Timeline for TV mount is 16.5" wide but stud centers are 17" apart. Is it still safe to mount?
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| Jun 17, 2016 at 11:41 | comment | added | Christopher Creutzig | A good solution, aka a “french cleat.” | |
| Jun 15, 2016 at 3:52 | vote | accept | Vivin Paliath | ||
| Jun 15, 2016 at 3:47 | comment | added | Michael Karas♦ | Yeah. A similar thing can also be done with a rectangular piece of 3/4" plywood mounted across several studs. Plywood does a wonderful job of holding screws for the wall mount bracket and it does not project out from the wall as much. | |
| Jun 15, 2016 at 3:17 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jun 15, 2016 at 3:16 | comment | added | Vivin Paliath | Yeah this seems to be what most people are doing. I guess this way you know for sure that it will hold the weight. Thanks! | |
| Jun 15, 2016 at 3:13 | history | answered | Kris | CC BY-SA 3.0 |