This guide is an example of how to wall mount your LCD or Plasma TV using a Dekomount TV Bracket

The beneath guide features our DM101 product, wall mounting a 46" Sharp Aquos LC-46X20E - installed by our approved installers Silver Saints

The same principles apply to most of our other DM brackets.

 


Flat Screen TVs can be hung on a wall with a huge variety of brackets. There are two main types. Those that tilt and those that tilt and turn. Tilt/turn brackets put a lot more strain on the wall fixing than tilt brackets. Screens of 23” and less can normally be fixed to any wall on a tilt/turn bracket. Screens above 23” can usually be fixed with tilt/turn brackets but a careful survey of the wall and special fixings will be needed. Tilt only brackets, sometimes called flush brackets can fix any size TV to any wall although in the case of hollow walls (tap to hear if it sounds hollow), special fixings will be needed.

 


All brackets come in two parts. One part fits to the wall and the other fits to the TV. Mostly, each of the two parts is pre-assembled, but sometimes the parts need assembling and it is not uncommon to be presented with multiple small parts and difficult to understand instructions. On the whole, unless you require certain features that go with a particular bracket, a simple two-part tilt only wall bracket is the easiest to fit.

 

 


The first step is to fit the TV part of the bracket to the TV. It will be fitted with screws and you will see at least four screw holes on the back of the TV. The bracket will come with a range of screw sizes and you are certain to find screws that fit your TV. Lay the TV face down on a soft surface and place the bracket on the back, aligning holes in the bracket with the screw holes on the TV. You may have a choice of positions, in which case choose the one which places the bracket closest to the centre of the TV. Use at least four screws to fit the bracket to the TV. Sometimes you will need to use washers provided if the screw heads are too small for the holes in the brackets, and/or spacers if the screws are too long for the screw holes.
 
 


The second step is to fit the wall bracket to the wall. The centre of the wall bracket is a rough guide to where the centre of your screen will be. If the exact height of the screen is not a concern, just place the centre of the wall bracket where you want the centre of your screen to be. However, in many cases the position of the wall bracket will not coincide with the centre of the screen and if you want to be precise about the height, some careful measurement is needed. In this case, take the wall bracket and fit it to the TV bracket. Then measure the distance from the top of the TV to the top of the wall bracket. Say it is 20mm. That means you will fix the top of the wall bracket to the wall at a height 20mm lower than where you want the top of the TV to be.

 

When fixing the wall bracket to the wall it is advisable to use at least six screws, four along the top of the bracket and two along the bottom. More may be needed for very heavy TVs. Brackets usually provide screws and plugs for solid walls. In this case you will need a power drill and a masonry drill bit of the right size.

 
If the wall is hollow, you will need to buy special hollow wall fittings and follow the instructions. These fixings for hollow walls are readily available from DIY stores. However there is an enormous variety on offer and they need some care to fit well. Special care is needed with dry-lined walls which are neither hollow nor solid. They have a gap behind the plasterboard (less than 20mm) that is not deep enough for most hollow wall fixings. You need extra long plugs and screws to get through to the masonry behind the gap. Sometimes it can be difficult to find plugs that are long enough for this task.
 
 

Once the wall bracket is fitted, the final step is to hook the TV bracket on to the wall bracket. Two people are often needed for this stage.  Adjustment to the tilt can then be made.

 


Hanging a flat screen TV on to a wall is usually a DIY job if you have a power drill and a screwdriver. However, the presence of the following factors might make you want to call upon a professional to do the job for you:

1.a tilt/turn bracket

2.a very large or heavy TV

3.a hollow or dry-lined wall

4.the need for precise placement