Wall Mounting TV

[ROSSinHD]

Hi all

Well not technically wall mounting but mounting to MDF board. We bought an Ikea Besta unit https://tinyurl.com/lv2vpgy and had a carpenter fix it together as if it was one big unit and he also added a 1 inch thick mdf board where there would have usually been a gap to the wall.

I would like to mount my tv to this. Do you think a 1 inch mdf panel would be sufficient for "wall" mounting an 11kg TV

thanks

[talkssense]

Yes

[Sparky137]

Yes, but ensure that you use the largest coarsest thread screws you can. Also choose a wall mount that spreads the load over a fairly wide are and not just a couple of square inches in the middle of the TV. Use as many fixings as is practical to spread the load.

[B17NNS]

Sparky137 said:

Yes, but ensure that you use the largest coarsest thread screws you can. Also choose a wall mount that spreads the load over a fairly wide are and not just a couple of square inches in the middle of the TV. Use as many fixings as is practical to spread the load.

As above, yes it's plenty strong enough. Just fire a fixing into every available hole.

[ROSSinHD]

Thanks all. I will choose a mount that spreads the load nicely and fix it with all holes.

[dvshannow]

think people tend to over engineer tv mounts these days, tvs do not weigh much anymore and the weight is all v tight to the wall so the loadings are not that much

sure its an expensive thing but just remember its not holding up the sky

[Wadeski]

a $50 Monoprice TV mount will hold a hefty plasma, so should easily hold a more modern LCD.

[Kenny6868]

I fixed my old Sony LCD TV to the wall recently. I used an old cupboard shelf (approx. 15mm MDF) to mount the bracket on, and used 8 radiator mounting screws with massive rawl plugs to fix it onto the wall. I'm pretty confident its not falling off.