring strips between the drywall and block lol. i'll have to try that stud buddy. i'm mounting a loft bed to the wall, what do you suggest for anchors or bolts?
Take a small drill and drill into drywall. If there is a gap you will feel it right away. I think tapcons would work well. Another option is using anchor sleeves.
Watching your video is it better to attach a 65 in tv to a cement wall or drywall.. i hope a friend can help me put our tv up cuz this looks scary!
Honestly both work…just have to have the right hardware to attach. I have done several videos on hanging tvs on both. Definitely get somebody to help you if you can.
@@how2q thank you
I notice the 3/8 bolt doesn’t fit in the bracket as well. How did you adjust the bracket to make yours fit? I’m having an issue finding a 5/16 in the length that I personally need
Trying to hang my tv in my condo. The wall was originally brick separating the neighboring condo. Well one owner put drywall and studs as well. Do I have to go through the drywall, studs AND brick? It's a 65" TV and I really don't trust just the studs.
I’m assuming if ur side is drywall, it is exactly the setup in this video. When u say “studs” they are probably 1 x 2 furring strips. So the studs you are hitting are not deep at all. Without looking at it, it’s tough to say. But I really doubt they used 2 x 4 studs. I would do it exactly the way I did it in this video if I were you. Just my suggestion.
I live in a super old apartment in NYC, that's very wonky, crooked walls and floors - exposed brick that gradually appears to have drywall wall covering it (I know this because the grooves between the bricks are just slightly visible but as you go along the wall they begin to disappear - I guess whoever built it applied the drywall directly on the brick, but unevenly). I'm pretty sure there's no furring studs. Is it still safe to go straight in with those anchors?
Actually it is even a better solution for your situation. Yes wedge anchor the way to go
Great video and thank you!! What anchor sleeve would you recommend for a 70 to 80inch TV?
1/2” anchor sleeve… the bigger the size doesn’t necessarily mean a bigger, anchor sleeve. The ones are used in this video would work with your TV. Thanks for watching.
Great info, thanks for the detailed explanation. I apologize if you've made a video showing it but how would you run the cables down the wall on this one? It looked like the outlet was right next to the mount but most of the time the outlet is going to be closer to the ground right?
Yes, true… I actually added this outlet when we were renovating our house. If you are trying to put a TV over a fireplace you’re going to want an outlet above fireplace. If you had a traditional mount that wasn’t electric, I’m not sure the cord from TV would even reach a side outlet. Big picture you would just need to add electrical behind the drywall. sounds involved, but usually pretty easy. I set this up myself, but comfortable with electrical and drywall repair. These days I’m sure it would cost quite a bit to do the same thing with an electrician and someone to come out and repair drywall.
Thank you for this video, this is my exact setup! Did you have any way of running the cables through the wall at all? I am wondering if tapcons into cinder block is sufficient..
Ended up using four 5/16 x 3" tapcons and it worked like a charm!
Sweet…glad it worked out!!
Silly question but can you mount a tv and hide the cables in a common property wall (inside wall is my living room and the other side has siding?
As long as behind drywall there is furring strips (1x2 lumber or more common 2x4 or 2x6) construction yes u can.
I got a shelf set from Ikea and I realized I have brick behind my wall. There's a rail that goes across the top, with hanging rails going downward from it, all have screw holes that are 1/4" thick, do you think I can use this method? Are there screws that can do this that are that thin?
I would us tapcon screws. If u have a 1/4 in screw then use a 3/8” drill bit. When you go to the hardware store, just look on the box and it will tell you how big of a drillbit to use. But with tapcons you always want to use slightly smaller drill bit in the screw you are using.
@@how2q Thanks so much! So I would use the tapcons without the anchors, correct?
When drilling do you have to go through the furring strip or can you make a hole through drywall and concrete and mount it like that?
You don’t need to hit furring strip. I would probably use a 2-1/2” fastener if i wasnt going through furring strip.
@@how2q thank you great video as well
Thank you for asking this question. This was one thing I was wondering about since my mounting bracket is not long enough to reach multiple furring strips. My furring strips are 24" apart.
Wondering the same thing. Feels wrong to have almost 3/4" of drywall only before hitting concrete
@@hamzaxz7043 Based on @how2q 's recommendation above, I did not go through any furring strips. I have 1/2" drywall and a 1" gap from the furring strip so I used 2-3/4" tapcons which means I embedded the tapcons about 1-1/4" into the concrete block. (I could not find 2-1/2" tapcons at my big box store as @how2q recommended). The tapcons instructions say you should be good with 1" to 1-3/4" embedment. I mounted a 58" tv (weighs 34lbs) about 10 days ago. It has a very solid hold. Pro tip- make sure you blow out/vacuum out the dust in the hole before screwing in the tapcon for better hold.
The video shows 1/2" sleeve anchor but your link goes to a 5/16". My local hardware store has 1/2" x 3" and 3/8" x 3". Would either work?
Oops good catch…you will be safe using either…good luck!
@@how2q ok thanks. I'll go with the 3/8" then since the larger size bolt won't fit through my Sanus mount.
@@skyace888 take mount w you to hardware store if u haven’t already gotten bolts
I want to mount my tv to a wall that is concrete with drywall but the drywall is flush against the concrete. What should I do
Treat like drywall isn’t there. I recommend tapcon screws w washer. 3/16” or 1/4” will easily work.
@@how2q thank you.
@@how2qso I discovered that I have dry wall directly on wood paneling and there’s a space behind the paneling to the concrete. What do I do?!?!? I want to give up haha
@@greekgod200486 man you think you have it nailed and then you discover you don’t!!! Hate it when that happens. I’m guessing its a 1/2” between drywall/paneling/ .5”/then concrete?? Tempting to cut out drywall & paneling and inset mount to concrete. Might be more flush mounted. Just spitballing ideas.
@@how2q the drywall is about 1/2-3/8 in thick. There is about 1 5/8 in between the concrete and paneling. Wish I was able to post a picture here for you.