I need to fix a 65 inch TV to a wall that is made of plasterboard on 18 mm OSB. These are fixed on with metal stud/rails at 600 mm intervals.
My worry is the OSB isn't thick enough to hold the TV on its own, and the metal studs offer nothing to fix into of any great note. Any advice would be appreciated.
Fix 40 kg TV to plasterboard and OSB wall
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Best Answer
Assuming that "plasterboard on OSB" means that the studs were first fully covered with OSB, then that was dressed up with plasterboard for a nicer finish, you have a very sturdy wall! I just build a storage shed using 3/4" (~18mm) plywood as the floor. I expect it to hold 100s of kilos at the contact points for each of the shelving units.
If this is how your wall was built, you've got the added advantage of being able to put the TV anywhere you want because with the proper bolts, you don't really even need to worry about hitting a stud, that 18mm OSB should hold your TV without a second thought. Of course, hitting a stud is an added bonus, and will take the proper sheet-metal screws to get a good grip into the steel studs.
If you're referring to OSB on the outside of the building and drywall on the inside, then this advice goes out the window, use sheet-metal screws into the studs as Ecnerwal suggested. In either case, you have nothing to worry about.