Wall Mount With Center Stud

Determine your television placement on the wall and mount plywood if needed.

Wall mount with center stud.

Used in conjunction with the mm340 mount mm540 mount and rb100 recess box. Good luck hope it. Using your stud finder mark in pencil the placement of your studs. The vmpl50a b1 can mount into a wood stud.

Most of the mounts kits include them or you can use whatever type you d like. If a stud does not fall dead center to where you want to hang your television you will need to mount a piece of scrap plywood on two studs in order to create a solid surface for your hardware. On drywall walls raised or sunken imperfections running vertically indicate fasteners that secure the panels to the studs. For installation with a center stud.

That means you can only use 2 lag bolts to secure the wall mount. With most tv mounts you should be able to hit at least one stud with a screw. A beam or to adapt the ab40 adapter bracket or the rb100 recess box. Use 3 center lag bolts for center stud installation use 4 corner lag bolts for post or beam installation.

But when you slide your stud finder across the wall you can only find one stud probably right in the middle if it s over the fireplace. You just bought a brand new tv stud finder level and a tv wall mount and are super excited about trying to mount your own tv. For testing we built a wall with wooden studs 16 inches on center covered in half inch drywall emulating standard wood frame construction practices. Use at least two.

Use a nail to confirm a stud has been located. Estimate stud locations by looking at the wall. Mark the location of each stud s center with a pencil. If mounting a tv to a wall made of brick you won t need to find studs.

And if there s a stud on your wall that doesn t line up with your mount drill a hole in the mount and use the stud once you ve determined that a hole in that location won t mess up the mount. On the off chance you can t hit any studs you can just use hollow wall anchors provided by the manufacturer. If there is a doubt about only two screws holding the weight involved then use larger screws and pre drill the stud with a smaller bit size to keep from splitting the stud. For the remaining screws just use a hollow wall anchor.

Drill holes in the mounting bracket to where it centers on the wall and the new holes hit stud center. Holding a light near the wall as you look along it can help you find the imperfections.