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Anyone here hung a flat screen wall mount?
I like our new 51" flat screen on the low entertainment table at the far end of the room... I told my wife I didn't like the idea of a wall mount.
So tonight I am mounting the flat screen on the wall. This is my question, when we opened the box and unpacked the flat screen all I got was a quick start guide and a flimsy stand... no hardware. Screen has the standard 400x400 mount size. Wall mount is being delivered today. Would you presume the screws to attach the mount to the TV are going to come with the wall mount?
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04-26-2014, 11:55 AM
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yep. The one that I used to have came with a wide selection of screws for the mounting plate.
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Mine did. But I didn't like the anchor screws so I bought my own.
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04-26-2014, 12:10 PM
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Should have everything you need. Make sure you mount it to studs! Otherwise easy to do.
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04-26-2014, 12:10 PM
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Thanks guys!
I get home around 6:00 tonight and was worried about making late night runs to the hardware store. I have a stud finder and all that.
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04-26-2014, 12:41 PM
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It's easy. Had our game room TV sitting on a stand. From the time my wife suggested I wall mount it until it was actually up there was about 45 minutes and that included a trip to Ace Hardware for the lag bolts. Having an extra stand in the garage didn't hurt!
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Spend money on a good stand too, I did but it was for a 70" I was allowed to buy when we built our basement last year. Sadly I had already put backer board over the dry wall so I could put stone on the wall.
Took a little engineering to figure it out. I ended up cutting the backer board, drywall and using part of the same wood as the floor to create a square to mount the mount. The depth of the screws into the studs was the most important part.... Wall mounting is definitely the way to go and with bigger TV's I recommend the mount that can fully pivot out to get at the back without having to take it down each time. Babble over.
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04-26-2014, 02:44 PM
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Speaking of. I am hoping to get a big honking flat screen for my basement and want to wall mount it as it will be a play room. My walls are a very old hard concrete (about 100 years old). I was thinking of drilling big holes, then cementing in anchors. Anyone see a problem with this approach? Is it overkill?
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04-26-2014, 03:26 PM
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I used this mount:
Amazon.com: Cheetah Mounts Plasma LCD Flat Screen TV Articulating Full Motion Dual Arm Wall Mount Bracket For 32-65" Displays Up To 165LBS Black With 10 Foot 1.4 HDMI Cable Fits Up To 24" Studs: Electronics And these pass-through boxes for the wiring, so all the cables are hidden Amazon.com: DataComm 45-0002-BK 2-Gang Recessed Low Voltage Cable Plate (Black): Electronics   
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However, I would use Tapcon screws. 1/4" Tapcons embedded in the concrete 1.5" are rated over 1000# each for pullout and sheer. |
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04-26-2014, 05:22 PM
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Tapcon are good too, but I would think washers are needed so the screw head will not go through the big holes on the hanging TV bracket. Cementing a bolt in existing concrete will cause the bolt to fall out. Its not if, its when.
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Thanks to this thread, today's project was hiding the tv cables. It was easy! Should have done it years ago.
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Hung our 55" yesterday.....NOT a job to do by yourself!!!! That TV gets pretty heavy very quick! Why they don't make a "quick connect" system for mounting is beyond me!
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Dynex Wall Mount for Most 40" 56" FlatPanel TVs DX-TVM113 - Best Buy Most articulating mounts you can also disassemble the arm into 2 easy pieces. Installer error?
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