bnz
2012-05-10 19:53:09
- #1
Hello,
I finally want to mount my BESTÅ TV combination this weekend. However, I have a few questions. Since I have laminate skirting boards on the floor and a lot of cables need to run behind them, I need plenty of space behind (about 6 cm) – it simply won’t work without it. I have now bought construction battens from the hardware store for this purpose and have already fixed one of them at the end of the panels to the stone wall behind with two screws and anchors. The panel mounts now lie perfectly against the wood:
I am now troubled by the following question:
How do I attach the panels and shelves above so that it is as stable as possible? I see the following options:
1) I simply attach everything directly to the construction battens. This way, I have no additional holes in the wall, don’t need to buy extra drill bits (they need to be about 10 cm deep anyway to get into the wall at the back!) and everything is very easy to handle. The wood is also quite thick at 6 cm.
However, I don’t know if it will be stable enough overall. The battens are each 4 times about 1.5 m long with currently planned one screw with anchor in the stone wall left and right each. After all, the whole weight then hangs on the wooden battens, which are themselves only screwed in. I have no idea if this might be less stable overall, because it’s basically screw on screw.
2) I first attach the wooden battens, mark the holes, drill through the batten and the stone wall (first with a wood bit, then with a masonry bit), try somehow to push the anchor through into the stone wall (removing the battens again would probably be too much effort), and then use an 8-9 cm screw, which is finally sunk into a wood stone wall anchor.
This is certainly more effort in terms of installation, I am uncertain whether the anchors will work that easily, and I don’t know if such a long screw will ultimately be more stable.
How would you proceed here and what are your experiences regarding these stability considerations?
Thank you very much for your help!
Benni
I finally want to mount my BESTÅ TV combination this weekend. However, I have a few questions. Since I have laminate skirting boards on the floor and a lot of cables need to run behind them, I need plenty of space behind (about 6 cm) – it simply won’t work without it. I have now bought construction battens from the hardware store for this purpose and have already fixed one of them at the end of the panels to the stone wall behind with two screws and anchors. The panel mounts now lie perfectly against the wood:
I am now troubled by the following question:
How do I attach the panels and shelves above so that it is as stable as possible? I see the following options:
1) I simply attach everything directly to the construction battens. This way, I have no additional holes in the wall, don’t need to buy extra drill bits (they need to be about 10 cm deep anyway to get into the wall at the back!) and everything is very easy to handle. The wood is also quite thick at 6 cm.
However, I don’t know if it will be stable enough overall. The battens are each 4 times about 1.5 m long with currently planned one screw with anchor in the stone wall left and right each. After all, the whole weight then hangs on the wooden battens, which are themselves only screwed in. I have no idea if this might be less stable overall, because it’s basically screw on screw.
2) I first attach the wooden battens, mark the holes, drill through the batten and the stone wall (first with a wood bit, then with a masonry bit), try somehow to push the anchor through into the stone wall (removing the battens again would probably be too much effort), and then use an 8-9 cm screw, which is finally sunk into a wood stone wall anchor.
This is certainly more effort in terms of installation, I am uncertain whether the anchors will work that easily, and I don’t know if such a long screw will ultimately be more stable.
How would you proceed here and what are your experiences regarding these stability considerations?
Thank you very much for your help!
Benni