Anyone ever mounted a TV on a wall?

[Robb]

The Dingbat household will be babysitting a ginormous television for a few months, through an odd set of circumstances I won't go into.

That's long enough for me to want to mount the sucker, as it will not only probably double our electric bill but may indeed prove a hazard to navigation in the living room.

It is huge. Did I mention that? One of them biggo LCD jobs, like four feet wide. Watch me drop it, or put a baby through it or something. :eyes:

Anyhow... anyone ever performed this task? I've got the big articulated wall arm thing for it, and instructions to start reading sometime tonight. Any tips would be appreciated.

I have what I perceive are critical tools, such as a cordless drill and some decent beer. :D

[kayakjohnny]

1. Sounds kinky, but what ever.

Who am I to tell you what to mount and what not to mount. And the wall part is a little perplexing.



....wait.... you mean.... uh, sorry - please disregard.

[arbusto_baboso]

2. Is that what is meant by "sex on television"?

Sorry, but I can't get into that.

[MajorChode]

3. It sounds more like mounting a wall to a TV

I suggest copious amounts of beer and duct tape, and lots of back episodes of Red Green.

[Orsino]

4. When they say to drill into studs, they're not kidding.

You don't want to try to hold up a heavy TV (and mount) with just plaster. Get a stud finder, and take your time with it, so there's no question. A level may also help.

Count all the pieces and tools first, and rehearse every step before doing anything; this'll keep it down to one extra trip to the hardware store.

[Robb]

6. I have three stud finders.

One I've had forever, cheap, works great. The second has a laser on it, and was a gift. The third married me BAH DUM PUM!!! :D

[kayakjohnny]

10. Hahahahahaha!

[Skittles]

5. f****ing TVs again, Robb?

I WILL KICK YOUR ASS

[graywarrior]

7. I came close to humping one.

[madinmaryland]

8. And then you just taped it to the wall.

:D

[graywarrior]

9. And THEN I humped it

[sarge43]

12. Sideways? n/t

[graywarrior]

13. Yes, and it was a 42 incher.

[sarge43]

11. No, but once I jumped a mount over a wall.

Otherwise got nothing.

[NMDemDist2]

14. we did, one day I heard a CRASH

seems we didn't get the screws centered into the studs, baby let loose and there were TV guts all over the bedroom

we didn't try it again

YMMV

:hi:

[Robb]

16. Eek. nt

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

15. No, but I HAVE mounted...

On second thought...never mind...

[Missy Vixen]

17. Do not mount it over the fireplace

I know it looks really, really cool, but mounting a flat-screen TV over a fireplace voids the warranty, according to the Costco installer guys.

You're also going to need to start saving -- once you've watched HDTV, you'll refuse to go back to the regular-sized screen and substandard signal. ;-) We've had ours for almost two years now. It brings a whole new dimension to sporting events, for instance.

Good luck!

[pokerfan]

18. If Michael on The Office can do it

then so can you...


"I finally broke down and bought myself a plasma TV. Check it out. (reveals a tiny TV) I actually hung this on the wall myself. Sometimes I will just stand here and watch television for hours."

Assuming a studded wall with drywall, make sure you are mounting it directly into a stud. Don't necessarily use the supplied fasteners as they may have skimped on the hardware. Use extra big ass lag screws.

A common mistake is mounting the TV too high on the wall which makes it a pain in the neck (literally) to watch. For ergonomic reasons alone, the TV should be mounted close to eye level.