Mounting Flat Screen TV
Dear All: I wondered if anyone out there has had experience and can offer some advice on mounting a flat screen TV to a brick wall? Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! MK
Dear All:
I wondered if anyone out there has had experience and can offer some advice on mounting a flat screen TV to a brick wall? Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
MK
Thanks to all who responded. Since my brick is 100+ years old I think I had best work with a professional.
MK
I actually had the same question. I’m pretty handy and had mounted the flat screen tv bracket using the masonary anchors decribed by some of the previous posters. However, because the bricks are 100 + years old and because it was impossible to not drill the holes near the edge of the brick, after six months hanging on the wall, I happened to notice the brick around the anchors had cracked and chipped away. I was lucky to take down the tv before it fell on its own. I filled the holes with cement and am using the stand temporarily while I figure out how to hand the tv properly.
I have a friend who tried to mount it themselves and it fell and ruined the tv. When we got our I paid the extra $ to have the guys from PC Richard install it on my brick wall. I was told that if they damaged it they replace it. They also hooked up the Cable, DVD Player and stereo to the tv at no extra cost. Good luck and enjoy
lag bolts and masonry anchor sleeves are the standard way- screws do not have shear strength
the mounting bracket is used to spread the force required to support the unit over a larger area, it should be rated for a brick surface installation
First, you’ll need a mounting bracket. I used one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882022002 , but there’s a lot of mounts on the market.
I wouldn’t recommend using masonry anchors in old brick (my house is > 100 years old): the brick tends to crumble under pressure and not hold the mount very well. Instead, I got a bunch of bolt-like things that were basically threaded rod. I then positioned the mount on the wall and marked good spots for holes, then drilled holes large enough to insert the threaded rod (but not much larger). After cleaning out the holes (use a straw to blow the brick dust out from the back), I glued the threaded rods into them with a lot of epoxy. (Fit the mount on top of the threads now so you can be sure it will fit; the bolts can be shifted a little before the epoxy cures.) After the epoxy cured, I had a bunch of threaded ends sticking out of the wall and I could then fit nuts onto the end of them, securing the mount to the wall. I used a lot of bolts (more than 10), so the load on each bolt is low. Seems pretty secure: after doing it, I don’t think there’s any way the mount is coming off. (I put a 42″ plasma on it).
– Tim
tim@dierks.org
I’ve had good results hanging heavy bookshelves on brick walls using a masonry bit to drill a hole for lead anchors into which i screwed heavy sheet metal screws.
Should be pretty easy if you have a good-sized hand drill. Just get a masonry bit and some masonry anchors from a hardware store. I’d take the bolts from the bracket along as a guide. I would, however, test the strength of the bricks by drilling a test hole in an unobtrusive place. If you don’t feel comfortable doing it yourself, I’d go to a reputable electronics store and find out who does their installations, and pay them.
If you mess it up, you’ll have some ugly holes to fill…