House Construction Experts please answer.? Hello, I'm looking to mount my TV onto a wall but the...
Hello, I'm looking to mount my TV onto a wall but the 16" studs are not where I want them to be to mount my TV. I was thinking give or take a few removing the drywall and putting in brackets, but instead decided on buying some wood to pin into the studs (through the drywall) and nailing my wall mount onto that piece of wood. What kind of wood (size/type) should I buy at home depot, and what nature of nails are best for this situation for optimum support. I am a super noob so just give an account me everything I need to tell the guy at home depot to acquire me and I'll get my dad to help me do the work.
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My TV is a 47" and the wall I want to mount it is 50" wide-ranging with a door on either side of the wall. There's a stud straight surrounded by the center at the 25" mark, a stud +16" and -16" from that 25" mark. If I be to mount it on the existing studs, my TV will over lap one of the doors. My wall mount is for 16" studs so that matches up other.
you'll involve boards at least 3/4 inch thick,,,what i would do is buy 2 sheets of 3/4 plywood,,BC class,,use 1 sheet mounted to wall,,with 2/1/2 inch dry wall screws ,,place them bout 2 foot apart in the studs,,, mount the T V bracket to this as instructions says to, breed sure there is a 110 volt outlet under the T V,, and the cord is long ample to reach it,,,,,, then next to 2 nd sheet,,,build some shelves under the T V,, 12 inches wide,,and bout 12 or 16 inches between the shelves,,, doing it this track it will not look like a patch job,,,but will look approaching a built -in cabinet,,,add trim as necessary,,prime and paint same color as trim surrounded by the room,, lightly sand between coats,,, shelves can be used for T V accessories ,,pictures,,books,, C D player,,etc,,,, Not singular to surface mount a backing plate to hang monitors though it is cleaner looking to interested the wall & fix plywood or timber blocking to the studs.
If you intend to go on the surface , 3/4''plywood would be
best to carry the counterweight of the TV , wallmount & cable box etc. since it will not split & takes screws powerfully
Would make the plywood overhang the outside studs by an inch or two & the height an inch or two above & below the mounting holes of the bracket.
Would use padding screws ( or heavy duty deck screws) a bit than nails to attach the plywood to the each stud within 3 or 4 places on centerlines & lag screws to hold the bracket to the plywood.
you should use at most minuscule 1x4's which measure 3/4" by 3 1/2" then use 2 1/2" screw to screw it to the studs use two screws per stud and screw into all three studs, which mode the boards have to be 50 inches long. good luck. follow instuctions that come with the mounting bracket to install to the new boards. details: paint the boards to match the wall. good luck Use 2x4's...they are made to usually nail/screw to studs..which are commonly 2x4's
Answers: 3/4 Ply is fine, at any grade. Forget NAILS. Screw into the studs, every stud, and no less than 2 inch screw. The width and height of the panel can be determined by the size of the wall space, and the TV, and the bracketing set up.
You can appreciably paint the panel the color of the wall to hide any offensive appearance, though it sounds close to you'll be pretty tight in spacing, then mount your bracket appropriately.
It seem that aesthetics isn't a major issue, and your cables can be gather, hidden, in diverse ways.
Most of what you'll be dealing with, with a flat panel TV, is "Shear" weight"
Just my two "sense"