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    457mm cupboard doors

    In the end I managed to find a local company that supplied the 457mm flush plywood doors so I'm going to fetch them tomorrow. Less faff than trying to split and rebuild these panelled doors and saves me the £50-£60 postage costs of an online seller! I hope the dog likes his new bed after this!
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    457mm cupboard doors

    I can't grab a picture of them at the moment but they're standard 6 panel hollow doors, cheap and nothing special. Your typical £40 B&Q door. I think it's going to be impossible to re-use these as there's no where I can cut that doesn't go through one. Since these are specifically for the...
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    457mm cupboard doors

    The image does look fine! Sorry it's probably a bit misleading, that's an AI generated image of what I wanted the final thing to look like which I created before I started - The real one is a bit of a mess and I'm not at home to picture it currently. I'm mostly there but just don't have the...
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    457mm cupboard doors

    Over the weekend I built our dogs crate into the base of the utility room cupboard. Originally the cupboard had two standard, 6 panel, 457mm width doors but the problem I now have is I can't refit those as if I was to cut them to the correct height I'd be left with some funny mouldings on the...
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    Yes, a huge difference.
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    I popped a screenshot in the thread on page 1 that will show it better than anything I can describe! There's basically 0 gap between the back of the very thin TV and the wall, purposefully, so you wouldn't want to go adding one.
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    Correct, I was looking to embed it in a box (media box or recessed sockets) behind the TV but after checking with a couple of electricians they said there's no reason it can't be dropped down the wall and pulled out the bottom here in the UK, different matter in the US though. Saves me getting...
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    As mentioned in the initial post and follow up posts, this particular TV sits completely flush with the wall, you cant (or wouldn't) want a piece of plywood between it and the plasterboard wall. Might as well buy a different model of TV if you go that route!
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    Personally not for me, I don't trust any form of plasterboard only fitting when it comes to TV mounting. They do look sturdy though!
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    I did actually buy some of those brush plates but the one behind the TV still stuck out too much for the G4 so I just put the backbox in and left it faceless behind the TV, I used a brush plate on the cable exit behind the media stand though. Cables dropped down the wall without issue...
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    This was my original plan until I started reading on here and generally the consensus was to use the plywood board across two studs instead of noggins between the studs (and screwing into the noggins). I can do either so I'm not fussed but I guess the plywood approach is a touch easier. I'm not...
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    Thanks, the more I've read online the more I think it's probably fine to line up one stud and toggle bolt the rest. It's not an articulating arm and the consensus seems to be 1 stud will be plenty sufficient at a "light" 23kg. I think I'd have to be very lucky to hit 2 studs with the mount where...
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    The layout of our living room means the side of the TV is quite visible when walking around the room, it's not on a distant wall where you'd only look at it straight on so it's important to get fully flat.
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    Turns out I might be getting a bit ahead of myself, the mount looks quite small (I'm still awaiting delivery) but hopefully should be wide enough to at least hit one stud where I hope to place it. Perhaps 1 stud with the rest of the holes toggle bolted/plugged will suffice. I guess I won't know...
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    You don't buy an expensive flush mount TV to then have it "not quite" perfect! The instructions would say fix to the wall and push the TV back to the wall, likely saying aim for a stud if a plasterboard wall. They're not going to give instructions on bracing the wall to support the TV but I'm...
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    Sadly not that easy on this one. The TV fits fully flush with the wall, so the board needs to be also flush with the plasterboard. I don't want to see a wedge of MDF between the TV and the wall! Any reason MDF over hardwood plywood?
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    Sorry for yet another TV wall mounting post, I've just bought the LG G4 65" OLED which weighs about 23kg according to the specs, it's also sadly quite expensive so I want to make sure I get this wall mounting right! I'm planning on mounting it on a plasterboard stud wall as this specific TV...
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    Partial garage "conversion"

    I wasn't aware design plans were a pre-req for building control, it wasn't when we obtained it for our internal door - no mention of it from the council or the building inspector who signed it off, or maybe I was just lucky at the time and they just didn't care! All I want to do is replace a...
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    Partial garage "conversion"

    Well, I'm hoping to find some reputable builders with at least some experience of handling building control. I know.....easier said than done!
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    Partial garage "conversion"

    Okay, sounds like some conflicting information but obviously I wouldn't want to void my insurance. It makes you think how many do if that's the case though! When we had building control out to sign off the new internal door I think even he was shocked that we bothered! I remember thinking "what...
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