Mounting a LCD TV

I'm always the one for overkill. I wound be inclined to either bolt - some attractive sort of thing sounds good - or find something decorative that will fit with the bolt and look good. Our new Rockwood 2604 has a sticker on the bedroom wall that says "TV bracket". Knocking on the wall, it does sound different and we had seriously thought about bringing our 19" flat screen from our bedroom to Rocky. However, after looking at the area, we decided it was just too much in that corner - way too crowded. So I made a quilted wallhanging that not only looks great - according to ME! - but covers that sticker so if we ever change out minds.

I just mounted 2 32" LED flat screens in my Kodiak 279RBSL. It had a particle board (I think) backer between paneling for bedroom and living room. I put one TV on either side. I measured the thickness of the wall and used 1/4" lag screws (3/4" long I believe) for the wall mounts. In my case, the pre-drilled holes in the mount were 16" apart (standard stud distance in a house) and my backer board was only about a foot wide. I drilled 2 5/16" holes in the mount about 8 inches apart. It works beautifully.

Bear in mind that new flat screens are really light. My 32" weighs about 12 lbs. Two lag screws even in particle board won't go anywhere. Be sure to "lock" the wall mount..most have the ability to lock the tv in so that it won't fall if there is a bounce. The key is to find a wall mount that is "slimline"... the TV is close to the wall. The further out the TV sits, the more leverage the weight exercises against the screws holding the mount in.

I got both the TV's and mounts at Sams Club. The TV's are Visio and while they only have 720P resolution, the pictures are great.

Better to reinforce than to rip out. If it's furniture grade plywood, some good heavy screws should work. If there is any doubt at all though, go with those bolts all the way through. You can always dab some paint on the nut to disguise it a bit.

Glue and screw an additional piece to the "backer" and screw through nearly the entire thickness of both......worked fine for me.

Michael

What is the backer board made of? Particle Board? OSB?

I would put a screw and nut just to be sure as there could be a lot of force on the bracket when you hit bumps.

You could find a machine screw with a decorative head and put it in with the head on the side opposite the TV bracket. A carriage bolt would work pretty well also. Use a length that sticks out from the bracket about 3/8" and use a nylock nut (nut with nylon locking insert) to prevent the nut from loosening.

Steve