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Originally Posted by PGApromike
VillageTinker has it correct. Cut a 1/2" piece of plywood slightly larger than the tv mount. Can even paint it with some touch up paint from your home. Then use the supplied anchor screws from the TV mount. Should take around 30 minutes total if you have the materials and tools. If it's a newer TV, likely is less then 60 pounds. My Samsung 75" is about 30 pounds. Good luck.
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I wouldn’t do it this way. Why?
1) why do you need the plywood? You state use the anchor screws, for what? You didn’t explain yourself. Are you stating to mount the plywood 1st to the wall then mount the tv mount to the plywood? If so, why? It’s just as easy to mount the tv mount right on the wall, you don’t need the plywood.
2) if you are thinking using the anchor screws thru the mount and thru the plywood to the stud, you better know that you need to go 1.5” into the stud so your anchor screws better be 2.5” long.
3) if you put plywood on the wall it will stick out like a sore thumb painted or not
4) if you use plywood, you wouldn’t be able to use those wall cavity plates to hide your cables. You don’t want your cables to be seen out in the open. I sent links to these wall plates in an earlier post.
I’ve installed many wall mount TVs. Unless you are hanging a plasma 65” tv that’s 100lbs, most of the TVs today are lightweight. I have pieces of art that are heavier than the new TVs and I just use those hangers on the drywall that hold the weight.
You get a stud finder, 1 that will find wood and metal studs, and if possible, line up all 4 holes to the studs. I’ve hung 65” TVs that I used 2 lag bolts on 1 side of the tv mount into the studs and the other side I used moly bolts. Not a problem.