Fellow community, I need your help!
I am trying to wall mount my 48" Samsung TV (weight approx 12kg) but things are not going to plan.
I've got the wall mount and purposely went for one with a vertical mounting fix so that it can be fixed into a single stud. However I did not account for the fact my wall has metal studs (not wood).... Why can't people build houses with traditional materials!?
So my problem now is I have 3 vertical pilot holes into a metal stud, I have a wall mount that can't span multiple studs, I don't have any of the right fixings (if there are any for metal), and I have an increasingly angered other-half.
My thoughts are I could possible use some decent metal toggle bolts and proceed as I would with normal screws. Does anyone have any experience on this? I'm not entirely sure how much a metal stud can handle in terms of load.
As I said, tv weighs around 12kg. The bracket is another few kg and it is a full arm swing meaning I could move left/right (although this will be rarely done).
Do people think I can still mount to the metal stud or am I screwed?
I shall try attach some pics. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I am trying to wall mount my 48" Samsung TV (weight approx 12kg) but things are not going to plan.
I've got the wall mount and purposely went for one with a vertical mounting fix so that it can be fixed into a single stud. However I did not account for the fact my wall has metal studs (not wood).... Why can't people build houses with traditional materials!?
So my problem now is I have 3 vertical pilot holes into a metal stud, I have a wall mount that can't span multiple studs, I don't have any of the right fixings (if there are any for metal), and I have an increasingly angered other-half.
My thoughts are I could possible use some decent metal toggle bolts and proceed as I would with normal screws. Does anyone have any experience on this? I'm not entirely sure how much a metal stud can handle in terms of load.
As I said, tv weighs around 12kg. The bracket is another few kg and it is a full arm swing meaning I could move left/right (although this will be rarely done).
Do people think I can still mount to the metal stud or am I screwed?
I shall try attach some pics. Any help would be greatly appreciated!