Proper Equipment Is Essential…

Knowing what you're doing when mounting a television on any surface is critical, but having the right tools for the job is equally important. If you lack the necessary tools, mounting your own television is impractical. Instead of wasting your time and money trying, why not give us a call and TV Mounting Lexington will help you with all your home entertainment desires! Or take a moment to fill out our online contact form and we'll contact you shortly. Either way, we will get you square.

Now… we're not saying you're incapable of installing your wall mount and tv. It is possible that you will be able to complete the project on your own and do a good job, in fact.

However, you'll need a few things. An impact driver; with the appropriate socket for the lag bolts that come with your mount. Philips screw driver option that appears on the lag bolts from time to time is not to be attempted; you will never be able to sink a bolt into the hole with a screwdriver… however you will be able to with a ratcheting wrench or socket wrench. Completing the task manually will take significantly more effort and time. An impact driver (which is different from an electric drill) is highly recommended for quickly and easily driving the lag bolts into the studs.

An inexpensive magnet can be used to locate studs. This is the simplest method of locating studs and will save you both money and aggravation over the use of these more expensive stud finders. As a result, it forms a bond with the heads of screws that hold the sheets of drywall in place against the studs. You will know you are on a stud when the magnet sticks, and all you have to do now is make sure your pilot hole does not go through the top of the screw head (your drill bit will not like going into the top of a sheetrock screw).

Don't use the tiny level that came with your TV mount. Use a proper level at least 10 inches long preferably, one with a magnet on the bottom, so it doesn't fall off and hit you in the head. Getting it level now is important because with a lot of the mounts you can't raise the height of either side of the TV once you sink the lag bolts in the studs. Which means if it's not level you're going to have to re-dr drill the holes which isn't always an easy task because of how small of a correction that is normally needed,... around 1/4in usually.

Always drill pilot holes before sinking the lag bolts. Then you can easily split a 2x4 with a larger lag bolt if you don't drill a pilot hole first.

Check your wall out before drilling into it. Is there a bathroom on the other side? Is there plumbing inside the wall? Is there an electrical outlet below where the TV is (usually is because it's where a TV is supposed to go), if so,... there's a good chance there is wire inside the wall directly behind your TV that runs to that outlet. You don't want to hit this wire with your drill bit. This will make for a very bad day.

Wire Concealment

Have you considered where the cables for your TV and devices will go? If the power is near the floor and the TV is on the wall an HDMI cable or two will need to be ran to the TV from the location of your devices (cable box, game console). TV Mounting Lexington offers an "in-wall wire concealment" option, so that wiring eyesore are a thing of the past.

Ceiling TV Mounts

Having your TV mounted to your ceiling is a convenient option when a wall isn't available. An extendable pole holds the TV to a bracket mounted to the ceiling and the whole assembly swivels and spins for easy access for connecting devices.

Swivel TV Mounts

As with the ceiling mounts, swivel mounts can be a great way to utilize the same TV from multiple spaces. You can swing your tv to face one direction while you're in the kitchen, swing it back the other way when watching a movie in the living room. We can source any style mount for you or we can use any mount you already have.