Afraid to Mount TV bracket

Huntindog wrote:

Ralph Cramden wrote:

Huntindog wrote:
A block of wood, such as 3/4 plywood can be used to span the distance between studs or other suitable attachment points. Use lag bolts to attach the wood to the wall, and bolts to attach the TV to the wood.

It might have to be a large piece. On a laminated wall panel the aluminum "studs" are not on any standard spacing as in a house. They could be as much as 4' or more apart. They only put them where absolutely necessary, most times the window openings dont have perimeter framing except on large windows. The luan panels do not necessarily break on the studs either. That's why they sandwich a piece of 20 gauge sheet metal between the inner plywood panel and foam core for mounting items.

In reality those panels are super strong as long as the adhesive bonds and something does not delaminate or the foam pulls apart.

I did not know that the construction type had been settled... One person asked about it, but the OP did not answer.

Still spreading the load over a large area with a piece of plywood can work well.... Plywood comes in 4 x 8 sheets, so that is not a limiting factor... Depending on the layout of the TT, the plywoods lower edge can rest on a solid surface, such as a countertop, or even the floor. One is really only limited by their imagination, or the ability to think outside of the box.