Trending Of How To Hang Things On Walls With Metal Studs New Update 2021. There are only 38 space left on each side of the whole since the diameter of the hole you need to drill in the stud is 12. As for the length you need to have the thickness of the 2x4 1-12 plus the drywall 12 or more plus a tiny bit for the steel stud plus the length of the wing when it is folded tight against the screw.
You can absolutely mount things to metal studs. Use sharp-pointed screws with a fine pitch like drywall screws and screw straight through the drywall when you reach the metal give the driver a bit of a shove so that the point bites into the metal and the screw should continue in without any problem. Metal studs are lighter and sometimes less expensive than wood and they are consistently straight.
Back out that bit and insert.
For larger items such as televisions and dryers youll need to find the stud. Use a stud finder to locate the center of the stud. Load the Phillips head drill bit into your electric drill or screwdriver gun. This is the wall type that I am going to help you with and the only TV wall mount that will work with this kind of wall is made by Condomounts.