Timeline for Can I hang a TV with one stud and drywall anchors?
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| Mar 18, 2018 at 13:13 | answer | added | Kenneth | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 3, 2015 at 16:07 | history | edited | alanmanderson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 1, 2015 at 15:20 | comment | added | Anastasia Bellflower | Metal studs are actually more flexible than wood. The added weight will compromise it's integrity and flex the wall. If I were doing an interior design job under such constraints, I'd use plywood, at least 1/2" think, not particle board, but the real, more sturdy plywood, and dress it up by using a nice textured cloth like bleached burlap or an upholstery fabric and mount it securely across two studs. That should be plenty to accommodate the TV mount. | |
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| Oct 24, 2014 at 21:27 | history | edited | alanmanderson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 24, 2014 at 16:18 | answer | added | user27310 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 23, 2014 at 19:56 | comment | added | Jason Hutchinson | I wouldn't recommend using drywall anchors for something like a TV mount. I would personally open up the drywall and install 2x6 backer boards flush and perpendicular to the existing studs (so the widest part of the board faces out). After that is done, all you have to do is patch the hole and then install the mount. Installing plywood over the drywall probably won't look that great. Drywall anchors, even including toggle bolts may last a while, but over time they could fail and send your pride and joy crashing down to the ground. | |
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| Oct 23, 2014 at 18:44 | history | edited | Tester101 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 23, 2014 at 18:22 | comment | added | Tester101 | They make full motion TV mounts that only require one stud. Not sure how large a TV they are made for, but I just mounted a 47" TV using one that was for 17" - 47" TVs. If I remember correctly it came with two 2" or 2 1/2" lag bolts, which if driven into a stud should have no problem holding up a TV. | |
| Oct 23, 2014 at 17:32 | answer | added | rjbergen | timeline score: 18 | |
| Oct 23, 2014 at 17:22 | answer | added | wallyk | timeline score: 4 | |
| Oct 23, 2014 at 17:03 | comment | added | Matt | Go with the plywood span, can also help you with centering the mount since you can place the mount screws anywhere along the plywood. For a finished look, use a router and roundover the edges, prime and paint to match wall color. | |
| Oct 23, 2014 at 16:07 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Buy a different (wider) mount, or use the plywood. | |
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| Oct 23, 2014 at 16:00 | history | asked | alanmanderson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |