House Construction Experts please answer.?

Question

Hello, I'm looking to mount my TV onto a wall but the 16" studs are not where I want them to be to mount my TV. I was thinking about removing the drywall and putting in brackets, but instead decided on buying some wood to nail into the studs (through the drywall) and nailing my wall mount onto that piece of wood. What kind of wood (size/type) should I buy at home depot, and what kind of nails are best for this situation for optimum support. I am a super noob so just tell me everything I need to tell the guy at home depot to get me and I'll get my dad to help me do the work.

USELESS INFORMATION:

My TV is a 47" and the wall I want to mount it is 50" wide with a door on either side of the wall. There's a stud straight in the center at the 25" mark, a stud +16" and -16" from that 25" mark. If I were to mount it on the existing studs, my TV will over lap one of the doors. My wall mount is for 16" studs so that matches up nicely.

Answer 1

you'll need boards at least 3/4 inch thick,,,what i would do is buy  2 sheets of 3/4 plywood,,BC grade,,use 1 sheet mounted to wall,,with 2/1/2 inch dry wall screws ,,place  them bout 2 feet apart in the studs,,, mount the T V bracket to this as instructions says to, make sure  there is a  110 volt  outlet  under the T V,, and the cord is long enough to reach it,,,,,, then with 2 nd sheet,,,build some shelves under the  T V,, 12 inches wide,,and bout 12 or 16 inches  between the shelves,,, doing it this way it will not look like a patch job,,,but will look like a built -in cabinet,,,add trim as necessary,,prime and paint same color as trim in the room,,  lightly sand between coats,,,  shelves can be used for T V  accessories ,,pictures,,books,, C D player,,etc,,,,

Answer 2

Not uncommon to surface mount a backing plate to hang monitors though it is cleaner looking to open the wall & fix plywood or timber blocking to the studs.

If you intend to go on the surface ,  3/4''plywood  would be

best to carry  the weight of the TV , wallmount  &  cable box etc. since it will not  split  & takes screws well

Would  make the plywood overhang the outside studs by an inch or two & the height  an inch or two above & below the mounting holes of the bracket.

Would use lag screws  ( or heavy duty deck screws) rather than nails to attach the plywood to the each stud in 3 or 4 places on centerlines & lag screws to hold the bracket to the plywood.

Answer 3

Use 2x4's...they are made to usually nail/s***w to studs..which are commonly 2x4's

Answer 4

3/4 Ply is fine, at any grade. Forget NAILS. s***w into the studs, every stud, and no less than 2 inch screws. The width and height of the panel can be determined by the size of the wall space, and the TV, and the bracketing set up.

   You can obviously paint the panel the color of the wall to hide any offensive appearance, though it sounds like you'll be pretty tight in spacing, then mount your bracket appropriately.

   It seems that aesthetics isn't a major issue, and your cables can be gathered, hidden, in various ways.

   Most of what you'll be dealing with, with a flat panel TV, is "Shear" weight"

Just my two "sense"

Answer 5

you should use at least 1x4's which measure 3/4" by 3 1/2" then use 2 1/2" screws to s***w it to the studs  use two screws per  stud  and s***w into all three studs,  which means the boards have to be 50 inches long.  good luck.  follow instuctions that came with the mounting bracket to install to the new boards.  note: paint the boards to match the wall.  good luck