Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners HARDWARE USED TO MOUNT QS4 TO BACK WALL

Hello everyone, newbie just got my axioms yesterday.
Should I use a screw with an anchor to mount the QS4 to the wall. Is there a special size/brand everyone uses?? Thanks

Andrew

I assume the QS4s came with the wall-mount brackets, right? How you attach them to the wall depends on what material your wall is made out of.

If it's drywall and you are NOT mounting it to a stud, then you need to get some drywall anchors. You can find these at any harware store and they usually come with the appropriate screws.

If your wall is drywall and you WILL be mounting to a stud, then you just need wood screws, at least 1.5" long.

If your wall is masonry, then hardware stores also carry masonry anchors.

If at all possible, fasten the bracket on a stud. The QS surrounds are pretty heavy... You have a stud finder, right?

I've always relied on the "knuckle test" for finding studs. Hasn't failed me yet!

You can also go off the locations of windows, sockets and switches. Windows and doors are always framed, and sockets and switches are always tacked onto the side of a stud.

Okay, okay...

Here are some Stud Finders available at the Home Depot. It is cheaper than a fallen QS surround.

Or you can just start drilling pilot holes all over the place until you find a stud - the "swiss cheese method" Dad used.

THANKS,

The wife will kill me if I use the swiss cheese method. I am buying a stud finder. I was looking more for the type of fasteners you guys use. A special bolt size or brand, or it doesn't matter. When I installed mounts I used a screw with an anchor that opened inside the wall.

Thanks

I nailed my brackets to the drywall. At two brackets per speaker and four nails per bracket, it seems plenty secure for the little QS4s.

when i doubt, try 3/8" hex head, 6" lag bolts. if they fail to hold, you can get your hammer and bang over the ends on the other side of the wall. just joking, but don't forget the thickness of the sheetrock needs to be considered as the sheetrock will hold nothing.