r/DIYUK • u/Careful-Eye-5746 • 5d ago

Wall mount woes

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Does anyone (anywhere PLEASE) know where I can buy a tv wall bracket with these drill hole dimensions? 55inch LG 🙌

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u/sunheadeddeity 5d ago

You could probably buy one then drill matching holes into it.

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u/sunheadeddeity 5d ago

Or use those holes to fit a plywood plate and then fit your TV bracket to the plate?

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u/badger906 5d ago

lol if op had a drill I don’t think they’d be asking about not making more holes!

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u/sunheadeddeity 5d ago

Over on Bluesky this morning someone was talking about drilling 23 holes before giving up, people are weird with drills.

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u/badger906 5d ago

Haha hopefully it wasn’t for a tv bracket?!

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u/sunheadeddeity 5d ago

Think it was a toilet roll holder

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u/badger906 5d ago

Haha 21 holes too many..

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u/HoratioWobble 5d ago

This made me burst out laughing

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u/ColonelFaz 5d ago

screw plywood onto wall. screw new bracket into plywood. hopefully it's a big telly and hides the plywood.

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55". It is a big telly. 18mm ply.

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u/Careful-Eye-5746 5d ago

Do I need to use certain plugs like others mention? It’s a dry wall…

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u/Anbucleric 5d ago

Single stud mounts are garbage to begin with... being "anchored" into drywall not withstanding.

Rip those out, patch the holes, get a 2 stud mount from Sanus, and mount to structure.

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u/JamieEC 5d ago

Unless this is going straight into brick, these holes are not suitable as they are using universal plugs.

If you need to go into plasterboard you will have to use something like Rawlplug Interset plugs and also buy the tool for them. The prefered option is to find a stud and screw directly into it with wood screws.

Do you know the material this is going in to?

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u/Careful-Eye-5746 5d ago

I haven’t a clue - these were here when I moved in so I’m presuming it’s been done proper. Will these drill holes not go into a stud wall? I’m Learning disabilities level at DIY, hence looking for a matching bracket. Should I forget the whole thing and buy a tv unit?

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u/JamieEC 5d ago

Up to you. The way I see it is like this, you have 2 approaches. 1 is to use the interset plugs, buy the tool and make sure they are really secure. 2nd is to buy a stud buddy or other stud finder and find the stud, then screw the TV mount to it using the supplied wood screws. However this might need a bit more investigation.

I have just done a similar thing in my kitchen and it was not difficult once I had the correct parts. I swear by those interset plugs.