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The screws are about 2" long wood screws, typical to a TV mounting kit. The building super is out of town so I think I'm going to have to talk to him about this. Thanks for the tips.

It's mostly smooth. There are several patch jobs and about a half inch of paint from multiple repaints. The stud finder I have is one of the cheaper ones. Aren't studs 2x4s? These walls are 2.5" thick, fairly dense. No hollow sounds when I tap on them to find the studs.

I just moved into a building in NYC that was built in the late 60s and I wanted to mount my 42" plasma. I drilled a few test holes after I used a stud finder and discovered the walls were about 2.5" thick. The drill bit went right through, I now have a peep hole to my bedroom. The other hole...