5 Mistakes People Make When Mounting a TV 

2 years later and you’re still helping people. Thanks!

I've hung a lot of flat screen TV's in my many vacation rentals. I always do the first three things correctly. However, cutting thru drywall or running fishing cables can be tricky especially if not a straight drop or having to fish thru an adjacent wall. I love using Commercial Electric or Cordmate channels that come in many shapes and sizes with all sorts of joints and angle connectors (and available at any home improvement store). They of course are paintable and allow easy access to the cables. When painted to match the wall it is just one clean channel and doesn't look bad at all in my opinion. Must simpler, cheaper and again has accessibility benefits.

Oh thank god I bought the right mount. I just ordered a new tv as well as a new mount and I didn’t even check what type it was I just bought it lol.

This is a great informative video, like all your others. I also have learned a lot about mounts and completely agree, your room is going to impact the type of mounth you need. By the way, your tv mounted soundbar is awesome. I also have a tv that can turn toward the kitchen too.

Good info. Thanks for it. Hanging my new tv keeping several of your points in mind.

You could mount a sheet of 3/4 plywood if your mounting options are slim, if the studs are off-center. Then you can span 3 studs and mount the mount to the plywood wherever it comes up even.

Very informative! Thanks

Great advice. I mounted my living room tv a little too high 😅

Mistake # 6: While installing your wall mount don’t hit your hand with a hammer. Great tips Jonah ... Thanks!

Very useful tips especially if you've never used a TV mount before and only used a TV stand or unit.

First mistake is flat mount when you need access to the back of the TV later.

I appreciate the fact that you get right to the point. Beautiful. Thank you. I’m looking to set up my basic TV on the wall with my PlayStation 2 for my bedroom. Perhaps this video will be helpful to me.

Great video thank you!

Never heard of power bridge but it is a great idea and I am sure I can build it myself. Thank you!

To determine the height of the holes to drill for the wallmount, assuming a fairly leveled floor, and eyes aimed at the heart of the tv, you could also follow these steps: Step 1) measure floor to eye height at the place where you sit the most 2) add half the hight of the tv to determine the distance from the floor to the top of the tv 3) then deduct the distance from the top of the tv to the upper holes of the wallmount fixed onto your tv. Now you know at which height (above the floor) you should drill the upper holes of the wallmount to get your eyes centered towards the tv (vertical position). Next step is to determine the horizontal position + finding the nearest studs to realize this horizontal positioning. Once determined put you wallmount against the wall at the correct horizontal position (wallmount holes centered in the studs), then make sure the upper wallmount holes are at the determined hight or vertical position, then make sure the wallmount is leveled horizontally, then copy the holes in the wallmount to the wall with a marker.

Great video, man. Thank you!

Good show. Thx for the advice.

great video and thanks for the tips!!!

Excellent video for us DIY , thank you!

Thanks for sharing this video and information. Very helpful for me as I am planning on getting a new TV.

Thank you for your research.

Thank you for this great information.

Great video! Very useful info. thanks!

Great video. Thanks!

4:05 Sure I would have overlooked that if not for this video. Many thanks!

Possible solution to your wall mount with not enough stud mounting holes: I would take a piece of wood like a 2"x2" that is about 3 feet long (at least narrower than your TV) or so and mount that board to the studs and then the mounting bracket can mount to that board rather than to the studs directly. Easy Peasy ? And hopefully the TV is wide enough to hide the board tiu nailed to the studs. The other mistake we made when we got Geek Squad to mount our 65" tv to the wall last year: when we bought a Q950A soundbar this year it was really really tough to rewire things to the TV because the connections are on the back of the TV, it's hard to reach our hand in there, and you can't see anything. The TV doesn't pull oyt like yours does (our mistake in not thinking about the future). My wife and I are old but we tried to lift the TV off of the wall mount but couldn't. It made disconnecting the optical cable, and plugging the HDMI into the ARC connection much much harder than it should have been. PROTIP always pay the extra money to get a mount that lets you pull out and swivlel the TV. Yu won't regret it.

Very informative. Thank you some people don't like to have television showing in the room would be great to see some different ways of hiding televisions for example in customised or repurposed cupboards even seen them hidden behind painting before if they're not too deep

Great video!

@0:20 secs. That is what had brought me here. Thanks for advancing my knowledge n I'm in the process making one with an adjustable arm close to the TV and make it a bit longer to suit my purpose. ❤🎉🎉

Headed to Home Depot now to return flat mount and replace with swivel mount. Video helped. Thanks. /Bklyn👑

I marked my stud, he's mine. Thanks for the awesome video. beautiful home btw. love your cat tree my Bonnie would love one of those. Great channel here.

Great info thanks

How did you mount the sound bar to the TV mount? I would have NEVER thought of that! Thank you!

You can always drill holes thru your mount if the factory holes don't match your studs.

Good video. Overcoming mistakes. Luckily the size of the entire TV allows us to start all over again. If the bracket panel holes have limited screw in pre holes then you can always drill the holes into their correct mounting positions. Thin steel plate means you can multi drill out the correct mounting holes where custom tricky installs are required. The tricky part for the novices is getting the correct eye sight level (centre screen to eye +/- 5%. Especiall with the newer larger TV's which are not fully flat at the back.

Good video. Can the power bridge be installed on lath & plaster walls?

Quality advice

Home Cheapo(yes, the orange one), has a kit with a circle drill bit and round pass through plate/ cover. Handy dandy.

6. Mistake - mounting the tv so damn high like they did in this video. r/TVTooHigh

Nice setup

6th mistake: hanging tv above fireplace.

if you hang the tv too high, put blocks under the couch, problem solved, good advice here folks

A fix for not being able to "Find a Stud" is to use a "Snap Toggle" these toggles will hold about 75lbs EACH, if you have 4 Snap Toggles holding your bracket/ TV, this will have about a 300+lbs limit (conservatively), and 85inch TV ranges around 100lbs (80-140lbs +/-). Also, in reference to measuring "top or bottom" it's more important to measure CENTER of TV/MOUNTING bracket, because THAT is where you eyes are going to be on the screen. Clearly make sure that you have enough clearance top or bottom, but sit down where you are going to watch the TV and think about "where" you WANT to be looking at. Mark this center area and center THAT (left and right) on the wall. Oh and ALWAYS USE A LEVEL!

If you use a power bridge check if you have any studs that run horizontally inside the wall, definitely makes the install very difficult depending on the placement of your outlet box

good advice. thx

Love the cat tree!

Always get a mount thats at least 30".some stud spacing is 16" or 24". On ceilings more than 8 foot there is a fireblock ( horizontal 2x4 in middle of wall) which prevents running cable in wall.u have to cut sheetrock above and below 2x4 to drill hole for wires

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Number 1 mistake, also in your case, is mounting the TV way too high! It should be eye level to center of screen from your most common seating position

Happen to notice you have the same sound bar as I do lol. Best on the market!

And here I thought I could just poke holes in the wall and hang it...I have to find the actual trees inside the walls?!

What kind of brand of mount is the one you have ? And where did u buy it brotha?

People following your advice explains a lot about the way the world is now.

Thank you!

What mount are u using to connect your nakamichi snug right underneath the tv?

Would you be able to do a behind the wall wire concealment kit?

Thx bro!! Was getting my tv mounted to my bedroom wall!! I have a fixed mount and was about to place my tv high up, big No-no thx for the heads up!!

Added bonus using power bridge is you can bring clean power to the TV thru a UPS. Preventing under or over voltage.

I have just installed my mount in the bedroom, looks perfect, thanks for the tips. Out of curiousity: it possible to use a longer screw and damage the screen as you tighten? I was just wondering if manufacturers installed some safety "stop" for the screws.

Should of mentioned not to overtighten the screws that connect your mounting plate to the tv. I ended up with 2 spinning tv mounting points and stuck screws ... was able to return the tv luckily, never doing that mistake again! Also not always an option to hide cables, if its a fireplace with concrete behind the tv definitely can't be drilling no hole to pass cables... would pass them straight to the fireplace lol.

Few points , not all houses use stud work so fixing bracket needs masonry plugs and screws (scan for electric cables before drilling) and running cables is not so easy as it requires chasing wall (extremely dusty) or conduit , unsightly.

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Do you have to buy specific mounts for specific tvs or are they all universal?

Awesome awesome video!!! Thanks Ps: please do a video on a pass plate....I didn't even know the existence of it.

Whats your opinion on no stud tv mounts?

Hi what bracket do you recommend for a media wall

Just put your mount on the tv ( both parts) then measure from the mounting hole to the top of tv that gives you dimension 1 then measure from ceiling to top of tv giving you dimension 2. Add 1+2= where to drill first hole

5:55 our TV is mounted on the fire place. So, we cannot have those plates to guide the wire. Luckily it got power source. Only one "connect one" cable would be hanging :)

How did you get your sound bar hooked under your TV?

Love when I've already bought the stuff to mount my TV and then you display the mount that I purchased..

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Where did you get that soundbar mount bracket ?

What Mount is being used in video? The one with sound bar mounted as well?

Where do you get the speaker mount kit underneath the TV

What about trying to go flush against the wall with a 360 degree mount? Is it inevitable that it will stick out from the wall more than a regular mount?

Do you need a certain type of wall when getting a full motion mount?

2:09 a 34” width wall bracket will hit two studs on almost any wall. The tv-side bracket doesn’t have to be huge like that, but the cheapo universal mounts should be selected for a width that works. 5:13 wimp 8:09 which is the same as an extension cord in the wall imho

Do yourself a favor and when you get the PowerBridge, pickup and install the dual outlet version (Two-CK). You get two outlets at the upper TV location and a large pass-thru plate. Most people want sound bars now and you can mount them right below the TV on the same wall mount system with an optional bracket. This way, and especially if your wall mount swings, the sound bar stays oriented with the TV.

I’m looking the one can handle 85 inch tv. So you have?

I'm trying to mount a TV in kitchen over refrigerator. Have my 32" Samsung TV on top of LG refrigerator. Love to have this permanently installed over the double cabinet. They make something in UK, but $2k a pop. I hope this is something you can improvise and share.

Thanks 😃

Looks like you have the Nakamichi sound bar, I have the same one. I’m getting ready to mount it to my TV

how to pick a Samsung 65 in Wall Mount? I'm moving to a much smaller apt from where I live now so I want to mount my tv because I''ll need every space every space I can get. So what you suggest? Also I'm moving into APT that has metal and concrete bldg. What's your best suggestion for mounts, I dont want something that extends from wall too far. But I also don't want to have any trouble with bright lights and viewing angles either. In addition my mom after dying from Covid I took her old 43 in lg while I was waiting to replace my old lg 50 inch that I loved but fuse went after 10 yrs of ownership. So what do you suggest there too? thx.

Please do a video on installations on concrete walls.

great job very helpful thank you

Appreciate if you can recommend s mount for 42" stud spacing.

is it realistic to mound 11.3 kg 49" TV set on the plaster board with 2 bolts with gripits?

2:07 with the way they make these TVs so light these days you could have used some heavy duty toggle bolts for that mount . I'm not trying to beat you up or anything I've been electrician for 17 years and I've had to do a lot of improvising for what the customer wants

Because of room layout and acoustics I need to put my TV right in front of a small window. I don't mind putting cardboard to block out the sun completely. I have huge curtains expanding longer than the window itself. I don't want to hang the TV... But I don't think a regular TV stand would work good either do you have any ideas or possibilities options for me with my situation? It's the only place I can put the TV because of the layout in the room in the acoustics.

What brand was it ?

So happy to live in The Netherlands. All our walls are concrete. I don't have to worry about drywalls etc. Drill away hahaha

Did you need something else to mount the soundbar to your Mounting Dream mount?

4:35 Clutch 😎🥃🥃

Does it make sense to make 2 extra holes to the mount?

Where did you get the mounting bracket for the soundbar? And was it easy to connect it to the bottom of the tv?

i appreciate the video. I’d love to see one when the wall is plaster lathe where it is next to impossible to run anything behind the wall and incredibly hard to find a stud. Maybe we just need an electrician to run everything?

How do you know if there is something running through the stud if there is no metal plate protecting it? I was thinking that I'd drill two small holes next to the stud and shine a flashlight in one of them and look into the other. Is there another way of confirming? I think most people just drill and get lucky, however, it's possible to send screws through romex and cause a fire.

85" tv what brand mount is best , and should I first screw mount 2 tv, 1st, or screw into wall1st? Which is easier.

Am not interested in putting a hole in my wall, can i use the cover and wrap all wires to gether and hide it including the power cable?