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    Default Drilled into metal behind wall, have I upset structural integrity?

    Hello..I was trying to mount a TV on my wall and thought I'd found a stud to drill in to. When I drilled I hit and went through metal and figured it was just a plaster support of some kind. Later realised it was actually a full-on reinforcing metal support behind the wall as it was 400mm out from the corner and this is the lower level of a two story townhouse, and the support shoots directly upward to the roof. My question is will I have caused any weakness to the structural integrity of the bar (stupidly did a second hole too, so 2 x 8mm holes). I'm guessing not but wanted to ask the experts, have learnt my lesson now and will get a stud finder that has metal detection. I've attached some photos of what I went into with a pinhole camera.

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    You would need to put a lot of ones like that in it before you had an issue

    It will be fine, drill a couple more and mount your tv off it if it suits you

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    Yep. Time to move out and put the bulldozer through it.

    Its a gonner.


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    Beardy is on the money
    Just do it!

    Kind regards Rod

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