"Edee em" wrote in message
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I think I know the answer to this (NO!) but buddy who did the wall for me
says that he can insert wood into the metal stud and then lag-bolt the TV
mount to that. I want to believe him but that is why I am he will a 2
foot length of wood in a metal stud support a 100 pound TV? Where does the
support come from if the wood isn't running ceiling to floor? Etc...

Any thoughts from the group (especially the framers out there!)

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edee em
I know the truth is out there, but I like to stay in...


If it's a house The studs are most likely a light gauge. What I would do I
would add extra studs were you want to mount the T.V. Then solid metal
backing over those studs ( your framer should know how to do this)to catch
the support area for the T.V. Most backing I've seen is 6" wide, but in
some instances they will use a solid piece of sheet (say like 24" wide 4'
long) metal. I have even seen metal studs covered with 3/4" ply for backing
.. there's a lot of ways to solve how to hang a flat screen.