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I want to mount a tv to the wall but there's only 1 stud where I want it to go. Will the following be OK?

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tbqh

As long as your stud can hold the initial weight and your drywall anchors won't see too much torsion, I would say you're fine.
The weight distribution and force distribution built into your mount design is also important to consider. Expect more damage to the drywall than there would he if you had the right number of studs, and plan for the stud to support the main static weight.

Thanks, posted over there as well

That's what I'm thinking. I'm using 1/2" bolts on the stud and it's centered, so it should take most of the weight of the tv. The anchors are for additional support, and I bought the larger heavy duty ones that require a 1/2" hole. The mount is NOT articulating so the forces should just be vertical.

Get a Stanley arm

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That would be worse for this size TV as the weight is further away from the wall.

my TV mount only needed a single stud with two long-ass lag bolts. maybe look into that, I think mine supports up to 60"

rule of thumb is 80lbs per stud

Get some actual walls idiot

>idk if my wall can hold up this heavy ass TV
>I know, user, put it on the end of a lever so your wall can hold up even more

It's rated for 50lbs regardless of where the TV is
OP never stated the TV size/weight

Nevermind just saw the 65in/50lb
Looks like OP is gtg

Did you read OP's image? 50 lbs.

It's in the drawing dumbass

The bracket might be good for up to 50 lb but OP's concern is whether his wall is. Saying the bracket is good for 50 lbs OS he's good to go, is like saying the TV's mounting bracket can support 50 lbs so he's good to go.

Put new studs in wall problem solved

says 50lbs in op's picture

>It's rated for 50lbs regardless of where the TV is
you still need to evenly distribute the weight into the wall, putting 4 bolts into a tiny area + lever doesn't sound too good for drywall

I'm not sure why you would have to use a 1/2" "bolt" that seems really excessive to be going into what is likely a 2"x4" stud.

The real issue is not shear force in the case but the pull out. I would think you'd be fine with 2 #14 wood screws using the proper pilot hole diameter and whatever nice drywall plugs.

my 2c

Arm guy here. Lag bolt the arm to the stud like I did. Why is this so hard to comprehend?

who the fuck designs a wall mount with only one set of holes, that fall on only one stud? there should be 16" between all sets of holes.

I've got to say: coming from a country that build houses with concrete and blocks (cinder or ceramic, mostly ceramic), I had no idea studs were important in American houses before getting hooked on This Old House.

It's a small wall that stands out from the rest of the wall, centered in the room. It has 3 studs but the bracket won't span the full 32" to cover 3 studs and still be centered.

Jb weld

How did you mount shit, concrete anchors every time?

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Find studs in ceiling.

Hang the TV.

Just get dry wall anchors, they can easily hold 20 lb a piece, probably more

These would work fine OP

yes. just single screw will hold up a 65 inch. but the way you're doing it, it'll be rock solid

it goes in a stud, jackass

yea maybe if you had 300 of them

Most of the wall are blocks. Well, some houses (fancier houses or older houses) have solid ceramic brick walls too. Blocks don't require concrete anchors. But... yeah, sometimes you need them because there's a freaking concrete pillar right where you want to mount your tv.

Large ones can hold 5lbs per pair, so not that many would be needed tbqh

They specifically tell you not to just use more

Normal concrete walls are great to hang stuff off.
Just use regular plastic plugs.

The only minor issue is drilling can be a bit hard so putting up shelves will annoy the neighbors.

Just a quick update. I mounted the center 2.5" lag bolts to the stud and the others using 4 1/4" anchors and bolts, so theres 6 bolts in total like in OP picture. I did a few pullups on the mount and it didn't move or flex at all, and the mount is a fixed/tilt design so the shear load should be good. Each anchor shear and tension strength is rated as 324lbs in 5/8" drywall. For a 50lb TV I think I'm good. Thoughts?

what the fuck yall doin with weak ass studs? is america just shitty construction?

>every time
How often do you mount stuff that using concrete anchors would become inconvenient

The TV will hold up fine. I'd be much more concerned that studs aren't being placed 16" - 24" apart on that particular wall.

>This Old House
my nigger. what country are you from?

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They're spaced properly, it's just that the center of the wall is where the stud is located.

There should be 16" of space between the center of the studs, and most mounts should allow you to shift the tv left and right to find your center. If that doesn't pan out you can secure the mount to your lone stud and use toggle bolts to really dial in the tightness from a sheet a drywall. Good luck OP

>american architecture
Lmao

Oy you stupid yanks could learn a thing or two from European architecture.

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>yuropeon architecture

>North America
Build your own house made of sticks and cardboard.
>Europe
Houses haven't been built in a hundred years

Don't hand anything on drywall.

>sticks and cardboard
I'll bet the only wood you've ever touched is between your legs.

It isn't too bad, actually. Still better than commie blocks.
Those cardboard houses last very long (200 years?), if there is no tornados or similar wind load.
Earthquakes aren't an issue, if compared to European brick (I know that you can put rebars in brick, thus make in earthquake proof, but europoors don't do this, since they have no quakes).
American design allows easy remodeling, just remove old plaster boards, and you have a complete access to wiring and plumbing, while in concrete box it is difficult to do.

Nothing is stopping construction of homes made of other materials except demand. Current structures are just fine and robust to all but the most extreme events.

>be american
>bump my right arsecheek into wall
>half inch drywall crumbles into nothingness and the electrical box touching the sheet zaps my anus while the half stud splits and impales me through the chest
>apartment self combusts due to the mold releasing heat into the air and catching the low grade gypsum on fire

How long did it take you to come up with that?

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1 whole minute

Yes, you can build from whatever material you want, if you can design it right.
Good example - Chile. You can find there wood+cardboard, metal+cardboard, reinforced brick, concrete, insulated foundations... They have earthquakes. Some buildings are quite old and not going anywhere yet, some didn't survived 2010 quake...
Your wiring wasn't up to the code. All wires should go close to studs.
Btw, all american wiring (US, Latin shitholes) is shit compared to euro. Why the fuck still uses wire nuts in 2018?
RCDs aren't required...

>Why the fuck still uses wire nuts in 2018?
Because it's only 120V on most circuits? Nothing preventing you from doing it differently.

>Cut out drywall 16 inches each side and 1 foot top and bottom from center stud.
>Cut 2 2buh10 14.5 inches with circular saw
>Using pneumatic nail gun toenail top by tens to appropriate area.
>Repair drywall
>Install tv

That'll be $320

In US - yea. But in Latin shitholes - no, they have 127/220 or 220/380, since they need their Mate fast. But they wire like UStrards, but worse. They really use this diagram.
Like in my home country, in Russia we do same shit. Copper-aluminium twists, housefires...

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Literally called stick framing
Drywall is literally gypsum and cardboard
>t. North American drywaller

Aren't those wago quick connects at the bottom? Why are they shit

This is joke diagram.
Wagos are pretty good, since they are spring loaded, and they won't become loose. But limited contact area limits current, but deutsche engineers had considered this, thus they have limitation of 32A and 20A, don't quite remember
Crimping is also good, if done right.
Welding and soldering are superior, but nobody does it.
Wirenuts are OK, since they are spring-loaded, but quality of them is 'meh', only 3M's are good.
Block terminals are worse, since they become loose over time, and they need to be accesible.
Bare twists are just a house fire waiting to happen. Dirty temporary connection only.

>Copper-aluminium twists
Aluminum wiring has been illegal in 'murica for 40 years.

It is difficult to find large gauge (small area) wires that are made from aluminium. It was used only in soviet union quite massively, and it caused many problems.
Still, people do this shit.

>no quakes
tell that to lisbon, or all the towns in italy destroyed by earthquakes

>shit compared to euro
europe: making houses a luxury with extreme cases regs

Just pop a few mollies in there. Even tiny 1/8 inch ones in thin 3/8 drywall can support 80 lbs by themselves. Worst case scenario you wind up with 320 lbs of tension capacity on the wall with 4 mollies.

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Also don't use toggle bolts, they're largely overkill and difficult to install.

>can support 80 lbs by themselves.
Why are you just talking about tension loads?
The shear capacity is what's going up/down along with gravity. There will be tension due to the fact that the monitor is projected out from the wall though.. but that's only going to be at your top anchors. [monitor wt.] x [distance from wall] / [vertical spacing of anchors] = tension at top anchors.

What I did in this situation is attach a board across three studs, then attach my wall mount to that. Worked perfectly.

Did you install the board with screws through the gyp?

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>ledger board
I knew there was a name for it, but I couldn't remember. There was no drywall in my case, it was just thin paneling attached on top of the studs. I used three screws into each stud.

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yes that works. have installed many large tvs this way. none have fallen.
though, why you dont have studs 16" apart from one another is concerning. or maybe your bracket is just cheap garbage.