Handy Tips on Mounting your LCD TV

What kind of Wall Do You Have?
The type of wall you have in your room will determine the kind of metal anchor or studs that will fix your LCD TV in place. Is it Wood, concrete, drywall, brick-finished? Your metal anchor and metal brace should support at least 5 times the weight of your flatscreen TV. You can buy a relay mounting kit or can score metal studs per piece or as needed.

The bigger the beast, the harder it is to mount. I'm referring to that humongous flatscreen you just bought! if its 42 to 60 inches, make sure you that wall of yours can take it on, otherwise, prepare for plaster to come crashing down along with your TV.

A Little Bit of Home Improvement

If you're not the handy with tools, I suggest calling on professional installers. But if you would like to attempt installing things yourself, its quite understandable, considering you've probably spent the bulk of money on the LCD TV already. If you still have a budget left over, hire a professional and spare yourself the trouble.

But since, most flatsceens can be mounted with tools you already have at home, which are basic hand-tools and a power drill. One item you may not have yet, which is important in estimating the exact wall-mount position, is a stud finder which costs about $20 at your local hardware store.

Ready these Tools:

• Sheetrock Saw
• Electrical Tape
• Stud-Finder
• Tape Measure
• Socket set
• Torpedo Level
• Philips Screw Driver
• Hand Drill
• LCD/Plasma wall mount
• Proper cabling

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