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What is this clover leaf shaped metal plate I found while drilling into my drywall?
I was drilling some anchor holes for my screen mount on my drywall and ran into a strange metal plate. It seems to be joining a piece of wood to the metal stud and butterflies out to the side and ...
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Mounting a Gardena retractable garden hose(115ft) to inside garage
What would be the proper way (or should I even attempt) to mount this inside my garage walls? most of the information I could find was related to mounting the unit on the outside of the house. The ...
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TV mount is 16.5" wide but stud centers are 17" apart. Is it still safe to mount?
I am not able to install the mount by positioning it on the exact center of the studs. Is it alright if the holes are slightly off-center on the studs? The mount I am installing is this one, and my TV ...
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Is it safe to mount a 40" TV fitted to drywall using one metal stud and snaptoggles?
My son has just fitted my new 40" LED TV to drywall.
He did attach a board to the drywall but when he purchased the board he had assumed the metal studs were 18" apart not 24" so only bought a 20" ...
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Mounting Full Motion Mount on a Single Stud
I've seen this question regarding a sheet metal stud, but my plan and situation are a bit different.
I am curious if ananyone thinks this sounds secure:
I have a full motion flat screen wall mount ...
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Will using concrete anchors in wall studs cause problems?
While installing a wall mount for a 48" TV, I realized I made a mistake. I drilled a ⅜ pilot hole in the wall stud and then installed the anchors provided with the mount that the lag bolts would be ...
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Is it OK to install a TV mount when it can't be attached to a stud at all mount points?
I have a TV wall panel that can only reach two studs. I was wondering if it's fine to screw the left side and the center on studs, and have the right side anchored in the drywall.
My TV is 30lbs with ...
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