It can be easy to hang a new TV if there’s a stud exactly where you want to hang it. However, the rest of us aren’t always so lucky for that stud to land in the exact perfect spot. Here’s how we successfully hang a new TV.
How to hang a new TV when the stud isn’t exactly in the ideal location.
Hanging a new TV when the studs line up perfectly is great, but not everyone is so lucky. Oftentimes there isn’t a stud where we want to hang a TV or something else that’s heavy. While you can try hollow wall anchors, we like to go another reliable route that makes the connection to the wall super strong and long-lasting, too.
We attach a custom sized piece of plywood to the wall studs that extends to where we want the TV to hang. In order for the plywood to not be an eyesore to prying eyes who look behind a TV, we paint the plywood to match the wall color. Now we keep a jar of each wall color in our workshop, because life happens and touch-ups are easier when there’s paint on hand. If you don’t keep paint on hand, there are helpful color apps like the Sherwin-Williams ColorSnap app that will tell you your wall color.
We also used the backer to hang the flat antenna that we used with our new TV.
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