Who is good at DIY?

[granger]

I'd like to put a plasma onto a wall. The wall is plaster board. I understand that studs need to be found. Is it a difficult procedure overall?

 

[betsmate]

Personally, I've always located them by knocking and working out which bit sounds hollow and where there is the least movement. A stud detector is less than a tenner though, so it depends on how much you paid for the plasma or how good your home contents insurance is I guess.

 

[granger]

I can find the studs handy enough. Is it much hassle getting the stand up and the tv attached.

I can hear a horrible crashing sound in my head

 

[Harbinger]

I wish I could help, but I never put mine on the wall because I always thought it would be a complete pain to hide cables and if/when I got something new to plug into it.

Anyway, this seems pretty straightforward: http://www.wikihow.com/Wall-Mount-a-Plasma

Looks like it's all about finding the studs, making sure the TV is level, and then praying you don't get woken up in the middle of the night

 

[walsworth]

Buy a parrot stand, much safer and you can move it easily.

 

[del boy]

Ive been called a stud. Im easily found.

 

[krizon]

:lol:

Del Boy was once known as a stud,
But his landing gear dropped with a thud,
It cracked ceilings and walls
And damaged his balls,
And now he's a bit of a dud.
-------------------------------------------

With apologies to whoever wrote this beautiful original:

The once was a pirate called Bates,
Who was feared as one of the greats,
But he fell on his cutlass
And now he is nutless
And totally useless on dates.

 

[walsworth]

There was a young man from Throgmorton,
Who had one long arm and one short'un,
To make up for his loss,
He had a dick like a hoss,
And could fart like a six fifty Norton.

 

[krizon]

There was a young man called Granger
Who to DIY was a stranger,
He put up a plasma
In a total miasma,
And earned the tag "The Home Danger".

 

[Bar the Bull]

There was a forumite called Krizon
Who had all the men in a frisson
A certain chap had a scheme
To achieve his one dream
And see her with no Knickerson.

 

[krizon]

:lol::lol: Can't beat that one, Bar!

Other than I can assure you the sight would send him off to a monastery tout suite and awa' the noo.

 

[Desert Orchid]

My wife is very much into Do It Yourself.

Any time I ask her to do something she replies, "Do It Yourself."

 

[walsworth]

Is she also biased? As in:
"Buy us a new washing machine, buy us a new car"

 

[Desert Orchid]

... into the notebook ...

 

[clivex]

My wife is very much into Do It Yourself.

Do you watch?

 

[Desert Orchid]

Do you watch?

It's as close as I get...

 

[clivex]

Oh dear....