How to screw up TV/wall mount on the wall

[savio]

I have bought an LED-TV that now needs to be mounted on the wall.

For this, I have also purchased a wall mount of this model:
http://www.jula.se/vaggfaste-vajer-32-50-929061

I understand that the silver "pucks" are mounted on the wall and then you hang the TV.

The current wall is a 13 mm gypsum wall.
What type of plugs and screws will I need? Thickness, type, length, etc.?
Will this wall hold a thin LED-TV (46 inches) that weighs 14 kilos?

There are indeed wooden studs in the wall but I find it difficult to locate exactly where they are, and anyway, I will only be able to hit at most one of them, and one screw will end up in the gypsum regardless, so to speak.

 

[Nimajneb]

To mount an LCD TV, molly plugs for single drywall work excellently. Naturally, it's better if you can attach the bracket to a stud with a regular wood screw. Tap on the wall or alternatively test with a magnet that will detect the drywall screws.

 

[savio]

To mount an LCD TV, molly plugs for single plasterboard work excellently. Of course, it's better if you can attach the new bracket into a stud with a regular wood screw. Knock on the wall or test with a magnet that will detect the plasterboard screws.

Okay.
What sizes should the molly plugs be then?
Are molly plugs and metal expanders the same?

Regarding the wooden studs, they are spaced so far apart that I can only hit one of two screws at most.
Is it better with one screw in the wood + one molly in the plasterboard than 2 molly in the plasterboard directly?

 

[Nimajneb]

It is the same thing. The size depends on how big the screw hole is in your bracket. The Molly screw must fit. If you can attach one of the brackets to a stud, you will avoid a large ugly hole in the wall later.

 

[Colds]

There is Molly for single or double plasterboard. If you have single plasterboard, the thickness is about 13 mm. You probably have 60 cm between the studs and then you might find both studs, which is best, but then the TV will naturally be between these studs, which might not be optimal. Use a wood screw in the stud and a molly. 14 kilos is no problem for a slightly larger molly. Good luck

 

[savio]

It’s the same thing.
The size depends on how big the screw hole is in your bracket. The molly's screw must fit.
If you can attach one of the brackets to a stud, you’ll avoid a large ugly hole in the wall later.

Okay. I'll simply take the screw washer from the bracket to the store and test it.
I'm heading to Biltema, I see they have molly there.

 

[savio]

There are Molly bolts for single or double plasterboard. If you have single plasterboard, the thickness is about 13 mm. You probably have 60 cm between the studs, and you might be able to find both studs, which is best, but then the TV will obviously end up between these studs, which may not be optimal. Use a wood screw in the stud and a Molly bolt. 14 kilos is no problem for a slightly larger Molly bolt.
Good luck

Thanks for the info.
It is correct that the plasterboard is 13 mm.
I will take this measurement and check in the store for a Molly bolt that fits.
I found one with a grip width of 5-16 mm, if I read that correctly, it works for my single plasterboard, right?

I probably have 60 cm between the studs, yes.
But in the wall mount I bought, the screws need to be spaced 18-22 cm apart.
So it is technically impossible to hit 2 studs

Also, it is important that the TV is centered on the wall, so there is a pretty big risk that I won't hit any stud at all.

 

[Nimajneb]

You can find Molly plugs everywhere, even at Ica and Konsum, but if you want to be sure that the Molly holds properly, you should also buy a Molly tool, and such can be found cheaply at Biltema.

 

[savio]

I bought molly plugs/screw anchors at Biltema that were supposed to have a grip range of 3-20mm if I remember correctly.
I have now screwed them into the wall and hung the TV.

The TV is hanging, but the screw doesn't grip at all in the plug.
The plug is solidly in place, but when I screw in the last 2-3mm, it just spins.

How can this be happening, I wonder?

 

[Thomas59]

Molly plug is the work of the devil. If you don't know exactly how to install them, a lot can go wrong, and when you eventually give up and try to remove them, you end up with large ugly holes in the wall.

For an amateur, it's recommended to use a plasterboard toggler instead, which is virtually impossible to fail with, withstands significantly more load than Molly, and is easy to remove.

See example: http://www.setab.nu/produkter/Infastningar/Toggler-plugg/

 

[Nimajneb]

Sounds strange but shouldn't affect the result, if you place a washer in between so the screw goes all the way maybe it will feel better.

 

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[Bo.Siltberg]

Mollyplug, especially from biltema, should be avoided like the plague. With just a little too much torque, the crap breaks inside the wall, and you're left with a rotating bolt in the wall that has come loose from the anchor! The only way to "fix" it is with a hole saw... Then the right drill bit is required, 10.5 mm, so that the wallboard doesn't split on the inside when you force the crap in.

 

[Nyfniken]

With just a little too much torque, the crap breaks inside the wall and you're left with a rotating bolt in the wall that has come loose from the anchor! Can't "fix" it any other way than with a hole saw.

I usually compress the "brick" on the outside and then push everything in so it falls down into the wall.

 

[4nders]

Now maybe there is a difference between Molly and Molly, but the ones I had, the plate was only attached at 3-4 points to the plug, so it was quite easy to break those attachment points so the plate came loose. Then it was just a matter of pushing the plug into the wall and the hole that was left was the same size as the one I drilled at the beginning.