I have been stumped on this one for a while. My house was built in the 1950s. The exterior walls are brick (outside), cement block, some sort of furring strips (maybe 1/2' or 1" deep) and then drywall. I tried to hang a small decorative cabinet last year and ended up putting it on an interior wall because I couldn't work out a way to have any weight hanging on the exterior wall. The various dry wall hanging devices (mollies? Things of assorted sizes designed for hanging up heavy stuff on drywall) didn't work because there wasn't enough room for them to open in the small space between the drywall and the cement blocks. I ended up drilling a variety of holes all over the wall in an attempt to find a way to hang the cabinet, and then giving up. Fortunately I am really good at patching and painting drywall :)
I would really like to move the TV up from the basement because I am shutting off cable, the basement is freezing, I would like to watch streaming videos w/ my kids sometimes, etc. The only place to put the TV is on an exterior wall (actually over the fireplace - so there might be additional challenges associated w/ whatever is behind the dry wall there). I would like to avoid paying someone $200+ to hang up the TV, and I am reasonable handy (in that I can use tools). However, this is beyond my skills and knowledge level and I don't really have anyone with more experience to ask. Any pointers on how to go about this particular task?
Many thanks in advance!