Mounting Flat Screen On Wall With Metal Studs

If you re able to find studs in the wall then you can mount your tv directly to them.

Mounting flat screen on wall with metal studs.

Move the stud finder slowly across your wall until it beeps or until you see the display light up. The 1shot offers unprecedented holding power allowing the user the ability to hang virtua. Hold a stud finder flat against your wall and turn it on. The rather than install drywall install a piece of plywood that is the same thinkness of the drywall.

Do not use hollow wall anchors as they cannot support the weight of tv wall mount brackets and the television. Flat screen tvs are heavy and the bracket that holds them must be securely mounted to the wall. Be careful not to over tighten them. Fits 16 18 24 wood studs md2380 24.

Find the studs just like their wooden counterparts you ll be able to locate your metal studs behind the drywall with a stud finder. Measure from the floor up. It comes with this kit. Once you ve picked an ideal location for hanging a tv on the wall run a stud finder along the top of the paper.

Check to see if your wall has studs with a stud finder. There simply isn t enough material for the threads to grab securely. Drill a 1 1 4 in. You ll just need a drill with a chuck to complete installation.

Snap toggles are stronger than a toggle bolt or drill toggle and can be used as an anchor for installing a flat screen tv through metal drywall and plaster. Next attach the wall mount by screwing in the top two lag bolts first then screw in the bottom bolts and check that the wall mount is level. Another option cut a square piece of drywall out of the wall to allow you to install the proper blocking in the metal studs. Anyone can hang the tv but to hang it safely is another story.

Includes 4 screws and washers to easily attach your tv mount to the snaptoggles. Hole in the wall and insert the sleeve and anchor. Tighten down all the screws. You must screw into studs when mounting a tv on the wall.

Unfortunately studs are not always where we need them to be and for this job traditional anchors and toggle bolts tv mount are just not up to the task. When you have metal studs mounting a tv or hanging a heavy picture on the wall becomes slightly more challenging. Introducing the 1shot steel stud anchor your steel stud solution. Facilitates secure installation to steel stud walls common in apartments and commercial construction.

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