How to find "stud" for tv
I'm trying to find an area on wall for screws. It's a 13 torque 301. There is a sticker that says tv backer location but I don't want to keep drilling holes. I'm trying to mount a tv mounting bracket....
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They often install a sheet metal backer plate behind the wall finish. Use a magnet to try and find the outline of it. If aluminum studs, there may not be one where you need it, or even none at all. Our trailer has a backer plate in the bedroom and when I drilled a pilot hole, the plate wasn't where the sticker said it should be - grrrr. (At least you can't see the tiny hole in the wall unless you look real close.)
Apparently they throw the plates in wherever they feel like, and then a different guy comes along afterwards and places the sticker on the wall in the vicinity of where the plate should be. It's a good plan not to rely on the sticker for the backer location.
Apparently they throw the plates in wherever they feel like, and then a different guy comes along afterwards and places the sticker on the wall in the vicinity of where the plate should be. It's a good plan not to rely on the sticker for the backer location.
