In detail
Install day with a 75-inch-and-larger panel
Two technicians arrive, and the first job is clearing a landing zone: a moving blanket on the floor in front of the wall where the panel can be unboxed face-down without touching anything hard. While one tech checks the panel weight and VESA pattern against the bracket, the other locates framing across the full width of the mount, not just where the two center studs happen to be.
The bracket goes on, gets leveled with a long level rather than a torpedo, and every lag is torqued. Then the lift: one person on each end, arms hooked, and a slow, called-out set onto the rail. After the safety locks are engaged we check level again with the weight on, plumb the panel, and run the cabling before the TV is pushed back against the wall.
Backer boards: when and why
Most 75 inch panels sit fine on two studs at 16 inch centers with a heavy-duty fixed or tilt bracket. Past 85 inches, or on a wall with 24 inch stud spacing, engineered lumber, or a full-motion arm that will cantilever the weight out into the room, the math changes. A single lag in a stud edge is no longer enough margin.
In those cases we fasten a painted plywood backer across three or four studs and mount the bracket to the backer. The load spreads across more framing, the bracket can sit exactly where the room needs it instead of where the studs happen to fall, and a full-motion arm has a solid plate to pull against. It adds a little time and a thin layer to the wall, and we will tell you in advance if your wall needs it.
A fit check before you buy the TV
Send us the model you are considering and a photo of the wall before you order. Large-format panels have caught people out in three ways: the wall is narrower than the TV plus a sensible margin, the doorway or stairwell cannot pass the box, or the seating is close enough that a 100 inch screen becomes a neck workout.
A quick check of width, delivery path, and viewing distance saves a return trip for you and a wasted appointment for us. It costs nothing to ask, and it is part of how we quote the job.