Hi all!
At some point (I think 2022 models) Grand Design changed the bedroom door from a swinging model to a sliding "barn door" design. Apparently thinking that it would prevent mounting the TV on the wall, they moved the TV prep to the side wall. As a big fan of having my TV directly in front to prevent a pain in the neck, I wanted to figure out a way to still mount it on that wall, here's what I came up with.
I noticed that when the door was open, there was a gap of around 8 inches or so where the wall was visible. By using a hinged articulating mount (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077Z7NVBK/) I thought I'd be able to mount the TV on the wall and still use the sliding door. The mount only needed 4" of width, so I just needed to find a way of solidly anchoring it and spacing it out to clear the door on the left and closet on the right. The mount I chose also has a locking tab to keep the TV from moving around when travelling.
By using a stud finder I located the wall studs and thought I could use those for a secure TV mount. I went to Home Depot looking for hardwood and found some 1"X6" and 1"X3" 24" Walnut boards. Since the studs were on 16" centers, I cut the boards to 18" and glued a 6" and 3" together to make a single 9" width. I then cut a 6" wide board into two 9" lengths to space out the mount for clearance. To keep the TV as close to the wall as possible and clear the closet, I had the flip the mount upside-down so the arms went to the left instead of the right. It would also allow me to move the TV to the left to clear the closet when parked. It was easy to do, I just had to drill new holes to move the latch to the other side of the mount and change the plate that catches on it to the other side of the bolt.
I pre-assembled everything on my work bench, cut and removed a piece of wall trim, then screwed the wood panels to the studs on the wall. Figuring more was better than less, I used 10 screws, 5 on each side, to mount to the wall. The final result seemed pretty solid, we'll see how it holds up after travelling. After mounting the plate to the back of the TV, it just hooks on the mount and fastens with two screws.
The color and grain of the walnut looks pretty close to the factory colors without any prep work or stain. To make the door slide between the wood on the wall and arm of the TV mount, I had to loosen the rail the door slides on and move it away from the wall about 1/16" to clear the wood mount. I just took out the screws holding the rail where it passed over the mount, used a 1" block to space it away from the wall, then put the screws back in. Now the door works perfectly and just clears the wood mount.
I used a 32" TCL Roku (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B232FKLB) because I already have a Roku account, it's full HD, and weights only 7.5lbs. It locks in place for travelling and does not interfere with the operation of the sliding door. When locked it blocks the opening of the left closet door so when parked, I swivel the TV to the left allowing full use of the closet. The TV tucks close to the wall so is not in the way when moving around the bed, and even tilts to face the viewers.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with the result. I got the TV mounted directly in front of the bed as I wanted. I wish GD would consider this as an better alternative to mounting the TV on the side wall. It's actually where they used to mount the TV before changing to the sliding barn door.
Wall gap before (you can see where I cut the trim piece so the mount would fit flush against the wall).

TV mount assembled and ready to attach to the wall.

Attached to wall, door closed.

Attached to wall, door open.

At some point (I think 2022 models) Grand Design changed the bedroom door from a swinging model to a sliding "barn door" design. Apparently thinking that it would prevent mounting the TV on the wall, they moved the TV prep to the side wall. As a big fan of having my TV directly in front to prevent a pain in the neck, I wanted to figure out a way to still mount it on that wall, here's what I came up with.
I noticed that when the door was open, there was a gap of around 8 inches or so where the wall was visible. By using a hinged articulating mount (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077Z7NVBK/) I thought I'd be able to mount the TV on the wall and still use the sliding door. The mount only needed 4" of width, so I just needed to find a way of solidly anchoring it and spacing it out to clear the door on the left and closet on the right. The mount I chose also has a locking tab to keep the TV from moving around when travelling.
By using a stud finder I located the wall studs and thought I could use those for a secure TV mount. I went to Home Depot looking for hardwood and found some 1"X6" and 1"X3" 24" Walnut boards. Since the studs were on 16" centers, I cut the boards to 18" and glued a 6" and 3" together to make a single 9" width. I then cut a 6" wide board into two 9" lengths to space out the mount for clearance. To keep the TV as close to the wall as possible and clear the closet, I had the flip the mount upside-down so the arms went to the left instead of the right. It would also allow me to move the TV to the left to clear the closet when parked. It was easy to do, I just had to drill new holes to move the latch to the other side of the mount and change the plate that catches on it to the other side of the bolt.
I pre-assembled everything on my work bench, cut and removed a piece of wall trim, then screwed the wood panels to the studs on the wall. Figuring more was better than less, I used 10 screws, 5 on each side, to mount to the wall. The final result seemed pretty solid, we'll see how it holds up after travelling. After mounting the plate to the back of the TV, it just hooks on the mount and fastens with two screws.
The color and grain of the walnut looks pretty close to the factory colors without any prep work or stain. To make the door slide between the wood on the wall and arm of the TV mount, I had to loosen the rail the door slides on and move it away from the wall about 1/16" to clear the wood mount. I just took out the screws holding the rail where it passed over the mount, used a 1" block to space it away from the wall, then put the screws back in. Now the door works perfectly and just clears the wood mount.
I used a 32" TCL Roku (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B232FKLB) because I already have a Roku account, it's full HD, and weights only 7.5lbs. It locks in place for travelling and does not interfere with the operation of the sliding door. When locked it blocks the opening of the left closet door so when parked, I swivel the TV to the left allowing full use of the closet. The TV tucks close to the wall so is not in the way when moving around the bed, and even tilts to face the viewers.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with the result. I got the TV mounted directly in front of the bed as I wanted. I wish GD would consider this as an better alternative to mounting the TV on the side wall. It's actually where they used to mount the TV before changing to the sliding barn door.
Wall gap before (you can see where I cut the trim piece so the mount would fit flush against the wall).

TV mount assembled and ready to attach to the wall.

Attached to wall, door closed.

Attached to wall, door open.

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