Mounting TV on plaster wall with brick behind it
I'm attempting to mount my 55" TV on the bedroom wall. Our house is probably 1880s and is plaster throughout, which makes studfinders useless. Long story short, I was drilling some exploratory holes and confirmed that there is brick behind the plaster. It seems like there is a brick column that goes from the basement up through the 2nd floor, and it's a pretty distinct jut-out in our room, so I was half expecting this to be the case. I'll add a pic in the comments for context. Do I just need to get a hammer drill and tapcons to mount the TV? Anything else I need to consider? I obviously dont want to cause any damage to the wall - they are horsehair plaster apparently, so can crack pretty easily. That said, I did not notice any lathe when drilling the holes. If for some reason I need to pay a handyman to do this because its risky, I'm open to it. I should note that on the other side of this wall is our shower/tub, but it runs parallel to the wall and the shower head is up against an interior wall in the bathroom that I wouldnt really be close to. I've seen the tub piping inside (had a break that needed to be fixed) so I'm fairly confident that it wouldnt be logical for there to be any pipes where I'm mounting. Any and all help is appreciated. submitted by /u/DrMrPootytang [link] [comments]
I'm attempting to mount my 55" TV on the bedroom wall. Our house is probably 1880s and is plaster throughout, which makes studfinders useless.
Long story short, I was drilling some exploratory holes and confirmed that there is brick behind the plaster. It seems like there is a brick column that goes from the basement up through the 2nd floor, and it's a pretty distinct jut-out in our room, so I was half expecting this to be the case. I'll add a pic in the comments for context.
Do I just need to get a hammer drill and tapcons to mount the TV? Anything else I need to consider? I obviously dont want to cause any damage to the wall - they are horsehair plaster apparently, so can crack pretty easily. That said, I did not notice any lathe when drilling the holes.
If for some reason I need to pay a handyman to do this because its risky, I'm open to it. I should note that on the other side of this wall is our shower/tub, but it runs parallel to the wall and the shower head is up against an interior wall in the bathroom that I wouldnt really be close to. I've seen the tub piping inside (had a break that needed to be fixed) so I'm fairly confident that it wouldnt be logical for there to be any pipes where I'm mounting.
Any and all help is appreciated.
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