can this be mounted directly to a plaster wall? or do the wood studs actually need to be found and drilled into?
837010
I believe it needs at least one stud. Just like Jondotcom said, mine lined up with a stud and I used a toggle bolt on the other.
837011
The way mine lined up only coincided with one stud, so I used a heavy duty toggle bolt on the other side (into 1/2 drywall). No problems on my 46".
837012
It needs to be mounted into studs to support the weight of the TV. One other consideration: The studs need to be centered in the opening where you are going to mount your TV. Otherwise, the TV will not be centered in the opening.
2002492
I can't say. The contractor installed mine - the house was totally renovated and at one point was down to the studs. It is built into the wall.
1717735
You don't need to mount it to a stud. Mounting the bracket to standard thickness sheetrock is fine as long as you use mollies. This allows a lot more flexibility in terms of where you can locate the board and I've been mounting my boards this way for 30 years. Mollies with 30-50 lbs capacity are fine (use one for each of the 2 screws). You might want to consider using a back board, though, particularly if you or anyone else likely to use the board is a beginner (protects your wall !!). Good luck.
215935
I have mine mounted to a finished ceiling. When installing you will just need a stud finder to make sure you line up the bracket with a ceiling joist.
258836
I used two screws into my plaster wall, but I'm pretty sure I could have used nails. As long as you don't plan on physically hanging from it, you'll be good.
851976
There must be some framing between the Plaster (plaster board) and the concrete to which the plaster is attached. If you can find the framing with a stud finder and the spacing of the framing will work with your mount you can drill through the framing into the concrete and use Topcon screws with washers to attach the mount. If the framing is inadequate you can use supplied spacers and drill into the concrete and use Topcon screws with washers to secure the mount. Research Topcon screws to determine if you have access to the hammer drill and masonry bits necessary. screws are available at local hardware stores or big box home stores. There must be some framing between the Plaster (plaster board) and the concrete to which the plaster is attached. If you can find the framing with a stud finder and the spacing of the framing will work with your mount you can drill through the framing into the concrete and use Topcon screws with washers to attach the mount. If the framing is inadequate you can use supplied spacers and drill into the concrete and use Topcon screws with washers to secure the mount. Research Topcon screws to determine if you have access to the hammer drill and masonry bits necessary. screws are available at... » Read More There must be some framing between the Plaster (plaster board) and the concrete to which the plaster is attached. If you can find the framing with a stud finder and the spacing of the framing will work with your mount you can drill through the framing into the concrete and use Topcon screws with washers to attach the mount. If the framing is inadequate you can use supplied spacers and drill into the concrete and use Topcon screws with washers to secure the mount. Research Topcon screws to determine if you have access to the hammer drill and masonry bits necessary. screws are available at local hardware stores or big box home stores. « Show Less
353509
Nope, barely goes into plasterboard so will be a nightmare going into wood. use a good ol screw or nail instead or better still those little screw in hooks.
233220
No, you would have to screw through the vertical pieces of wood. I removed the 2 prop pieces that you see in the photo and screwed them across the back at the top and the bottom. That gave it enough width, 16", so that I could screw it to the wall where the studs were and I didn't have to use wall anchors. More stable that way.
1348941
I would imagine with the right screw/anchor system they could. Ours are mounted directly to studs in the wall.
114458
You should use stud finder to find studs in the wall. You just need 4 screws to attach it to the studs in the wall. I used 4 screws to attach it to the wall. It looks nice and secure.
325291
Might need wall anchors if you don't have a stud to hang it on. Otherwise the screws come with it.
1069084
It can be installed on wood studs. It comes with the necessary hardware for both.
701137
Oh course you can bolt it to studs! Just use the big lag bolts that came with it.
374853
It comes with about 4 large head screws (if I remember right) to be bolted to a 2x4 stud. You can use molly bolts for direct dry wall installation, but if you plan on putting expensive electronics on it, its best to bolt it to a wall stud. Its not free standing.
1458178
Definitely need to frame it out in studs, including one in the middle. Not hard to do at all. Use long drywall screws, seems to work well...
2196206
you must use anchors designed for plaster - like tapcon or others. product comes with Self Drilling Drywall Anchors and Screws
1940669
I would not recommend mounting to drywall. If you need to mount other than between two studs, I would attach a piece of 3/4" wood 24" x 12" and attach it with lag bolts to the studs. I would then attach the Full Motion mount to the wood.