Mounting a 55 inch TV on drywall.

[Musmatta]

Hello!

I'm all thumbs when it comes to DIY, so I would need some help from you more experienced folks regarding setting up a wall mount. I'm really a novice, so I apologize in advance for any potentially silly questions

I have purchased the following wall mount:

https://www.clasohlson.com/se/Väggfäste-för-TV-32-60"-Exibel-Thin-arm/p/Pr385480000

I have purchased the following TV:

https://www.netonnet.se/art/ljud-bild/tv/55-60tum/andersson-led55uhd620/1002283.9118/

To start with, when I begin reading the instructions for the wall mount, there are only two different options: "For mounting on wood walls" or "For mounting on brick or concrete walls," which makes me a bit worried, as the maximum weight for the wall mount is 30kg. The wall mount itself weighs 7kg and the TV weighs around ~17-20kg, do you think this will be a problem? Especially since the wall mount is swiveling, I wonder?

My next question is regarding expansion screws (molly), which I have read you should use. The small wall that we are going to mount the TV on has wood studs, but I think it will be difficult to place the mount right where the wood studs are, so I want to use expansion screws instead. Which ones should I choose here? And also, can you use a regular screwdriver to drill, or do you need a drill? If you can, what size do you need for the drill bit?

And if you're going to use molly screws, I assume you should avoid the wood stud if it happens to be near where we're placing the expansion screws? Or is that not a problem?

I think that was all to start with, grateful for answers!

 

[etompau]

* Screwdrivers usually also work for drilling in lighter materials (gypsum/wood etc.).
* The size of the drill bit is indicated on the package of the expansion plug.
* Use the largest expansion screws that the bracket allows.
* The expansion plug must have free space on the back of the board, there must be no stud blocking its expansion.

 

[Musmatta]

* Screwdrivers usually work even for drilling in lighter materials (plaster/wood etc.).
* Drill size is indicated on the packaging for the expansion plug.
* Use the largest expansion screws that the mount allows
* The expansion plug must have free space on the backside of the board, there should not be any stud preventing its expansion.

Thank you for the response!

I tapped a bit gently on the wall now, and it seems that a wooden stud is actually where the TV is roughly supposed to go. Is it preferable to use the wooden stud instead of using Molly directly in the plaster?

What puzzles me a bit according to the instructions is that there should not be any plugs if you attach the wall mount to a wooden stud, is that correct? Can you use the screws that come with the wall mount in that case, and should you skip the plugs?

See picture below:

 

[etompau]

It is definitely an advantage to screw into a wooden stud compared to a drywall. No plugs in a wooden stud, instead you just use correct wood screws.

 

[Finndjävel]

Throw away the screws that come with it, they're usually some cheap crap. Use proper wood screws 6x60 or 6x70 into the stud behind.

 

[UffeH]

It puts quite a load on the screws when you hang a 17-20 kg TV half a meter from the wall. Gypsum is all well and good, but when you swing the TV back and forth a few times, the hole in the gypsum board gets bigger and bigger. I would always screw into the wooden stud with sturdy screws.
If you want to mount the bracket where there isn't a stud, you can use a wooden board to reinforce it. Screw the board into the studs and the bracket into the board (or the bracket into the board first with a bolt and nut and then the board into the studs).