what thickness adn type off timber to replace plasterboard

[ickle]

i have a new build timber framed house

i am wanting to wall mount my 50" samsung plasma

too be on the safe side i want to cut out a bit off plasterboard the same size as the bracket and replace with a bit off wood what is the strongest best wood to use ??

regards stuart

[steeevo1]

hi
ceder is a good wood to use, doesnt rot, very hard indeed , and tends to be really straight
steve

[deansocial]

just use wbp ply. thickness wise would depend on what plaster board is already there and if it is tape n jointed or skimed

[ickle]

not fussed about finishing so far i intend on it not sticking out further than bracket depending on how many studs i hit .

i have found that my external walls have foil lined plasterboard which sends my stud finder nuts. will i have to foil line the wood or am i going to far

[deansocial]

well as regards the foil it is a vapour barrier for the plaster board, you should be fine without it if you use wbp ply.

Be sure to seal around the ply when it is in

[27neth]

Why dont you just fit some 18mm ply behind the plasterboard?

John....

[mike.hutch]

To me it sounds like a very bad idea to cut the wall about on a new timber frame house. If you need to get a better fixing why not fix the piece of ply over the top of the plasterboard and paint it the same colour?

[ickle]

ply on top off plasterboard would work too

just need to find stud's

[ickle]

ok had a rethink and a peek through the window of a un plastered house

i have marked my wall where i want the bracket i seem to be hitting a 3" stud (maybe 2 next to each other) on the left edge and a 1" stud about 2" in from the right.

from the peek through the window the stud goes from floor and butt to the roof.

and are against a osb type board

do you guys think it will be safe enough to screw my 50" plasma to these studs without any other type of bracing ?? i am sure my tv is just under 50kg

thanks for any advice stuarty

[ickle]

ok went for it

cut out a bit off plaster where the bracket was gonna be

the detector was wrong there was just 2 x 2" studs 600mm apart
it got the location spot on but thickness wrong

so i screwed 4 m8 coach bolts into these and all holding well so far

cheers guys

stuarty

[deansocial]

that will be fine