Recent content by d0ra123

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    Mounted TV, but worried I missed the stud(?)

    Thanks, all. I've ultimately decided (after reading responses and asking others) that my TV is probably fine where it is, even with only the top lag bolt doing most of the supporting. There's def something funky gong on behind the drywall, b/c my studfinder is telling me that the stud is 4-5...
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    Mounted TV, but worried I missed the stud(?)

    Yes, there's no doubt something went wrong with the bottom bolt. Whether it's because I missed the stud, or because it wasn't going in perpendicularly, I guess it doesn't matter. Though Number1, what do you mean I "missed the bottom of the stud"? The studs run vertically behind the wall...
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    Mounted TV, but worried I missed the stud(?)

    I mounted a 32" flat-screen (only weights 20 lbs.) using this Cheetah wall mount that's certified up to 66 lbs. I used a stud-finder, and I'm 95% sure I pre-drilled the 2 holes for the mounting bracket smack in the middle of the wooden stud. Here's what I'm a little worried about, though: the...