Questions tagged [television]
A television (or TV) set is an appliance that allows you to view moving pictures and hear sound. Use only for questions about mounting television sets to a wall or other structure. Questions about buying or using TVs are off-topic. Use with the [mounting] tag.
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Basement tv mounting
I am trying to wall mount a TV. So, I used a stud finder to find the stud and drilled pilot holes using my drill bit. It worked perfectly till then. But, when I try to drill in the lag bolt screw that ...
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How to do the most simple and least signal-loss coax-run for Cable TV/Internet (like Comcast)?
Long story short... I am selling my place and after dealing with lacking Cable TV/Internet signals and non-working coax outlets for years, I had all my water piping replaced and now many places ...
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How should I mount a large TV over a fireplace on 1/2" plywood?
I am a first-time homeowner looking for some guidance on mounting a TV over a fireplace feature wall. I want to make sure I don’t pull the wall down or damage the TV.
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TV: 65" ...
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Hanging a TV from a suspended stair
I need to hang a 50" ~14 kg TV from a suspended stair; attach the TV to the stairs with an articulated mount (like this one).
Now is temporary on a table and secured with steel wires (naughty ...
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Mounting a TV in a loft bed post
I have a loft bed and want to install a TV in my apartment. Due to size constraints, I've been thinking about mounting it in to the bed post of a IKEA Storå, using a vertical point mounted full motion ...
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How should I fasten plywood to my wall for a TV mount?
I was trying to secure a 75 inch tv to a wall with a fullmotion mount. The mount is not wide enough to across two studs so I decide to secure it to a plywood then to the wall.
I got a piece of 3/4 ...
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TV Mount outlet problem
I bought a TV mount to allow us to lower the TV, but the outlet is in the way. Currently with the height of the outlet, the TV would be scraping the ceiling (if it fit at all).
I don't have the money ...
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Will my TV mount secured to brick with masonry screws hold a larger TV?
Will Tapcons hold 75 in. TV in Brick Fireplace?
A year ago, I installed a MantelMount M700 (20-30 pounds) with a 50-inch TV (about 30 pounds) on my painted brick fireplace and have had no issues. I ...
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Can I mount a tv to straight up drywall [duplicate]
Using a full-motion mount, I have a wall where my 55 inch 30lb tv will be mounted. There are 2 studs but 1 is an inch from a doorframe so not unusable.
The plan is to use 4 137b support toggle bolts ...
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What is this green board behind my townhouse drywall?
I am mounting my TV and wanted to install an outlet to run the cables through the wall. I cut out a small chunk of drywall, because it seemed like something was behind it. When I pulled the piece out, ...
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Can I put new holes in a TV mount for non-standard stud spacing? [closed]
I have a bracket for a full moving 65" TV.
My studs are 13" on center above the fireplace - I'm thinking of modifying my bracket to hit the studs on either side
Would effect the strength and ...
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Mounting a TV on tongue & groove wooden wall
As far as I can tell there are no studs behind this wall, though maybe the finder I have is just not great with this material or I'm not using it properly, but in the event there really are no studs, ...
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What are the best anchors I can use to wall mount an X95K (32.1kg, 70lb) television to a solid limestone fireplace?
I mounted this with the anchors that came with the articulating wall mount that's rated for this TV, but I noticed they started sliding out of the holes after about an hour.
Anchors Pulled Out
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How to know weight limit of TV mount?
Is it possible to determine the weight and size limit of a TV wall mount? The place I'm in comes with a TV mount on the wall, but no discernable brand or model markings.
It's about 32.25 in wide X 9....
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Why won’t my drill bit go farther in my stud
I’m trying to mount a tv but I’m having a really hard time drilling into the stud. Im using a deWalt drill and a craftsman 3/16 drill bit. I went past the drywall but now it’s feeling like I’m making ...
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