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New member Username: MusclezPost Number: 1 Registered: Apr-06 | This is my first post. I hope it doesn't make me sound too new (it probably will). I'm moving out of my apartment and into a house next month. Wanting to mount my surrounds on brackets hanging from ceiling. The attic above the living room is floored. The speakers weigh approx 4lbs each. I figure i can drill through the ceiling and attic floor for running wires. As for mounting the brackets, would you guys feel comfortable just using drywall screws with anchors in the ceiling? I guess I'm asking if I need to try and hang them just from the ceiling itself or look for boards to srew them into? Any ideas? Thanks. |
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Bronze Member Username: AngeloNew york Post Number: 25 Registered: Mar-06 | drywall is fine if you use anchors but if you feel more comfortable drill it into a beam. when I was single I had a huge mirror about 50 lbs over my bed on the celing straight into the drywall celing and nothing ever happened thank God. boy those were the days |
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Bronze Member Username: MvanmeterKY USA Post Number: 39 Registered: Jan-06 | I have had great luck with a brand of anchors called E-Z self drilling toggle anchors. http://www.itwbrands.com/product_details.aspx?id=4 with the lock bar behind the drywall there is no way it will pull out, especially if used on a ceiling mount where all the force is vertical. any Home Depot or Lowes will have them. Strength wise they are overkill, but they won't come out |
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New member Username: MusclezPost Number: 2 Registered: Apr-06 | Thanks for the help. That's very good news. |
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Silver Member Username: ChitownPost Number: 956 Registered: Apr-05 | With 4lb speakers you shouldn't have any problems. |