New Property - TV Wall Fitting Query

Hi Leonie, As this is a new build and also top floor flat, I suppose your flat is directly under the roof. By the new regulations, there should be certain requirements of the U value (measure of the heat transmission through a building part such as a wall or window). In order to achieve this sometimes builder use insulation stick to the plasterboard and they glued this board directly to the wall, or frame with plywood. As this insulation could be around 50mm or more thick you cannot reach any solid surface behind. If you are in a doubt that the plasterboard will not hold the TV, I will suggest part of the plasterboard with insulation behind the TV to be cut and removed. Then, piece of plywood to be installed into the frame or wall and new piece of plasterboard to be fitted on top and make it good. You could fix the TV frame to the plasterboard and plywood. In case behind is a solid brick work, the job is much easier. The TV brackets could be fixed with metal anchors or metal bars with chemical fixing direct to the brick wall trough the plasterboard. I hope this will help.

Hi Leonie, Chepine has described things very well, you essentially either need some pattressing installed, that's a solid piece of ply fixed between the vertical studs or you may be able to find, with a stud detector, the vertical studs first and then you can adjust the position of you tv to suit. Best of luck