Flat Screen Tv Wall Mount Ideas
I’m mounting a LCD flat screen TV on a rock wall above gas log fireplace. I need suggestions on brackets?
What type brackets will be best to mount it – should they be mounted as the rock wall is being built (it is a new home)…of course the least conspicious, but sturdy, the better. Any ideas or suggestions at all will be appreciated!!
Since the rock “wall” on a fireplace is just for show (not really a rock wall, just a bunch of rocks applied like tiles to look like a wall), it will probably only be about an inch thick. So, you wouldn’t be able to support an LCD TV using masonry anchors attached to the rock facade.
In this case, you will probably have a frame behind the wall with studs to attach lag bolts into. Talk with the builder and let him know what you are planning to do. They might be able to install something in the wall that lets you anchor the TV bracket securely.
Also, don’t do the rock work around an already-installed TV. If that TV gets replaced, you are then stuck with finding a new one that is the exact same size (who knows what will be available then). Or, if you decide you don’t want it on the wall any more, you’ll have quite a time getting that hole filled in correctly.