Step 4: Install the bracket. Get a friend to help hold the bracket. Use a wrench to screw your bolts with washers into each hole, holding the bracket in place. Step 5: Attach the mounting plate to your TV. Your TV wall mounting kit should come with different bolts to fit different TVs, so pick the right size bolt that fits your TV not too long or it might damage your TV. Add a star washer before your regular washer to help hold the bolt in place.
Now attach the mounting plate to your TV using each of the four bolts, checking:. Step 6: Plug in your cords. Step 7: Set the angle. Move the brackets to the desired angle, then tighten the nut on the side. Step 8: Mount your TV. Tighten the screws from underneath to lock it into position.
Step 9: Finish off the job. Clean the TV to remove any fingerprints and vacuum up the dust from your drill. Of course, the above instructions are quite general in nature.
Your TV wall mounting service provider will adapt their method depending on your wall type and studs. Follow the steps above, ensuring your bolts screw into the studs behind the wall for added strength and stability. You can mount your TV on wood paneling. If the panels are thick enough at least 7mm thick , you may be able to drill directly into the panels without needing to also go through wall studs. Just make sure you use appropriate bolts and drill bits for these materials and ensure they reach far enough into the wall.
Mounting a TV on a metal stud wall is highly possible. It is myth by some people that peddle wrong information that metal stud wall cannot hold wall mounted TVs.
However there are couple of things that need to be considered when choosing a metal stud TV wall mount and ensuring your are suing the right anchors. These seller have never installed a TV mount in their lives. Mounting a TV without arms like a Tilt or Fixed mount with any size is definitely possible with the right anchors. Not all mount a made the same. Metal studs are hollow and narrow, so you'll need hardware that will be strong enough to support the weight of the television and long enough to reach the studs.
While there are a few options, the best choice is a snap toggle. Snap toggles are stronger than a toggle bolt or drill toggle and can be used as an anchor for installing a flat screen TV through metal, drywall, and plaster. Most metal studs are only about 1. Run the stud finder along the wall in the approximate area where you plan to mount your television. Mark the left and right edges with a pencil in several spots along the vertical plane. As these holes will be behind the TV, a few strategically placed pilot holes will not be visible once the job is done.
Use the television mount template to line up the mount's holes on the wall. Use a level to be sure the TV will be mounted straight. This will ensure that the wall bracket sits flat on the wall and doesn't rock. Insert each bolt and rotate it so the wings open vertically behind the flange. Make sure the bracket is level, then tighten the bolts. They should be secured against the stud and the drywall.
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