How To Make A Flat Screen Wall Mount

There are several ways you can make your entertainment wall look like part of your decor instead of the sore thumb of the space.

How to make a flat screen wall mount.

Most are anchored into wood studs but many include special anchors for concrete drywall metal studs and so on. With the proliferation of flat screen hd and plasma tvs more and more people have started mounting tvs to their walls. The sanus vmpl50a b1 fits tvs ranging in size from 32 to 70 inches and holds a tv less than two inches from the wall. A dark toned paint job will cause a flat screen to visually recede.

Look for vesa video electronics standards association on the manual or the tv itself followed by a number such as vesa 75 any mount with the same vesa number will work with your tv. Use a friend to help you hold the wall mount. Hold the flat screen wall mount or tv mount brackets up against the wall and use a level to make sure it s even. Just remember your anchors need to hold 5 times the weight of what you re putting on the mount.

I didn t want to spend 100 on the wall mount for my tv so i made one myself. Remember the old adage mark twice. Incorporating your tv into a wall covered with black boxes will make it have less of a sore thumb effect visually. Which relies on drawer sliders mounted to the wall only costs 30.

They are the necessary base and you have to build around it. Check out these 10 tips for decorating around your mounted tv and see which fits your style the best. Cut once that same rule applies to drilling in walls. Chatfield court tuck it inside an armoire.

Consult our flat panel tv mount finder to get a list of wall mounts that are compatible with your tv make and model. I show you the materials i used to make two diy wall tv mounts for under 20. To mount your flat screen tv and make sure it stays on the wall you have to have to pick the right mounting kit for the job. It can be tilted up or down to reduce screen glare and give a little extra.

Check that the mounting holes are level twice before drilling. Most flat tvs are designed for a wall mounted tv but make absolutely sure yours is before you shop for a mount. In fact it s relatively easy and inexpensive.