Hi Moosehead, and welcome to this here forum...

the stud you are going to ( or have affixed) the bracket to .. what size is it! 3 x 2" or 4 x 2" .... not that it matter too much, as if a vertical stud, you are actually compressing down on it , as if it was still a tree..
i would have a few minor concerns if it was a horizontal timber stud,

all i can advise, is that you drill small pilot holes, to avoid actually splitting the timber when you are driving the fixings home tightly,  as if this were the case, then you would have the small possibility of the screws coming loose as the timber fluctuates with moisture/temperature content!

hope this helps!

when i used to actually train up my apprentices in the workshop, i used to use a standard ice lolly stick, to prove the point of timber strength being "with" the grain.. , by holding the stick on its side one end on your thumb, the other on your finger, press the middle, it bends and breaks,
however, hold it vertical, and press on both ends, Much , much harder to break... unless of course, you push it side wards via the middle! , which is ineffect, the "horizontal" test!!!

glad to of been some assistance!

Wolf!

More like a dot and dab effort gone wrong!  

how big is the back bracket!??  6" square or there abouts... ???????

if so, cut a hole in the plasterboard to suit just a fraction under the size of the back bracket, remove the section of offending timber "BATTEN"  and replace with a piece of timber the size of the new hole, and to the same depth as the stud AND plaster board!
now , using the timber insert as a "SOLID" backing to the bracket affix both to the brickwork....

you can do this by drilling through the timber insert, and affixing straight to the wall through the corners( again pre-drilling so as not to split the timber) and then aligning up the back bracket, marking the holes and then drilling through the timber and into the brick work , and affix using screws of ample length,  how ever just prior to fixing bracket to newly affixed timber insert, apply a sealant, like decorators caulking around the timber insert to stop any draughts!

hope this is not to long winded and is clear enough!!!

hope this helps!

WOLF!

Thanks its almost clear now.

Fixings seem to be the key so I picked up some 120mm long thunderbolts that the guy said would hold a heck of a lot more than 20kg.

The bracket is 3" by 8". The confusion I have is on the batten bit. I was only putting it on the stud because it was there. Ideal position is where there is no stud.

I have the timber which I can make flush to the wall but if I make it the same size as the bracket i cant fix it to the wall independently of the bracket it could only be fixed through the bracket.

So is the stud or extra timber support at all important if I get 3" into the brick behind?

If it is, I would prefer to ignore the stud and go with a 4" by 8" piece, thunderbolt that onto the wall after making all the holes and then bolt the bracket onto that. That way I can see I am not drilling into mortar but into the middle of a brick.

Thanks for the heads up on damp. Its a 1930s house. I am pretty sure the wall the tv is going on is double solid brick with a cavity so probably OK with going 3" into the first brick?

Many thanks for your help.

MH, dear chap, i have done the small drawing attatched to show you the best way i believe in putting up your tv bracket...

as you can see from the drawing, all you need to do is cut a small piece of timber , just a bit smaller than the tv bracket size, and where ever you need to mount this bracket, cut a matching hole in the plaster board! even where there are no studs... then affix this to the wall ( i had alook at all our tv brackets, and they have holes on the 4 corner ) if your bracket is roughly the same  then  drill 2 holes in the centre of the timber, and fix back to brickwork... next line up the bracket to cover the timber insert , then mark the holes onto the timber, drill holes to suit the fixings you bought, and then affix back to the timber/plaster board the bracket... as you were worried about any draughts coming around the bracket, ( hence the slightly under sized timber piece!) run a small bead of sealant/decoraters filler around the bracket/plaster board connection!

obviously the timber will be approximately the same size as the bracket! ( just slightly less! )

in regards to WOODSMITHS point, if you tried to fix the bracket direct to the wall through the plaster board, then you will find as you tighten up the bracket, it will put it self right thorugh the plaster board, leaving you with a steady bracket ( MAY BE!!!) but a rather nasty rough edged hole in the plastere board! ...

you MUST have a "SPACER/PACKING PIECE" between the bracket and the wall to keep the bracket flush with the plaster board...

i hope this helps and clarifies the solution to your problems!

WOLF!!!!

Nice drawing Wolf, I'm impressed!

Who drew it for you?






:-D

Only kiddin'  

Like they say 'A picture is worth a thousand words'  

I made this the other day, was this one of your 'old' designs  

Jeez!  I've gone boggley eyed just looking at it