Now it’s hard to imagine modern life without a TV. Many in the house even have a few. TV is always associated with a pleasant pastime with friends or family. But in order to watch your favorite movies or TV shows comfortable, you need to know how to properly hang the TV on the wall. In today's article we will analyze this issue in detail.
What part of the room to hang?
First you need to decide in which place our TV will be located. The choice depends on where you will view the programs.
It can be a dining table, sofa or work area of the kitchen. Sometimes these points can be several. Also, when choosing a site, you need to pay attention to the window. Experts do not recommend placing the screen on the opposite wall of the window. Even if the screen is matte, glare is inevitable. If there is a need to place the TV opposite the window, it is worthwhile to foresee blackout curtains or blinds, closing which you can limit the access of sunlight to the room.
Determine the height
How to hang the TV on the wall? A person is comfortable watching programs when the screen is in front of the eyes. In this case, rays from all angles enter the retina in parallel and there is no fatigue. Therefore, the optimal height of the TV is at eye level. This applies to most rooms, whether it is a bedroom or a living room. In the latter case, the screen should be so that it can be conveniently located on the couch and without looking at the head to watch the picture.
The bedroom is a little different. Here, the TV is installed a little higher than in the living room, since they usually watch it lying down. How to hang the TV on the wall? To determine the most suitable height, you need to lie on the bed and watch an imaginary TV. It is at this distance from the floor that the future structure should be attached.
If we talk about numbers, often the screen is located at a height of 70 centimeters to 1 meter. But in the kitchen, the location should be different. They are often distracted from the TV and just listen to it. Therefore, it does not make sense to place it at a height of 1 meter. Most often, the screen is installed at high altitude, near the ceiling. Firstly, it doesn’t take up much space (and the kitchen area of most apartments is rather small), and secondly, they are often standing in the kitchen. Therefore, viewing the picture will not be uncomfortable if the screen is at a height of more than two meters. Where exactly to place the TV? Often it is installed in the corner of the kitchen (above the refrigerator or microwave). Fortunately, today there is a large assortment of brackets to fix the structure anywhere.
Distance
We examined at what height the TV should be hung on the wall. But an important parameter is the distance. So, if it is a small liquid crystal screen, it is placed at a distance equal to 3 diagonals of the screen. How to hang a large TV on the wall? If it is a large plasma panel, the distance should be about 4 screen diagonals.
Install the TV on the bracket
Let's look at how to hang a TV on a wall with a bracket. The operation is performed in several steps:
- First, point marks are made for drilling on the wall. To do this, use a tape measure to measure the distance from the holes on the back of the bracket to the bottom edge. Then we measure one meter from the floor and add the value that we received earlier. This will be the height at which the lower holes for mounting the bracket should be drilled. Also, using the level, you need to draw a horizontal line through this point.
- A wall mount is attached so that the line passes through the lower holes of the suspension.
- Draw through holes in the bracket for the drill hole. Please note that in some cases, before drilling, it is required to check the wall for hidden wiring.
- After making sure that there are no wires in the wall, several holes are made using a puncher according to pre-made marks. In the absence of a punch, you can use a drill, but you will have to make more efforts.
- With the help of a hammer, dowels are driven into the holes made.
- The bracket is attached to the wall.
- Bolts (or screws) are screwed into the dowels using a wrench or screwdriver.
How to hang a large size TV on the wall? Next (if the panel is large) we need an assistant. Together, you need to bring the TV to the installed bracket and hang it. That's it, the installation is complete. It remains only to connect the appropriate cables and plug the cable with the TV antenna.
Hanging without bracket
Now on many flat panels with a diagonal of more than 42 inches from the factory, special grooves (ears) are provided for installation on the wall. In this case, mounting the bracket is optional. The suspension algorithm is practically no different from installing a mirror or a picture. It is enough to create holes and screw in the dowels, on which the “ears” of the TV will be fixed in the future.
If the wall is drywall
Very often in the apartments they make drywall walls. It is simple, practical and beautiful. But you need to understand that the drywall wall is less durable than concrete. Therefore, installation of structures with a total weight of not more than 30 kilograms is allowed here. How to hang a TV on a drywall wall? Some use a butterfly dowel for this. But experts say that such an element can withstand no more than 15 kilograms of load. That is, installing a TV with a diagonal of more than 42 inches will not work here. Otherwise, the drywall wall will collapse.
More reliable option
How to hang the TV on a wall from drywall, if the screen diagonal is more than 42 inches or the mass exceeds the permissible norm? To do this, you can use the following method. You will need a powerful magnet, by conducting which you can identify the screws on the wall that secure the drywall sheet to the guides. What will it give us? Using screws we will determine the location of the metal profile. It will be much more reliable than drywall itself. That is, the installation is performed not just against the wall, but to the profiles themselves. For this, experts recommend using a hairpin screw.
By the way, this anchor can be screwed into either a brick or concrete wall. But first you need to drill a hole of the corresponding diameter. It is important to choose the right length of the stud. This is done taking into account the distance from the main wall to the drywall sheet. Please note: the deeper the anchor is screwed in, the more weight it can support. After all, the entire load is placed not on the sheet, but on the load-bearing wall.
Other situations
What if drywall is used not as a cladding, but as a partition? In this case, it is not recommended to install a TV. But there is a way. How to hang a TV on the wall? Mounting will not be to sheets, but to a special rack. It is already sold ready-made. It can be mobile, on casters. There are also stationary solutions.
Another option is to install a strip of chipboard (laminated chipboard). Additionally, shelves can be made on such a strip. If you need to hang a TV with a large diagonal, it is recommended to use several bands from chipboard for reliability. An example of such structures is presented in the photo below.
The strip can be painted in absolutely any color. The design will be quite robust, as fastening to the drywall wall is carried out at several points.
Hiding cables and wires
If the room is still under repair, it is recommended to pre-design and prepare the location of the TV, as well as the corresponding conclusions. Be sure to have three ordinary sockets and one television. All of them should be located behind the TV panel. If it is equipped with an additional tuner or Wi-Fi adapter, we will not have a shortage of outlets for connecting devices. It is convenient to arrange the sockets at a distance of 10 centimeters from the bottom edge of the display (or from the top - it does not matter). If under the TV there will be a cabinet with other equipment, these sockets will also not hurt.
If the repair in the room has already been done, you need to hide the cable in a special box and bring it to the TV. Then this box can be designed to fit the wall so that it does not stand out against the general background.
How to hang a beautiful TV? Designer's recommendations
Experienced designers advise in a special way to decorate the wall on which there is a TV. There is such a thing as a TV wall design. The main goal is to decorate the surface so that it does not seem empty and dull. A rather popular option is to finish the entire wall or fragment where the TV is located with another material (or the same, but different color). For example, a TV wall is papered with contrasting wallpaper, covered with cloth or stone tiles. Some even decorate the wall with parquet board. It looks pretty good.
You can go another way - to install the TV on a plastic or wooden panel. Different niches and ledges also look attractive. And in order not to “be smart” with decoration, you can purchase special furniture for video equipment. It can be a wall rack or a rack with a spacious niche for a TV.
Conclusion
So, we figured out how to hang the TV on the wall with our own hands. As you can see, the operation is not very difficult, but you need to accurately measure the distance, so as not to drill extra holes. Also, installation can be complicated in the case of a drywall. In such a situation, it is better not to risk it and make fasteners to the profile or to the wall. And if you need to hang the TV beautifully on the wall, you can install it on the chipboard strip.