Wall mount tv - looking for options (washer, installing, stains)
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We have two tv's that we plan to mount in our new home. When we removed them from our last house we noticed that they left imprints in the walls. We would like to avoid that this time.
I'm looking for suggestions to mount the tv but not damage the walls.
We went to Best Buy and bought a mounting bracket. DH installed it. I think it might have been tricky to fit the TV into the bracket, but it looks fine now.
I believe the OP is referring to impressions in the drywall from the mounting frame.
This is caused by tightening the mounting bolts too tight. So, is there "any way to avoid this?" Yeah, don't tighten the bolts so much-then risk it falling off the wall!
I don't get it! What's the big deal about some impressions in the drywall? There's big ass holes from the bolts- a little skim-coat of drywall compound and DONE!
Yes, I mean the mount had dug into the drywall and there was an impression of it once removed.
Please keep your attitude to yourself.
Putting the bolts in too loose would also cause an impression, as the weight of the tv will pull downwards with gravity causing the lower edge to dig in.
There is no magical way to know where the bolts go from too tight to too loose, hence why I was looking for another solution.
And no, we're not putting it on a stand. Please don't answer if you're not interested in helping.
While a Little snarky, all of the answers provided valuable suggestions and information. Be humble, understand that you asked a question and simply accept the answers and ignore the rest.
About the only thing I can suggest is buying a mount that has a LOT of surface area contacting the wall. The more surface area, the lower the pressure placed on any one spot of the wall. That and tell your husband to stop being a gorilla when it comes to installing the bolts. Those 4 bolts aren't holding the whole house together, they only need to be snug. Meaning that so long as the mount (or usually the washer between the bolt head and the mount) doesn't shift or move, it's tight enough.
Just for a frame of reference, I just installed a mount yesterday in my work-out/hobby room... an old 19~20" TV. The mount came with two 3/8" lag bolts (probably the smallest that would be provided for Any mount). They, EACH, have a pull force of 1900lbs. So there's a combined holding force of 3800lbs. Again, frame of reference, but a Corvette weighs 3200lbs. Installing the fasteners just Just snug is plenty to hold up whatever you're planning on mounting. The mount will fail before the fasteners.
We have our 60 inch on the wall and to prevent the mount from "digging in" I put a piece of 1/2 plywood, about 5 inches wide, between the mount rails and the wall. My idea was to spread out the pressure of the mount and so far it seems to have worked very well.
Thank you, Last. I was considering the idea of spreading the weight out was an option.
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