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snomayne t1_ixu5f8g wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Can a single stud hold a 13kg TV by YoMADAv2

I was gonna say this. Another way to do it is offset the tv mount to reach two studs, but then that makes centering the TV more complicated.

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jbaird t1_ixuh56c wrote

yeah how the heck are you not spanning multiple studs you have 58" to work with! (ok less if we're just talking horizontal but still)

the TV doesn't need to be perfectly centered on the tv mount.. usually..

edit: 'on the tv mount' forgot a word

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lirva1 t1_ixuhjrx wrote

not making sense

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dreadful_design t1_ixuhxi2 wrote

The mount usually can be offset a bit and you’re still able to center the tv on the wall.

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jk8289 t1_ixunw7x wrote

It was the last sentence that got me.

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tactiphile t1_ixuow0l wrote

They meant that the TV didn't have to be centered on the mount.

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Malvania t1_ixuo23j wrote

The TV is 58", not the mount. I'd still expect the mount to be 20" or so, though.

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JBagginsKK t1_ixupihm wrote

Even still, studs should be 16” apart

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Malvania t1_ixupy0z wrote

"Should" is the key word, though. Some older homes have wider spaces, and fireplaces sometimes do as well

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writetoAndrew t1_ixuq6g6 wrote

i think older homes typically have smaller spaces? i thought building codes were relaxed to allow bigger spaces between studs? am i getting that backwards?

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Malvania t1_ixurm5p wrote

I could well be getting it backwards. I was thinking that there wasn't so much standardization 50-100 years ago and that 20-24 inches were more common, but that could be my area or just one of those things that you hear so much that you think is true.

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writetoAndrew t1_ixxfskn wrote

I wasn't even thinking for houses that old. You may be right.

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Real_Nugget_of_DOOM t1_ixuqfzd wrote

Not necessarily. Non-load bearing interior wall studs can be as much as 24" inches apart by some code and then there's likely to be some slop room in the actual build process.

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NR1890DCS t1_ixvrnk5 wrote

Some houses can be framed on 12”, 16”, 19.2” or 24” OC. Depending on required insulation values or structural requirements.

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3percentinvisible t1_ixv03bp wrote

Some swing arms are a single vertical bar against the wall with three bolts.

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