I'm going to build a wall that the TV will hang on. I plan to build the wall with wood panels instead of drywall so that I can mount the TV without using anchors. Should I use OSB or MDF board?
I have used OSB+gypsum throughout my entire extension. In one of the rooms, there's a 42' LCD TV hanging. No problem at all hanging it with that backing. However, I would recommend plywood, a bit more expensive and a bit better than OSB for hanging things.
I'm going to explain my crazy idea... I need a low wall extending into the middle of the living room from one of the long walls. I plan to hang the TV on this wall. I was thinking about how to make it sturdy and came up with the idea of placing 3 low Billy bookcases next to each other and screwing them into each other and the one against the wall into the wall. Then I will clad them in a wood material (OSB or MDF or something similar) and hang the TV on one side and let all the cables run inside the wall/bookcases. It should be sturdy.
OSB might not have a surface that is nice to paint on?
MDF is quite smooth, right? Maybe easier to take that?
MDF becomes very strong, probably stronger than OSB, but it can easily delaminate if you screw into the edge.
Should the board be attached to the back of the Billy sections?
12mm MDF should work excellently, but it's a bit pricey.
How about 12 particle board? Or maybe 16mm is preferable.
OSB has such a poor surface, plywood is better but still quite dull.
12mm MDF should work excellently, but it's a bit pricey.
How about 12 particle board? Or maybe 16mm is preferable.
OSB has such a poor surface, plywood is better but still quite dull.
Hi Mikael!
Yes, the board should be attached to the back, front, and all around so I'm simply covering the bookshelves and just using them as a frame for stability. I've got the idea that you can't screw into particle board without it just crumbling apart, or am I completely wrong? I have a particle board at work that we were going to put a picture rail on, but the screws just fell out...
Yes, the board should be attached to the back, front, and all around so I'm simply covering the bookshelves and just using them as a frame for stability. I've got the idea that you can't screw into particle board without it just crumbling apart, or am I completely wrong? I have a particle board at work that we were going to put a picture rail on, but the screws just fell out...
Yes, MDF is sturdier than chipboard, but then there is chipboard and chipboard. Some cheap ones are too loosely pressed and with too little binder, it seems.
Finally, it is important to use the right screw, MDF should always be pre-drilled, with chipboard it is not always as important, but often an advantage anyway.
If "ordinary" wood screws are used, they should have high flanges, i.e., not sheet metal screws, and the diameter of the pre-drilled hole should be a little smaller than the core of the screw. If you want to screw into the edge of MDF you must pre-drill, then with a slightly larger diameter than the core of the screw.
Does anyone have a link to the nomenclature of screws? I'm not sure if it's called core or flange for that matter...
Finally, it is important to use the right screw, MDF should always be pre-drilled, with chipboard it is not always as important, but often an advantage anyway.
If "ordinary" wood screws are used, they should have high flanges, i.e., not sheet metal screws, and the diameter of the pre-drilled hole should be a little smaller than the core of the screw. If you want to screw into the edge of MDF you must pre-drill, then with a slightly larger diameter than the core of the screw.
Does anyone have a link to the nomenclature of screws? I'm not sure if it's called core or flange for that matter...
Would it be better to use Ivar side units instead? Slightly better material to attach to than Ivar shelves.
