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Explorer

Mar 26, 2019

Afraid to Mount TV bracket

Our travel trailer, a Starcraft 21FBS has an area marked on the wall where a TV mounting bracket should go. It is on an exterior wall. My husband is afraid to mount the TV bracket because the screws are longer than the wall is thick. He thought about using a piece of 1 x 4 to put between the bracket and the wall, but he is still afraid of drilling to the outside of the camper.

I don't really want to spend the money to pay the local RV dealer to install the TV mounting bracket. Any suggestions on what to do? I could only find info on installing the bracket on an inside wall in previous forum posts.

Thanks for any help!

Kelley

23 Replies

morphrider
Explorer
Mar 27, 2019
No, thickness of that 1x4 is 3/4" plus thickness of that bracket. There would not be much meat of the screw going into the trailer studs. I would be worried the screws would strip, tv would fall.
kelleyaynn
Explorer
Mar 27, 2019
Would you use the block of wood that my husband was thinking of?

Thanks!
Iraqvet05
Explorer
Mar 26, 2019
Don't use the screws that come with the TV mount as they are intended to be used in a homes' 2"x4" wall stud. The wall studs in the stick and aluminum TTs are typically 2"x2". Go buy 1-1/4" screws to replace the screws that came with the mount and you will be fine.