Anyone fitted a large TV to a wall?

[Blownupdolly]

Mar 23, 2014 21:36:56 GMT OneDay said:

Mar 23, 2014 21:28:57 GMT Blownupdolly said:

I don't want cables hanging down the wall. You can see in the photo that the plug points are on the left wall lower down. I will try to run the cabling down the corner. I also want to put a nice little table or cabinet underneath with a plant on top to hide the cabling completely.

From the photo it looks like the central heating pipes run up that corner and are boxed in. Maybe the cables could be run down inside the boxing too??

See, now that's why it's a mans job. I wouldn't have even noticed the boxing, never mind running TV cables inside. You are a scholar.... Oh and a gentleman

[Super-Shiny]

Smart trunking or cable tidy

[Super-Shiny]

Just thought, judging by the pictures it looks like plaster board so you could try and feed the cables from the t.v too a box point to the wall and then feed the cables behind the plasterboard down to a box point to the dvd/sat box etc.

Tricky but well worth it for the ultimate smartness, sorry OCD kicking in again

[lairey]

And now I'm sitting here thinking how much better our tv in the lounge would look if it was on the wall!!! I'm going to be popular!

[Blownupdolly]

Mar 23, 2014 21:54:27 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Just thought, judging by the pictures it looks like plaster board so you could try and feed the cables from the t.v too a box point to the wall and then feed the cables behind the plasterboard down to a box point to the dvd/sat box etc.

Tricky but well worth it for the ultimate smartness, sorry OCD kicking in again

You don't happen to be travelling through Essex in the next few weeks do you?

[Bluefish]

I would put it on the right hand wall as it's made of brick, and the lhs will be plasterboard, = no no

[Bluefish]

Strange place for tv though?

[Blownupdolly]

Mar 23, 2014 22:22:18 GMT Bluefish said:

I would put it on the right hand wall as it's made of brick, and the lhs will be plasterboard, = no no

I did think of that Andy, but due to room layout it would mean you would be viewing the TV at a side angle all the time. Trouble is, because of where they have placed the TV sockets we have to have the TV in that corner.

[Bluefish]

Would be better dolly to either use an extension or get someone to move the socket, tv will look pants in that corner imo

[Adam78]

Mar 23, 2014 23:04:51 GMT Blownupdolly said:

Mar 23, 2014 22:22:18 GMT Bluefish said:

I would put it on the right hand wall as it's made of brick, and the lhs will be plasterboard, = no no

I did think of that Andy, but due to room layout it would mean you would be viewing the TV at a side angle all the time.

Not if you got a bracket like this

Cantilever TV bracket link

[decoy]

ello
ok its easy if you get the right stuff so don't worrie
1st thing is to find out what type of wall your mounting it on,it is either plasterboard and breeze block or a stud wall(empty inside).Youll only really find out when you drill it(tapping the wall will not tell you ).
The link from amazon is the same one I got for my mums 50"plasma they are universal fitting and the type you want for that type of wall(the ones with an arm so you can twiddle the tv allover the place do put a lot of stress on the mounting point of wall)

now bolting it to the wall the fun part if you tap the wall across it youll hear dead spots(try it lol)this is wear the studs for the plasterboard run from floor to celling about 10 to 12" apart.mark them with a pencil were you are going to put the bracket (you don't have to get the bracket central on them that's why it has so many holes in it )

now this is were some help would be handy or 3 hands
hold the bracket up were you want the tv to be and mark the holes to be drilled on the studs that you marked out earlier and then put bracket out of way

now fun part drilling
using a 4 mm drill bit drill marked out holes you should get plaster dust wood dust then some more grey dust if so you've hit breeze block and all is good and you can run a 6 mm drill down them and use these to bolt it on to the wall
www.screwfix.com/p/rawlplug-rawlbolts-m6-x-70mm-pack-of-5/60234
trust me it will not fall off
if you only get wood dust from the hole you got a stud wall and as such just drill the holes with a 4 mm drill and use these to screw it to the wall
www.screwfix.com/p/quicksilver-countersunk-prodrive-6-x-2-pack-of-200/13733
now mount the tv to the other half of bracket and hang it up
for hiding the wires this works well and is easy to put up
www.superlecdirect.com/p-fsa1w-falcon-16x16-sa-mini-trunking-white/



have fun

[Blownupdolly]

Mar 23, 2014 23:57:41 GMT decoy said:

ello
ok its easy if you get the right stuff so don't worrie
1st thing is to find out what type of wall your mounting it on,it is either plasterboard and breeze block or a stud wall(empty inside).Youll only really find out when you drill it(tapping the wall will not tell you ).
The link from amazon is the same one I got for my mums 50"plasma they are universal fitting and the type you want for that type of wall(the ones with an arm so you can twiddle the tv allover the place do put a lot of stress on the mounting point of wall)

now bolting it to the wall the fun part if you tap the wall across it youll hear dead spots(try it lol)this is wear the studs for the plasterboard run from floor to celling about 10 to 12" apart.mark them with a pencil were you are going to put the bracket (you don't have to get the bracket central on them that's why it has so many holes in it )

now this is were some help would be handy or 3 hands
hold the bracket up were you want the tv to be and mark the holes to be drilled on the studs that you marked out earlier and then put bracket out of way

now fun part drilling
using a 4 mm drill bit drill marked out holes you should get plaster dust wood dust then some more grey dust if so you've hit breeze block and all is good and you can run a 6 mm drill down them and use these to bolt it on to the wall
www.screwfix.com/p/rawlplug-rawlbolts-m6-x-70mm-pack-of-5/60234
trust me it will not fall off
if you only get wood dust from the hole you got a stud wall and as such just drill the holes with a 4 mm drill and use these to screw it to the wall
www.screwfix.com/p/quicksilver-countersunk-prodrive-6-x-2-pack-of-200/13733
now mount the tv to the other half of bracket and hang it up
for hiding the wires this works well and is easy to put up
www.superlecdirect.com/p-fsa1w-falcon-16x16-sa-mini-trunking-white/



have fun

My eyes glazed over after the first paragraph. I shall pass this on to Mr Dolly!

Thanks for that

[Mev]

That wall where the sockets are doesn't seem wide enough to me to fit a 40" Tv on, have you actually measured the width already ?

Also I wouldn't want to fit a Tv so close to a radiator Like that myself, the wall to the left looks much better in my opinion.

[decoy]

ohhhhh I forgot most important thing DO NOT DRILL ABOVE OR BELOW PLUG SOCETS OR LIGHT SWITCHES it can tickle

[Blownupdolly]

Oh for gawwwwds sake. I'm getting scared now! LOL.... I might go see if I can flutter my eyelashes at one of the electricians fitting the place out. Bung him a few quid. At least he will know where the wires are seeing as he just fitted them!