Backing- plywood question

17 May 2020, 22:12

Jason P

I’m in the process of remodeling my garage/shop at a house I just bought. I’ve decided to frame a room to put my mounts.

I’m going to nail plywood to the studs on two of the walls. Then I’ll hang 1/2” drywall (the two walls are interior).

I’m thinking that I need to use 3/4” plywood . I do not think that the 15/32” is enough? What do you think?

By the way, I’ll be hanging medium sized shoulder mounts

18 May 2020, 06:05

JBrown

quote:
Originally posted by Jason P:

I’m going to nail plywood to the studs on two of the walls. Then I’ll hang 1/2” drywall (the two walls are interior).

I’m thinking that I need to use 3/4” drywall. I do not think that the 15/32” is enough? What do you think?

I’m guessing you meant 3/4” plywood, not drywall?

For medium sized mounts I would think that 15/32 would be fine, but 3/4 would give you the option of hanging heavier mounts.

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29 May 2020, 19:44

DLS

When I built my room, we sheeted all walls with 3/4” plywood, covered with Sheetrock. I’ve hung fairly heavy mounts anywhere and everywhere with no problems for 32 years.

The heaviest, wall-load wise, is probably a leopard laying on an artificial log that juts straight out from the wall. It’s a pretty heavy mount to begin with and the end of the log is about 7 feet from the wall. No problems with it ever.

Be sure to mark where your studs are before attaching plywood as it’s much easier to hit a stud for a really heavy mount if they are pre marked.

29 May 2020, 21:21

Paul Tunkis

I do artwork mostly now but was a building contractor for 30+ years. I've done a couple of trophy walls for folks; 1/2 inch OSB works fine, far less expensive than 3/4 ply. I would however place the studs at 12 inch on center, I did this for kitchen cabinet installations and it also worked very well for some really heavy mounts as it significantly increases the number stud anchor points. Anchored with T-25's into the studs and "ain't nothing coming" of that wall. Works very well in our offices, you can hang virtually anything anywhere you feel like it.

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24 June 2020, 04:26

Grizzly Adams1

quote:
Originally posted by Paul Tunkis:
I do artwork mostly now but was a building contractor for 30+ years. I've done a couple of trophy walls for folks; 1/2 inch OSB works fine, far less expensive than 3/4 ply. I would however place the studs at 12 inch on center, I did this for kitchen cabinet installations and it also worked very well for some really heavy mounts as it significantly increases the number stud anchor points. Anchored with T-25's into the studs and "ain't nothing coming" of that wall. Works very well in our offices, you can hang virtually anything anywhere you feel like it.

I'd spend the few extra dollars and use 1/2 " plywood. OSB doesn't nearly hold screws as well.

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