5 Mistakes People Make When Mounting a TV

Mounting a TV can be a very stressful process for some people. Here are 5 common mistakes that people make when mounting a TV.

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I hope this is helpful for you guys! Let me know if you have any questions.

[SWLinPHX]

I've hung a lot of flat screen TV's in my many vacation rentals. I always do the first three things correctly. However, cutting thru drywall or running fishing cables can be tricky especially if not a straight drop or having to fish thru an adjacent wall. I love using Commercial Electric or Cordmate channels that come in many shapes and sizes with all sorts of joints and angle connectors (and available at any home improvement store). They of course are paintable and allow easy access to the cables. When painted to match the wall it is just one clean channel and doesn't look bad at all in my opinion. Must simpler, cheaper and again has accessibility benefits.

[ellemarr]

2 years later and you’re still helping people. Thanks!

[codyrunsfast]

You could mount a sheet of 3/4 plywood if your mounting options are slim, if the studs are off-center. Then you can span 3 studs and mount the mount to the plywood wherever it comes up even.

[BillAndersonNS]

Possible solution to your wall mount with not enough stud mounting holes: I would take a piece of wood like a 2"x2" that is about 3 feet long (at least narrower than your TV) or so and mount that board to the studs and then the mounting bracket can mount to that board rather than to the studs directly. Easy Peasy ? And hopefully the TV is wide enough to hide the board tiu nailed to the studs.

The other mistake we made when we got Geek Squad to mount our 65" tv to the wall last year: when we bought a Q950A soundbar this year it was really really tough to rewire things to the TV because the connections are on the back of the TV, it's hard to reach our hand in there, and you can't see anything. The TV doesn't pull oyt like yours does (our mistake in not thinking about the future). My wife and I are old but we tried to lift the TV off of the wall mount but couldn't. It made disconnecting the optical cable, and plugging the HDMI into the ARC connection much much harder than it should have been.

PROTIP always pay the extra money to get a mount that lets you pull out and swivlel the TV. Yu won't regret it.

[kimchee]

First mistake is flat mount when you need access to the back of the TV later.

[georgestreng]

Mistake # 6: While installing your wall mount don’t hit your hand with a hammer. Great tips Jonah ... Thanks!

[bobsnippers]

To determine the height of the holes to drill for the wallmount, assuming a fairly leveled floor, and eyes aimed at the heart of the tv, you could also follow these steps: Step 1) measure floor to eye height at the place where you sit the most 2) add half the hight of the tv to determine the distance from the floor to the top of the tv 3) then deduct the distance from the top of the tv to the upper holes of the wallmount fixed onto your tv. Now you know at which height (above the floor) you should drill the upper holes of the wallmount to get your eyes centered towards the tv (vertical position). Next step is to determine the horizontal position + finding the nearest studs to realize this horizontal positioning. Once determined put you wallmount against the wall at the correct horizontal position (wallmount holes centered in the studs), then make sure the upper wallmount holes are at the determined hight or vertical position, then make sure the wallmount is leveled horizontally, then copy the holes in the wallmount to the wall with a marker.

[antoniobrown]

How did you mount the sound bar to the TV mount? I would have NEVER thought of that! Thank you!

[numberpappy]

You can always drill holes thru your mount if the factory holes don't match your studs.

[MrJava]

A fix for not being able to "Find a Stud" is to use a "Snap Toggle" these toggles will hold about 75lbs EACH, if you have 4 Snap Toggles holding your bracket/ TV, this will have about a 300+lbs limit (conservatively), and 85inch TV ranges around 100lbs (80-140lbs +/-). Also, in reference to measuring "top or bottom" it's more important to measure CENTER of TV/MOUNTING bracket, because THAT is where you eyes are going to be on the screen. Clearly make sure that you have enough clearance top or bottom, but sit down where you are going to watch the TV and think about "where" you WANT to be looking at. Mark this center area and center THAT (left and right) on the wall. Oh and ALWAYS USE A LEVEL!

[retrorad]

Oh thank god I bought the right mount. I just ordered a new tv as well as a new mount and I didn’t even check what type it was I just bought it lol.

[TheCMnews]

And here I thought I could just poke holes in the wall and hang it...I have to find the actual trees inside the walls?!

[jaysav]

6. Mistake - mounting the tv so damn high like they did in this video. r/TVTooHigh

[bigdog]

Just put your mount on the tv ( both parts) then measure from the mounting hole to the top of tv that gives you dimension 1 then measure from ceiling to top of tv giving you dimension 2. Add 1+2= where to drill first hole

[csimet]

Do yourself a favor and when you get the PowerBridge, pickup and install the dual outlet version (Two-CK). You get two outlets at the upper TV location and a large pass-thru plate. Most people want sound bars now and you can mount them right below the TV on the same wall mount system with an optional bracket. This way, and especially if your wall mount swings, the sound bar stays oriented with the TV.

[Chris-hruj]

This is a great informative video, like all your others. I also have learned a lot about mounts and completely agree, your room is going to impact the type of mounth you need. By the way, your tv mounted soundbar is awesome. I also have a tv that can turn toward the kitchen too.

[keithnp]

Do you watch TV standing up? Your TV is almost above your eye level. Just wondering. We watch TV sitting down., mid point of the screen is about 42 inches. Just checking! Thanks for the info!

[paulhumble]

People following your advice explains a lot about the way the world is now.

[robertmotion]

Headed to Home Depot now to return flat mount and replace with swivel mount. Video helped. Thanks.

/Bklyn👑

[CK-pylp]

Number 1 mistake, also in your case, is mounting the TV way too high! It should be eye level to center of screen from your most common seating position