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Old 01-04-2025, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
Not sure about the firring strips, our house (2013 vintage Gardenia block construction) has metal studs, I installed a ~4.5 foot strip of plywood across 3 studs with 3 or 4 screws in each stud location. I then used this for the TV mounting hardware. You never see the wood as the TV is 75 inch model, and this mounting has been used for 2 TVs.
Absolutely the best way. This way you are 100% sure that the mounting block is securely affixed to the wall and can see exactly how and where your tv mounting hardware will be secured