How To Wall Mount Your LCD Television
Hanging your LCD or plasma TV from the wall looks neat, impressive and saves space. Here is our guide of factors to consider before installing a wall mounted television.
Bracket.
Wall mounted televisions are attached to the wall with a bracket. Only buy a wall mount from the experts; this is NOT where you save money, you need it to be strong. Some wall brackets can be tilted, which makes televisions which are mounted quite highly easier to watch. But whichever type you choose, buy your wall bracket from a reputable dealer for peace of mind. Choose a mount which is capable of holding more than the weight of the television. It will give you extra leeway if a child leans on or hangs off the TV, or if something or someone knocks it.
Wires.
Wires can be cleverly disguised without making holes in your wall, such as by hiding them behind curtains or using a cabinet or other piece of furniture on the floor below the TV. This can house your DVD player and Sky/Freeview box, and ornaments on the top can further disguise wires.
Hiding wires is perhaps the most difficult problem with wall-mounted TVs, but you have several options. You can:
– Cover the wires with a prefabricated decorative covering. Boxing will conceal wiring and can be painted the same colour as your walls.
– Wires can be run up or down the walls (concealed with decorative covering or not), and then concealed behind skirting boards. This causes less permanent damage than drilling through a wall, but is considered dangerous if the skirting board is drilled through in future DIY projects, as it will house the dangerous power cable.
– If you consider your DIY skills to be reasonable, or are getting the experts in, you could conceal wires for your flat screen television inside the wall. This looks neater than all of the other options. A modular wall plate can be drilled in behind the television, and at the end of their course near a power source, at the same time as when the mount being installed. Hollow walls are the easiest walls to drill through. Choosing an internal wall will also be easier than an external wall, which hide insulation and a larger number of other wires. Whichever wall you are installing your television on it is essential to check for existing wires first. Use a cable detector or ask your electrician.
Whichever method you are using make sure you buy wires which are long enough, and a little extra in case. Remember that the further HD wires have to travel, the lower the picture quality. Therefore, HD users may find it best to run wires neatly through the wall to a tidy modular wall plate (similar to a plug socket) at the base of the wall below the TV. You will also need to enlist the help of someone strong to help you to lift your television once your wiring and mount are in place.
Nexxia Audio Solutions are your one-stop-shop when installing a wall-mounted television. They sell modular wall plates for a neat cable solution and plasma TV mounting brackets, as well as satellite and freeview brackets.
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