Dose anyone know of any websights for specific way of reinforcing interior wall with metal studs a 50" plasma. All the manufactures like chief, peerles, wont supply and support information due to liability. Lots of help they are supply the goods with no instruction.
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A few years back, I had to install several 27" TV wall mount brackets on metal stud walls.

Vantage Point advised me to cut a sheet of 3/4" plywood wide enough so that it would hit 3 studs then attach it to the studs using 6 Toggler brand toggle bolts. Toggler's are much stronger then standard wall toggles.

The bracket was then toggled to the 3/4" plywood. They've been up 6 years without incident.

I have installed several plasmas on walls built with those thin metal studs. Using regular brand X toggles. Never had one problem.

James

I have installed probably 100+ plasmas over the past 5 years on metal studs using nothing but normal screws. Only 3 have fallen down and all 3 happened after the warranty period resulting in a new sale.

LOL i use blue tack!!

You can get some self drilling screws at Lowes, they have a hex head an can take lots of torque. You may need to drill holes in the mounting bracket specificly for each screw

ONLY THREE!

Me thinks you are playing with a major business closing lawsuit should one of those falldowns occur when a toddler is underneath the TV. Are you in an earthquake zone? If so please give us a list of any commercial establishments you may have put these in so we may avoid them like the plague.

Overbuilding is my solution. Be a drywall guy or hire one. Tear out the section of wall and frame in wood... charge extra. At the very least do the three stud plywood thing (using 13 ply marine grade if going for 3/4). You can use 1 1/8 inch and rerock the existing 1/2 inch wall with 5/8 rock if the TV is smaller than three studs and you want the wall to appear flush.

I too have installed 100+ plasmas but NONE of mine have ever fallen down because they are all over-engineered (I am presently pounding on my forehead saying "knock on wood"). We just recently walked away from a job because the client wouldn't go for our solution... no skin off my back, let someone else get the lawsuit.

All TVs we hang have to pass the fat-boy test. I (fat-boy at 200+ lbs) have to hang and do chin ups on the mount before a TV goes on... especially commercial tube TVs. We WON'T install one on a shelf mount... has to be a yoke as I've replaced a shelf mounted Tv in a Bar and Grill that almost killed a waitress when it fell off. I'd say this is one time to cover all your bases and if you need sales ammo... just take QQQ,s quote along with you and ask your customer if he/she would like to be one of the three?(sparing his name of course)

QQQ, very funny.
I have done quite a few installs up to and including a few 61s. I use the plywood with toggles through the metal stud method. Five years and no crashes of course. I am naming this the PWT3MS mounting system and will be charging accordingly.

I must not have had enough caffeine this morning to see through Qs humor. I was hoping he wasn't serious but after waking up and re-reading it I guess the jokes on me for taking it seriously. I put up a sarcastic post a while ago and people took me seriously too... hard to tell inflection from type

I still may use the quote just for the f--k of it.

I used to use nails but got worried they'd fail before the warranty period ended.

Ive found that Velcro works wonderfully. SPreads the weight out evenly over the wall as long as you use enough of it.... I usually use 5 strips on a 42", 6 on a 50" and 10 on a 60" panel....

No need for a Silly bracket that sticks the plasma out another 3-4" either!

[Link: misterart.com]

Are you using 1" wide velcro or 2"? :-}

You have noticed the date, haven't you?

we have found the PL-400, or Liquid Nails are very effective...downside is it's BITCH to get off the wall if it breaks...

If you're in a cooler climate, hot glue from elmer's will work also!

avdude

A 3% failure rate is more than exceptable, as you've found out Q. Here in SoCal, where the ground tends to shake from time to time, I've found even toggled plasmas tend to hit the deck on occasion. I always direct my clients to [Link: apa.org] before I arrive with an estimate for a replacement. So far as super glue, Velcro, nails and such, I would reserve those installation choices for plasma displays purchased over the internet.