How To Attach A Vesa Mount To A Wall

Mounting your tv above a fireplace you can mount your tv over the fireplace but you may not want to unless you never use the fireplace.

How to attach a vesa mount to a wall.

These are simply a replacement for the standard monitor mound or stand they attach to your monitor at the top and rest on your desk s surface just like normal. Ergonomics on a budget. After struggling for 20 minutes to get the stand back on i finally worked it out and figured i should fire off a quick how to video in hopes that it helps t. Here are a handful of things you should know when it comes to mounting your tv to the wall.

The monitor on the left includes a 100mm vesa mount but the one on the right has a curved back that can t accommodate one. Hold your mount to the wall and drill the mounting screws into the pilot holes you made in the previous step. However there s a little more to it than just buying a wall mount and screwing in your tv. Mounting your tv to the wall is not only a great way to save space but it also looks nice and clean.

To sum up vesa is a standard adopted by all important television manufacturers. It is the distance between the mounting holes in the back of the tv in millimeters. Attach the mounting bracket to the wall. If you don t attach the mount to a stud you can use drywall anchors toggle bolts but you need to make sure the wall can hold the weight of the tv.

First remove the stand from the tv if you haven t already done so. Attach a masonry bit to your drill and drill holes where you marked using the mount.