Will my wall hold my new TV?

CB

I don't know much about walls.

The instruction manual for my TV mounting bracket says that the bracket should be mounted to "floor-to-ceiling wooden studs".

However, the only place we can put the TV, where it would be visible for watching, is above the fireplace on an outside wall.

I know we have wooden studs, but the studs above the fire-place obviously don't run floor-to-ceiling.

Are the studs above my fireplace good enough to mount my 70lb TV (with 15lb bracket) safely?

I've included a photo of the area in case you need to see it. Let me know if you need any other information.

Thanks

Ryder

If they built the fireplace correctly, not a problem.

There will be a double 2x6 or larger header above the fireplace since it is an outside wall.

I do not think you will have any issues CB, I would put it there in my own house as well.

BetsyD

Seems like its holding ok...

danball1976

What about the heat from the fire if you ever have a fire in the fireplace, and its a roaring fire? Will that hurt the TV? (seems in my parent's fireplace, the best they can get is smoldering wood, or a tiny little fire. Its a Rexar corner fireplace in a doublewide with the blower in it).

BetsyD

We've turned on our fireplace exactly three times in the almost three years that we have owned the house and found that while the underside of the mantle got warm above the mantle did not. We had our old TV on the mantle before mounting the new one. No roaring fires just "mood" setting fires ... its a gas insert

GnomeWizardd

As ryder said If the fireplace and outside Walls had the fur strips installed correctly its no problem at all!


Looks like time for some cable management!

CB

I did the cable management tonight. It looks much better.

BetsyD

Managed Cables!