Hardiplank and a tv mount

[patman]

I want to put a tv outside on our patio, and the wall I want to use has hardiplank on it. Whats the best way to go about this? Small tv, maybe 32"?

[patman]

The flat wall between the window and the door

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[jc79]

I'd look at using good quality toggle bolts.

https://m.lowes.com/pd/TOGGLER-10-Pack-0-25-in-x-2-5-in-Yellow-Zinc-Toggle-Bolts/3183831

Even a couple of these combined with some lag screws into the hardi and sheathing behind it would be enough for me.


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[Trailabite]

I would look at using a ceiling mount. Hardiplank can be brittle sometimes.

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[jc79]

I'm assuming there is plywood/OSB sheathing behind the hardi, and the toggles would need to sit behind that sheathing.

[tcdawg]

I put mine in a similar location over HardiPlank.  Find the studs and lag bolt into those.

Agree w Chuck. Hardi can be brittle.

[DOUG]

I want to put a tv outside on our patio, and the wall I want to use has hardiplank on it. Whats the best way to go about this? Small tv, maybe 32"?

There are studs behind that hardiplank.  Find one and install it.  I have one on the porch at the lake and just installed one on an interior wall.
The tv's are so light today.

[clark123456]

If the mount won't fit the studs (16" on center), screw a board across the studs and attach the mount to that.

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[Cannonballkev]

Pre drill into a stud if you can find it, if not toggle through the hardi and sheathing, as long as it's not an articulating mount. If it is, go into the studs for sure.

[Trailabite]

You still have to get power and cable to it. It still say it will be easier to run all of that in the ceiling.

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[DOUG]

You still have to get power and cable to it. It still say it will be easier to run all of that in the ceiling.

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Power.

Wireless cable or directv box work great.

[patman]

Dumb question, but will a stud finder even accurately work through the planks? Aren't they slightly elevated off the wall since they overlap?

Also, if i find the studs, did y'all just let the mount rest against the planks or did you make some sort of vertical wood spacer that distributes the load over several planks?

I have contemplated the ceiling mount, but not sure I want the tv that high