Wall Mount With Center Stud

For the remaining screws just use a hollow wall anchor.

Wall mount with center stud.

Instead use masonry anchors when fastening the mount to the wall. With most tv mounts you should be able to hit at least one stud with a screw. 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. Use 3 center lag bolts for center stud installation use 4 corner lag bolts for post or beam installation.

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. The fasteners give you a good estimate of the center of the studs. Any mount will be made stronger if you put screw in metal wall anchors or better yet togglers at the far outside left and right reaches of the mount. Using your stud finder mark in pencil the placement of your studs.

Use at least two. Used in conjunction with the mm340 mount mm540 mount and rb100 recess box. Good luck hope it. If mounting a tv to a wall made of brick you won t need to find studs.

On the off chance you can t hit any studs you can just use hollow wall anchors provided by the manufacturer. Most of the mounts kits include them or you can use whatever type you d like. Use a nail to confirm a stud has been located. 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.

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. On drywall walls raised or sunken imperfections running vertically indicate fasteners that secure the panels to the studs. Estimate stud locations by looking at the wall. A beam or to adapt the ab40 adapter bracket or the rb100 recess box.

Drill holes in the mounting bracket to where it centers on the wall and the new holes hit stud center. Determine your television placement on the wall and mount plywood if needed. That means you can only use 2 lag bolts to secure the wall mount. For installation with a center stud.

The vmpl50a b1 can mount into a wood stud. For testing we built a wall with wooden studs 16 inches on center covered in half inch drywall emulating standard wood frame construction practices.