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>spend a week searching for a TV stand that'd fit my requirements but it doesn't exist >decide to mount the TV and save myself the hassle (LOL) >go in with a plan, work it out like an autistic down to the most minute detail >barn wood over drywall >lag bolts that came with the TV mount weren't long enough due to the two layers instead of just one >went to the hardware store and bought some 3.5" as a replacement, figuring 1.5" to get through the wood/drywall (measured), then 2" to go into the st…⏱ 1w↩
>spend a week searching for a TV stand that'd fit my requirements but it doesn't exist >decide to mount the TV and save myself the hassle (LOL) >go in with a plan, work it out like an autistic down to the most minute detail >barn wood over drywall >lag bolts that came with the TV mount weren't long enough due to the two layers instead of just one >went to the hardware store and bought some 3.5" as a replacement, figuring 1.5" to get through the wood/drywall (measured), then 2" to go into the stud (plus whatever was lost due to the thickness of the bracket, maybe 1/10") >don't know anything about home repair but recalled the old adage that studs are usually spaced either 16" or 24" apart >not in this case they ain't >stud finder can't accurately detect the studs, despite it being a highly reputable one that was recommended over and over (for this I also did extensive research) >assume it's because the wood is uneven due to it being barn siding, so the finder can't sit flush with the wall >lift up a drop ceiling tile, see studs running up (good, I assume) >measure/level down from the center of the stud and mark my first spot to drill >measure approximately one thousand times, then drill the pilot holes >whoops, no studs! >keep puzzling over it for a couple hours >eventually find the fucking studs through a highly bastardized trial and error fuckaround >they are 18" apart >by now about five fucking hours have passed since this project started >get the bracket bolted to the wall, it's tighter than a nun's snatch >put the fucking TV up on the wall and leave I don't have a question, I'm just fucking fed up and frustrated. Fucking Christ almighty. I had plans to wire everything up but I was so sore and tired by the end of it I just drove home. I did not have a socket adapter for my drill and I didn't want to make another trip to the hardware store so I put the lag bolts in by hand. By the end my arm felt about ready to fall off. God damn I am fucking stupid and mad.⏱ 4d↩